Meditation
Imagine yourself in a calm, quiet place, free of
worries, responsibilities, and distraction. This is a comfortable place
that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful. This is basically what
meditation is – it is finding this peaceful and relaxed place within us.
Meditation is like housecleaning the mind – sweeping out all the old
cobwebs and dust from the corners leaving you with a house that is clean
and pristine - not cluttered. This is what meditation does for your
mind. Meditation is the art of quieting the worries, anxieties, and
thoughts that zoom incessantly through our minds and just ‘being’.
Meditation is a skill that is learned through
practice. The tools available to you at the MindSpa can help you learn
to meditate and practice meditation.
At the MindSpa you can listen to the audio
recordings we have that guide you through various meditations. You can
situate yourself comfortably on the zafu/zabutan and let the sound of
rain or waves envelope you as you distance yourself from your thoughts,
anxieties, and worries. You can also use one of the many ‘focal points’
in the room to concentrate on in an effort to maintain awareness of one
thing, rather than letting your thoughts control your awareness.
Additionally, research has shown that Meditation
has many health benefits.
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/meditation-heals-body-and-mind
