Meditation as a practice can provide you with relaxation and awareness in this world full of stress.
A lot of trainers, educators, spiritual leaders, and mental health masters created various types of meditations. The expanded range of meditations allows us to choose the one that suits us the best.
You can explore different types of meditations until you find the right one. But, one thing you should bear in mind is there isn’t the right way to meditate.
In every type of meditation, you can find a lot of subtypes to explore and to develop. You can mix different types of meditations until you find the right one.
1. Loving-kindness meditation
This mediation is known under the name Metta. The aim is to keep and support an attitude of love and kindness. Keep them even to the enemies and things that cause us stress.
During our deep breathing, the practitioners make their minds easy reachable for love and kindness. Once they accept love, the masters can spread love and compassion throughout the world.
To reach the aim of this meditation, the one who practices it must repeat the message a couple of times.
Only this way you will promote compassion and love for yourself and others.
You can practice this Metta meditation if you want help with:
- Anger
- Frustration
- Resentment
- Interpersonal conflict
2. Body scan or progressive relaxation
The body scan meditation is also known as progressive relaxation.
During this practice, people will scan the bodies for areas of tension. The aim is to find the pressure, and then to eliminate it.
In some practices, you may have to tense and relax your muscles. In other, you can visualize a wave covering you to release the tension.
It will promote the feelings of calmness and relaxation, and the chronic pain will be relieved,
3. Mindfulness meditation
This kind of meditation is famous because it forces the practitioners to stay aware and present at the moment.
The other typical types of meditations ask from you to get back in the past, or think in the future, or to imagine something that is not here.
During this practice, you must be present at the moment and to observe your mind. But this is not the hardest part. You must find every thought and every action that passes thought your mind without reactions, without judgment.
For this purpose, people must use all their senses, for the smell, sight, sound, etc.
Use this practice for:
- Reduce fixation on negative emotions
- Better focus
- Boost memory
- Emotional reactions
- Better relationship satisfaction
4. Breath awareness meditation
Use this type of practice for mindful breathing.
A lot of practitioners breathe slowly and deeply, to focus on breathing only.
When you focus only on one thing, like breathing, you will ignore all the thoughts that pass through your mind.
Once you don’t overthink about the problems and on your thoughts, you will reduce anxiety, reduce stress, negative energy, etc.
5. Kundalini Yoga
Yoga is not a typical meditation but is a practice and physically active form. During this yoga practice, people will combine deep breaths and mantras. A teacher usually makes yoga class, so he will tell the mantras, and the students will repeat them.
According to the experts, people who practice yoga will eliminate or at least reduce the pain and improve physical health.
The pain in the lower back can be reduced, especially with yoga.
6. Zen Meditation
Also known as Zazen. That is a similar form but from Buddhist practice.
Because this practice requires many specific steps and postures, the people firstly learn from a teacher.
This meditation aims to create a comfortable position, focus on breathing, and to observe your mind without judgment.
It is related to mindfulness, but it asks for more discipline and a lot of exercises.
7. Transcendental Meditation
It is a pure form of meditation, and the aim is to rise above your current state of being. During your meditation session, you will have a mantra to focus on.
The alternative sessions of this meditation allow you to choose your mantra; on the other courses, the teacher gives the mantra.
How long does it take to work?
Well, different meditations, different time, and purposes.
But, as the experts say, the active meditation shouldn’t require a lot of time. A lot of practitioners present the improvement process immediately, and some after a certain period.
When you are meditating, you will feel less stress, less anxiety, you will have more compassion, and you will have a higher tolerance.
How often to meditate?
You cannot find the proper answer to this question, because you should meditate as much as you think you should.
Every kind of meditation is better than no meditation. You can improve your meditation if you enjoy the moment.
Another thing worthy of knowing is that it is a skill that requires time to master. We say this because a lot of people are nervous and frustrated when they try to meditate, and they fail. It is challenging to remain in the present moment to focus on a single mantra without losing your focus.
This Buddha Meditation and Empowerment Bundle is perfect for those on a spiritual path, moving from the unconsciousness to pure consciousness, reminding us to breathe deeply.
