Different types of mediation
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Meditation is enjoying the
Meditation is enjoying the inner world without the distractions of the outer world.
Meditation is just like sports, there are lots of different types of ‘games’ that may help will connect with your inner world and energize you to face the ‘busy’ world.
There are different types of meditation. It is classified into two broad parts — Hermetic meditation and modern meditation.
Directive healing: In this
Directive healing: In this type of meditation, you go into a delta state of mind where the natural healing process takes place and you direct your mind consciously to heal itself from its own.
Reprogramming: First, you get into delta state of mind then you clear your old belief systems that are stopping you from moving forward and create new programming or new beliefs.
Hermetic meditationThis is the
Hermetic meditation
This is the ancient type of meditation done by hermits or yogis or monks in India and China. There are different practices, like —
Mindfulness meditation: Mindfulness means being present at the moment. In our thoughts we just spent 40% of our time in the present, rest in past or future thoughts.
Mindfulness practice will help to be present at every moment of time.Just flow with your environment. When any thought comes just watch it and let it go.
Intuitive meditationThis type of
Intuitive meditation
This type of meditation is also known as Thinkitation.
Here you just free your mind to think about a specific problem for long enough.
You are connecting the dots that you have collected for your problem. When you get into the alpha state and do such a type of deep thinking, it will help you solve the problem more easily.
Focus meditation: Focus on
Focus meditation: Focus on something just like your breath or flickering flame or a sound of a bell, or any sensation in your body. This type of meditation will help you increase your focusing skill.
Moving meditation: It is a type of mindfulness meditation while you are working. If you are walking just feel the ground under your feet. While taking a bath just feel the flow of water around your body.
Forgiveness practiceIn this, you
Forgiveness practice
In this, you try to forgive someone or maybe yourself from some bad past experiences.
First, get into a relaxed state, then just see the person you want to forgive.
Then just think about that event and try to think from the other person’s point of view.
Then say in your mind that the other person saying “I’m sorry” and you are saying “I forgive you.” and send love to him/her and give a great smile to him/her.
Mindfulness breathing: This is
Mindfulness breathing: This is a combination of mindfulness meditation and focus mediation. Focus on your breathing, the sensations in breathing, and whenever your mind wanders just softly shift your focus to breathing again.
Transcendental meditation: In this meditation, a ‘mantra’ is chanted while doing this and the mantra is given by his/ her guru or master. The mind goes into a gamma state where a burst of new ideas comes in.
Modern meditationThis is for
Modern meditation
This is for our modern-day life where we do not have 6-8 hours for meditation. The following types of meditation help us to set clear goals:
Creative visualization: This type of meditation is also known as the Silva Ultra-mind Technique. Here you first go into a relaxed meditative state and create 3 mental screens —
- In the first one, you will visualize the problem that you are facing in your life
- In the second screen you have to visualize what will happen if you solve the problem.
- In the last screen try to visualize the possible ways how you can solve the problem.