Meditate More Easily Using Brain Training

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Buddhists say meditation is a means of transforming the mind.  Many who practice meditation regularly allow the mind to quieten, and in time can find a profoundly peaceful and energized state of mind.

What Meditation Is?

The practice of meditation can be as simple as focusing on your breath or completing a body scan as you notice each part of your body relaxes.  As an advanced meditator, you may be able to develop your visualization skills and go on exciting journeys in your mind during your meditations.

What Are The Benefits of Meditation?

Many people feel the benefit of having a calm and quiet mind. During and after meditation, the thoughts or intuition which are perceived can be the ideas that launch a new business or solve a difficult problem.

If you have a problem you need to solve, being able to meditate to solve the problem, may help you find the solution, literally out of thin air.

How Long Should You Meditate For?

How long do you have?  Benefits can be felt in as little as 5 minutes per day, but if you have the time, then 20 – 60-minute meditations are even more beneficial.  There are no real rules here, so it is worth noting how you feel after each meditation and determining the duration which works best for you.

You may find time to meditate for 15 minutes on weekdays, and up to an hour during the weekend.  The meditation apps will have a range of durations, so have a play and see how you go.  You should find it easier to meditate for longer durations as you continue your meditation practice.

When Is The Best Time To Meditate?

Early morning is the preferred time to meditate for many people, as their minds are not yet full of the troubles of the day.  Try and meditate as soon as you wake, before you check emails or social media.  However, you can meditate at any time of the day.

Many people also use meditation as a way to help them go to sleep.  If you need to plan a project or need to focus on a particular activity, being able to meditate before starting that activity can help clear the mind and allow you to focus.

Do You Need Any Special Seats or Cushions To Meditate

Many people meditate sitting on a meditation cushion.  The cushion can help you lean forward a little, which takes the pressure off the lower back.

Meditation stools are also available where the seat allows your legs to just fit underneath the stool, so you are almost kneeling.

But you can sit on a chair or even lie down on a bed.  Just keep your knees folded and try not to fall asleep!

Should You Do Guided Meditations?

Whether you use guided meditations or meditate quietly by yourself, the benefits are still going to be felt.  When meditation guided by someone talking gently and music or the sounds of nature playing is a beautiful way to meditate, and they can help with introducing new concepts to help you throughout your day.

One example is a Coping with Stress meditation, which suggests you say “this too shall pass” or similar should you experience stress that day.

What Are The Best Guided Meditations?

There are many meditations available on YouTube, which are free, and there are several apps that have both free and paid options. Some of the well-known ones are:

  • Calm
  • Meditation Studio (by Muse)
  • Headspace
  • Insight Timer

And here’s one which I enjoy from the meditation library by Miriam Castilla, where you can meditate your way to abundance, release stress and gain clarity and focus.

Can You Learn Meditation At A Class?

There are many classes available to learn meditation.  Having someone instruct you can be beneficial. Being able to complete several meditations as spoken by the same person does help to form your new meditation practice.

They may also take you through a variety of meditation types so you can discover the meditation type that benefits you the most.

My experience has found the meditations where you complete a body scan have helped me relax to the point of falling asleep.

What About Meditation Retreats?

Some companies run meditation retreats, where for up to 7 days, you are in complete silence and meditate for several hours a day.  You have no contact with the outside world and only talk briefly to your instructor about your meditation practice.  I’ve heard it is difficult at the start, and then that blissful you don’t want it to stop by the end.

You are forced to face what is going on in your mind, and that just might surprise, delight or scare you.  And you are about to find out that it is uncomfortable sitting for long periods.  If you have had back problems even more so, you can read more about an interesting meditation retreat experience here.

Can You Meditate With Bellabee?

The meditation mode of Bellabee took me by surprise.  I had been trying to meditate for years, and struggled to get into “that state”.  The first time I used the Bellabee while meditating, I felt like I had been meditating for an hour, but it had only been 20 minutes.

The Bellabee is a brain training device using a type of technology called Neuromodulation.  The technology has been around for around 15 years.  While wearing the Bellabee, your brain will start mimicking the frequency the Bellabee is running at, which is the state at which deep meditation occurs.

How To Meditate With Bellabee

To use the Bellabee to meditate, place the Bellabee on your head, and set the program to Meditate.  If you are using a guided meditation, you would need to play that from a different phone to the one running your Bellabee.  Run it for as long as you want to meditate.

The Bellabee will help make your meditation practice more profound.  It will enable your mind to focus more, and reach a state of calm with relative ease.  You will feel the benefit of it as if you had been meditating for much longer.

To see if your meditation experience improves as mine did, try ordering a Bellabee.  There is a 45-day guarantee and a one year warranty. To see how other people have found the Bellabee check out the Reviews.   Chances are you would find it useful for a range of situations, like concentration, less stress, and sleep as well.