Meditation - an exercise in finding perspective and peace in one's life

When the body moves, so does the mind. When the body is disturbed, so is the mind. Meditation and concentration exercises are beneficial for cultivating more perspective and peace in one's life. Meditation is basically learning to control our mind.

A comfortable undisturbed environment facilitates the practice of meditation. The space used for meditation practice is of great importance. Practice in a well-ventilated, distraction free and uncluttered space. Body temperature is something to consider also.

In order to start a practice with a chance of progress, finding a good seating position is essential. When starting one’s meditation practice, one also starts a sitting practice. As one sits, continuously push the pelvis into the floor and reach with the top of the head towards the ceiling. This activates the deep layers of postural muscles and allows you, in time, to let go of any unnecessary tension in your back, shoulders and neck.

One of the most common mistakes for new practitioners is to try to sit for meditation as it is often portrayed in books and pictures, sitting in a cross legged position or even Lotus posture, directly on the ground. For most people attempting to sit in such a position can lead to back and knee pain.

A good idea is to move one's weight forward on the edge of a meditation cushion and widen the distance between the knees. This is important as if knees are ‘dangling’ without support, one might start to feel tension in the knee joint and secondly one may start to tilt backwards onto the tailbone after a while.

Most practitioners after a lifetime spent sitting on chairs, have tight legs and insufficient rotation at the hip joint and will need a cushion or block below the pelvis.

For some practitioners sitting on the ground is not accessible. It is more desirable to have a proper seating position on a chair than a potentially harmful one on the floor. The same principles apply as when sitting on the floor.

Sit with your knees below your pelvis level.

• To facilitate that, one can sit on the edge of the chair and even use a thin extra support underneath the buttocks

• Keep the spine elongated by pushing the pelvis downward and reaching upward with the top of your head.

• Keep the feet hip width apart and firmly planted on the ground.

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Note:

• Let me know if there are any health concerns before practice.

• Listen to your body.

• Never continue with a session or a movement that gives any discomfort

See you at the practice.

Regina x.