It goes without saying that meditation is one of the most powerful tools that if used properly, can help us achieve wealth, health and happiness. It helps us release negative thoughts and energy and instead, focus on joy and positivity.
It is one of the most important ingredients to a more potent Silva living.
But I have been noticing some general misunderstandings about meditation that I really feel I should address.
Here is a list of the top 5:
1. Stop Thinking
This is harder than it sounds I know.
It is only natural, but contrary to popular beliefs, meditation is not only about completely stopping your thoughts or completely blanking your mind.
During meditation, when you feel you mind begin to wander, it natural, just stop and bring it back to the present and your meditation.
A good technique is to ask yourself “I wonder what my next thought will be?”. Go ahead and do it. Did you notice a pause in your thoughts?
2. Meditate to Escape
This cannot be a more wrong belief. It is with meditation that we come face-to-face with our most innermost fears, pain and most selfish of desires.
When we can sit with and accept these unwelcome parts of ourselves we begin to disempower them. This simple act of allowing and accepting has deep significance in the process of healing and liberation.
3. You Have To Sit In The Full Lotus Position
Contrary to popular beliefs, you do not have to sit on the floor in a full lotus position to meditate. The most important thing is that you are a hundred percent comfortable, and in a comfortable environment which will not distract your meditation process.
As long as you are relaxed, focus, and you keep your spine straight, your meditation session should be a wonderful and rewarding experience.
4. Meditation Is Deep Relaxation
While meditation is very helpful in managing stress and helping us overcome illnesses and obtaining the perfect health, its not right to reduce it to just “deep relaxation”. To be fair, being relaxed is only one part of successful meditation, while the other half is keeping the mind alert.
I know this sounds confusing, but this is the tricky part of meditation, which you can overcome over time and with constant practice and guidance from your Silva audio home study course.
5. Just Follow The CD
While the Silva Method provides you with a step-by-step guide on how to achieve all of your desires easily through a number of programs which we present to you in the form of CDs, you and I both know that we cannot just plug it in and leave it to do all the work.
The life that you desire is filled with success, healing and freedom and it can be achieved through a few additional techniques and tools which will compliment your existing programs, such as lessons and other tips that I give out here in this blog.
Also don’t forget to practice your meditation and make a habit of doing it at least once a day, to accelerate your potential and help you achieve your desires.
Better and better,
Laura
PS: Did these tips help you out with your meditation? Do let me know, I would love to hear from you.
Dear Laura
Your tips definitely helped me. For some inexplicable reason, as soon as I began my meditation session, a shopping list which hadn’t even entered my mind minutes before, popped into my head! It was very odd! Now, after reading your tips, I acknowledge the list, then send it on its way and get back to my meditation. Now, I’m a very happy bunny!
I have recently started learning meditation and wonder how you know when you’re at your center. I also am hearing a high-pitched whine constantly indoors and outdoors.
Thank you for the tips. Would you mind expanding on your 4th tip– “being relax while keeping the mind alert”? Also, how can this tip be transferred to day to day tasks?
Dear Laura,
Thank you so much for clarifying that it is OK for your mind to wander. I meditate to your centering audio twice a day, once in the morning and then again at night and have to admit that I find it hard to concentrate on all the directions you are giving for the entire 1/2 hour. My mind really wanders on to day to day problems and I was concerned whether I was doing it correctly or not.
Could you please advise why the spine has to be straight — is laying down not advisable?
I have the same questions as barrywin1965.
Thanks
Hi Tweety,
The position of your back has to be straight, you can lean against the wall if you want. If you lay down it's possible that you fall asleep, so we recommend to do the exercise sitting down and finish the whole exercise.
Sitting meditation positions and body postures must be aligned to maintain energy flow. When sitting on the floor, you can use a cushion or pillow to soften the impact. To see other sitting position check here: http://www.chikung-unlimited.com/Meditation-Posit…
hi,
yes.. this makes sense to me and is reassuring, to know that i'm in the process of getting this right!! is it a major problem if i droop during my meditation? i find my head hanging a bit sometimes during meditation. once or twice i was rudely awakened out of my meditation, by phone bells etc.. do i negate the process if i snap out? can i shut my eyes and go back again? or should i then leave a gap and restart from the beginning?
love to hear from u.
mary
The way to clear mind chatter is the 1 exercise. If you repeat 1, 1, 1 when something comes to mind, it will get rid of it. If something else comes into mind, say 2, 2, 2, and so on. Mind chatter hates the repetition of the numbers, and if you do this every time, mind chatter will disappear, like an naughty child or dog who gets no reaction for bad behaviour.
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