Meditation tips for beginners
Scan your body
Your mind is always thinking and being distracted by all sorts of messages, so clearing and relaxing your mind can be a huge challenge. One trick to shed the mental side-talk is to scan your body in unison with your breath.
Start by focusing your attention on your toes and silently telling them to relax. Then, repeat this process until you have scanned every part of your body from your legs and abdomen to your fingers, arms, heart, and head. By the time you get through giving attention to your entire body, you will be surprised to find how relaxed you are.
Focus your awareness on your brain and heart
When most people meditate, they tend to only focus their awareness towards their brains. When people do that, they are missing a very important element of the meditation process. Besides your brain, your heart is also very important for helping you to achieve a state of inner peace.
One of the most effective methods for helping you to achieve a state of mindfulness is by focusing your awareness on your brain first. After that, slow the activities of your brain by relaxing your mind and clearing it of distracting thoughts. Once you have achieved this, bring your awareness down to your heart and relax your heart, so that your brain and heart are working in unison.
If you want to relax your mind, meditation is a good way to induce relaxation. Once you employ the right techniques, you will be able to perform meditation correctly and obtain its many benefits.
source: See the full article for more tips at 5 Tips on How to Meditate for Beginners
