Managing Anxiety With Meditation

Managing Anxiety With Meditation – Anxiety is that feeling of uneasiness, tension, nervousness, and unease when we worry about a thing in the past or future. In short it is an unstable mind, where we seem to worry about everything and anything. Anxiety is neither good for us and nor for our brains and overall well-being. If unchecked, it can lead to depression and anxiety attacks. Well, most of us do not want to be anxious, but we just don’t seem to find a cure, or prevent it. Many studies across the globe and many individuals and spiritual leaders support meditation to fight anxiety.

Meditation for anxiety works wonders; let us see how it is done-

Meditation is the practice of training your brain to be aware of the surroundings and yet not get disturbed over anything that comes up your way. It is a way to calm your mind and body and keep negative thoughts at bay. The key aspect in mediating is focus, we need to focus our mind on our breathing, or a picture, or a repetitive mantra. It takes lot of time and patience to meditate. We will find more than often our brain wanders; the trick is to gently guide it back to meditation.

The Technique of Meditation

Meditation primarily consists of inhale-hold-exhale procedure. Choose a quiet place for meditation, you can also dim the lights and play soothing music to assist you. Take long breath in, hold it for some time until comfortable and then exhale it. While you exhale flush out all negative thoughts and feelings and concentrate only on your breathing. It will take time and practice, but with patience you will gradually feel the benefits of meditation.

There are many remedies for anxiety, one we have already discussed, but there are also many natural anxiety cures.

• Green Tea- The amino acid in green tea L-theanine prevents rising heart beat and blood pressure. This in turn helps keep anxiety at bay and it is also rich in antioxidants
• Chamomile– Chamomile is a herb used since centuries for its calming effect. A cup of chamomile tea helps calm down a jittery state of mind and relaxes the body
• Hops– A natural herb, its oil is said to have sedative properties. As it is very bitter, it is not consumed directly, but in a form of tea, along with other herbs. Pillows can also be used and candles as aromatherapy can be the perfect solution.
• Lavender– This safe intoxicating aroma, is used in aromatherapy. It combats anxiety and soothes the mind

These natural anxiety cures along with meditation, can help one overcome anxiety and bring peace to one’s mind. It helps us channelize our energy and removes negative thoughts from our body. A good and daily practice of meditation helps in improving quality of life and keeps anxiety, depression and mood swings at bay. So, start meditating today, even few minutes of daily meditation can prove really beneficial over long run.

 

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