If you would like to get rid of pain, we give you a few pointers on how to go about it by using yoga and meditation techniques. These are not difficult and complicated or time consuming techniques but something that can be easily performed by all. It may be an ancient practice but it is still performed the world over when it comes to handling stress in an effective manner. Contemplation is what meditation is all about and you get to that inside space by focusing on a thought or object or activity till all is calm and peaceful inside you.
The path to meditation can be through music, through chants or even through silence. The focus could be on some object close by or you could focus on the breaths that you take as they go in and out of your body. The main thing here is the fact that you need to be undisturbed so finding a quiet place is necessary. Then select a word, object, or one’s own breathing rhythm and find a comfortable position - to prevent falling asleep it is best not to be lying down. Done right, this gets you into a detached state even though you are aware of what is going on around you - this is a relaxed rather trance-like state. This Alpha state is a good one to achieve but for those who want more, there are deeper, more still states that can be achieved with practice.
Most religions including Christian mystical tradition, Judaism, Sufism and Buddhism consider meditation as one of the important aspects of spiritual practice - more so Buddhism of course. Buddhism uses the technique to control one’s mind and to draw within oneself in an endeavor to attain enlightenment. You can meditate anywhere and in any posture - while lying back, walking, sitting, whatever - however, the best position would be ‘zazen’ or sitting down.
The benefits of meditation have been researched and put down in a study by Harvard professor, Herbert Benson. All you need is as little as twenty minutes a day in order to feel the difference in your health - including your blood pressure, tension, breathing and heart performance. If you are fortunate enough to reach deep states you will start seeing psychedelic colors, mental imagery and also hear your internal voice. It has been proved by follow-on studies that meditation also relieves stress, headaches, anxiety, fatigue, migraine, chronic pain and insomnia. With better awareness comes a better state of health and you will find that your functioning - whether physical, mental, emotional or psychological - is so much more enhanced and healthy. Meditation has been used for some means of spiritual growth however, more recently, it has become a very valuable tool for finding a place of relaxation, peace and tranquility within this fast-paced and demanding world and managing stress. By combining daily meditation and yoga, one can indeed achieve a stress free life.