What Is Meditation?
If you’ve read the blog you have undoubtedly noticed that I regularly encourage you to meditate. If you already practice meditation, you are well aware of the benefits it bestows upon you, like reduced stress levels, more energy, focusing your thoughts etc. Meditation can even work as a natural remedy for anxiety. If you haven’t practiced meditation, or just do it because “everyone does it” or “it’s trendy”, then you might be confused about the whole subject.
First of all, what is meditation? There are different practices described in blogs, books, magazines, there are apps for your phone, the internet is full of audio and video, the amount of options is just overwhelming.
Even with all the options out there, meditation is nothing too complicated.
Meditation, in it’s core, is simply something that connects you with your true self or inner self, whatever you want to call it. Your true self is, well, who you truly are beneath all the layers of habits and thought patterns you have accumulated over your entire life. Have you ever had a moment when everything just feels just as it’s supposed to be? You are calm, at peace, happy. This is your true self.
The moments of clarity and joy are usually very fleeting and few and far between. Therefore, this is precisely why meditation comes in handy. Meditation is a practice that helps you connect with these moments of clarity and happiness, you true self as mentioned before, more often.