FAQ

1. What is Meditation?

Meditation is the simple practice of training the mind or inducing a mode of consciousness, usually by concentration on a particular object. Meditation may involve chanting, praying, vibrating or drumming, humming, listening to meditation music or reading spiritual texts.

2. What are the benefits of meditation in my daily life?

Meditation is so much more than just sitting quietly and clearing your mind. It is a practice that anyone can benefit from, no matter what stress you may feel in your daily life. The practice of meditation can help you become more focused, more relaxed, and a better overall person.

3. Should i use music while meditating?

Music has many wonderful benefits for stress management and overall health. As an added bonus, for many people who are beginners to meditation, or who are perfectionists, music meditation can feel simpler and more instantly relaxing than other forms of practice. It's a stress relief technique anyone can use.

4. What are the common equipment props that are used when practicing yoga?

Yoga Mat: I think the most obvious yoga prop is the mat. Yes, yoga is possible without a mat, but the stickiness and extra padding is often very convenient.
Yoga Block: Blocks are essentially used to bring the floor closer to you. You can sit on them, use them as support in reclined backbends, or reach for them in standing balancing poses.
Yoga Blanket: Obviously, blankets can be used for extra padding and support for the knees and sit bones. I love sitting on blankets when I’m meditating, especially because it helps to make the spine more erect.
Strap: Straps are best used to make the arms longer. When you’re trying to reach your toes in a seated forward fold and it seems too far away, use a strap to lasso your feet to get some extra traction and stretch.

5. Is meditation cushion is worth investing in?

Sitting on the floor with your legs crossed for 20 minutes a day can create significant changes in how we feel and react to the external environment. There is a great number of people across the world who want to know is it truly worth spending money on meditation cushion.

6. How can meditaion help with sleep?

According to the researchers, meditation likely helps in several ways. Sleep problems often stem from stress and worry, but meditation improves your relaxation response. It also improves control of the autonomic nervous system, which reduces how easily you’re awakened.
Meditation may also:
1. Increase melatonin (the sleep hormone)
2. Increase serotonin (precursor of melatonin)
3. Reduce heart rate
4. Decrease blood pressure
5. Activate parts of the brain that control sleep
Your body experiences similar changes in the early stages of sleep. As a result, meditation can promote sleep by initiating these changes.

7. How to stop falling asleep during meditation?

I sometimes catch myself falling asleep while meditating. When that happens, should I fight it off or drift deeper?
This is a very common question. It depends on why you are falling asleep. Some questions to ask yourself:
Are you sleep deprived?
Are you trying to meditate for longer than what I naturally feel like doing?
Is your body exhausted due to intense physical work or exercise?
Is your stomach full when you meditate? Is your meditation right after a meal, especially a large one?
Are you lying down, or in any other setting that doesn’t promote alertness of mind?
Is your mind trying to run away from something that you are about to experience in meditation?
If you haven’t had enough sleep, or are physically exhausted, then it is probably not the best time to meditate. Have some rest first. (This is one of the reasons why it’s better to meditate in the morning – after a night’s sleep).
However, if you are reasonably well rested and the mind is dozing off to sleep, then stick to it. It’s the mind trying to escape meditation. The mind knows how to be busy thinking, or how to sleep – but is not used to being aware but “empty”. So when we try to meditate, the mind tries to either get distracted, or fall asleep.
If that is the case, then stick to it. Keep refocusing on the object of meditation. It will strengthen your will power, and eventually you will not have this problem anymore.
Falling asleep can also happen if your sessions are too long. If that is the case, then diminish the length to what is natural to you. You should not force them to be longer than you are motivated to do. Don’t be too ambitious – grow step by step.
Finally, another cause of sleepiness may be to attempt mediation right after a meal, especially if you have eaten a lot.
Practicing meditation after some light exercise, or a shower, can make you be more awake during the session.

8. Any tips for integrating meditation while at work?

Try to bringing tiny mindful moments to your day. You can set an alarm beep or notification on your phone, and meditate one minute every hour. That will probably give you more results than 10 minutes of meditation once a day (although both are good and necessary).
If you work in front of a computer, for example, nobody will even noticed if you stop for one minute and bring your awareness to your body and breath. Sometimes even just having three deep, mindful breaths, can make a big difference.

9. I absoulutely cannot relax and go to sleep! I have been awake for several days! What can i do to sleep?

Focusing only on the present and things you can control right now.
Racing thoughts can increase your anxiety or feelings of unease and can disrupt your concentration.
When you have racing thoughts, you may feel like:
Your mind is going a mile a minute.
You aren’t able to slow down your thoughts.
Your mind isn’t able to “shut off,” and you can’t fully relax.
It’s difficult to focus on anything else.
You keep thinking about a problem that has been blown out of proportion.
Racing thoughts can result in insomnia. This happens when you struggle to fall asleep because you can’t slow down your thoughts at night.
How to stop your mind from racing
Here are several steps you can take to manage or prevent racing thoughts if you’re having them right now:
1. Focus on breathing
Take several deep, careful breaths and focus on counting while inhaling and exhaling. This can force your mind to focus on something other than racing thoughts. It can also have a calming effect on your central nervous system, which can reduce anxiety.
2. Try a mantra
You can use a mantra, repeated when necessary, to take your mind off the racing thoughts. Even one like “Everything will be fine” can be very effective.
3. Eliminate stress before bed
If your racing thoughts typically occur at night when you’re trying to sleep, make changes to your routine before bed so that you can relax and sleep peacefully. Try to eliminate stress for at least two hours before sleep. You can meditate or practice gentle yoga, and read a relaxing book.

10. What happens to the body during meditation?

The relaxation response [from meditation] helps decrease metabolism, lowers blood pressure, and improves heart rate, breathing, and brain waves," Benson says. ... Tension and tightness seep from muscles as the body receives a quiet message to relax.