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Achieving emotional equilibrium with meditation

About Meditation and mental health

All of us are well aware of the health benefits of meditation.  It not only is beneficial for the physical well being but our mental health as well.  Some of them include:

* It relieves us of worries, stress and tension that are prevalent in today’s competitive world.

* Meditation is the anchor in times of stress as we are able to deal with problems more rationally.  Gaining control our mind is tough but meditation will surely help us achieve this.

* Tranquility of mind and calmness is something which we can achieve.  Meditation is the right prescription for treating mental problems along with medicines prescribed

It is important to practice meditation and make it a daily routine so that we are able to experience greater benefit.

Benefits of meditating regularly

There are a number of psychological and medical benefits associated with meditation.  It not only helps in remaining calm and stress free but also improves concentration levels, reduced levels of blood pressure and cholesterol.  In all, it is a complete medicine for the soul and the mind. It goes without saying that meditation helps in achieving peace and it truly has magical effects.  Meditation helps in maintaining the right equilibrium and brings about a perfect balance between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.

In such competitive times and in the run for money and power, we need to take time for ourselves for our emotional wellbeing.  In the race for financial security, we tend to ignore our emotional health and indirectly spend for medicines and hospitals.  Meditation is like a bank deposit for achieving emotional peace and wellbeing.  Investing about half an hour will help you achieve inner peace and good health.

Meditation can also help you to tackle everyday stress and other emotional problems of life. Emotional wellbeing is very important to have a good, successful life. Meditation can slow down aging, which has been scientifically proven. It also reduces blood pressure in people with hypertension.

Choosing the right environment for mediation

It is important to identify the right place for mediation. Ideally, you need to practice it in calm surroundings with no disturbance at all away from any noise.  If you are comfortable dimming the lights for meditation, you may do so.

When you meditate, you are able to make a connect between your mind and body and it takes you to an altogether new height and calms and relaxes your self completely.  The stress hormones are lowered considerably which helps in eliminating stress.

Even a single session of meditation has proven to be greatly beneficial.  Once you understand the magic of meditation, you will want to do it everyday as it gives you holistic benefits without having to spend thousands on medicines for curing ailments.

What is guided meditation?

Under guided meditation, your body and mind are guided to a stress release state and all you have to do is simply relax and listen to the interesting and soothing narration.

Anger Management and Why we get angry?

There a huge number of things that can make you angry. Some people lose their temper very easily, and it’s those people who need to be extra careful about controlling their anger.

Being insulted or hurt can make a person feel very angry. The same thing can be experienced if someone close to you such as a friend or sibling is hurt. This is just natural. Another thing is jealousy – If someone else has something that you do not, you may begin to resent them even if you know they didn’t mean to anger you.

Here are a few more reasons:

- If someones does something that annoys you, such as play music too loud
- Embarrassment – If someone makes fun of you, or reveals something embarassing about you
- Not getting your way. If no-one listens to what you have to say, or want to do.
- Failure – If you aren’t very good at something.
The Consequences
Not controlling your anger can have very negative consequences. For example, if someones annoys you, and you hit them, you could cause permanent damage and could even face a criminal record.

You may also lose friends if you say something whilst you are angry. By being angry at other people, you might make them angry too, which could lead to a fight.

How to control your anger

Now comes the most important bit, actualy stopping yourself becoming angry. This isn’t as simple as it seems, and depends on why you are angry. Different things will work for different people.

1. Breathe in, and breathe out. Sometimes, just taking a few deep breaths can help calm you down. It seems a bit obvious, but you’d be surprised at what a bit of air can do for you.

2. Count to 10. It sounds a bit cheesy, but like taking a few deep breaths it will help calm you down, and help you think clearly.

3. Think before you act. Always stop and think before you act. Ask yourself what the outcome of doing something could be. Thinking of the consequences of lashing will help deter you.

4. Relax. If you are angry, relax. For example, have a lie down or sit down and let your mind wander.

5. Don’t relax. For some people just being busy can help them forget, and allow their minds to concentrate on something else.

6. Have a laugh. If you’ve been embarrased, try to see the funny side of it, and pretend it happened to someone else. This can make you laugh yourself too, which helps lift your mood.

7. Music. Some people find the best way to relax is to listen to some calm music.

8. Walk. Walk around town for half an hour, just taking everything in. Who knows, you might even forget why you were angry in the first place by the end.

9. Take it out. If you go all out on a punch bag for a few minutes, you won’t have any energy left in you to be angry. Doing physical activity is a good way of releasing anger safely.

10. Focus on something else. if you are being annoyed, try to think about something else. For example, what you are going to eat, or what’s going to be on TV later.

11. Talk to someone. Chat to a friend about the thing that’s making you angry. You might even be able to talk to the person who’s making you angry and sort it out.

 

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