As a basic person we know we are a product of our upbringing, environment and our ancestry. All of the wars, famines and plagues that have affected populations on this earth still play in the subconscious minds of most people. As children we are products of our the conscious and subconscious messages from our parents and household environment. Whether you were loved, ignored, used or abused your mind plays it out in your daily agendas. Politics of the day, and the country you live in all shape how you live in your mind.
So this mind begins to play all the comparisons in life; such as, this is good this is bad, They are rich or they are poor, that person is pretty and that one is not, that group is smart, the other one is stupid and so on. You can live your life with your mind locked up in this play. In Kundalini Yoga we call it "Duality".
You can live your whole life with a war going on in your head or you can learn to meditate. When you meditate you elevate. You can lift yourself out of all your mental dramas and subconscious tramas by simply learning to meditate.
Meditation is not just closing your eyes and checking out. It is a process you can begin by learning how to control your breath. Later you can use mudras (hand positions) and mantras.(sound current you make that changes the patterns in your mind.)
The first thing you will encounter of course when you meditate is your mind. But don't worry that your mind will continue to chatter. Eventually the meditation will take hold and you will begin the process of "defragging" your mind. This takes time and especially patience.
You can learn how to meditate by using any of the techniques in Kundalini yoga manuals and books.(see links page) Or come to class.
Here is a meditation you can do to learn how to control your breath:
It is called the one minute breath.
Sit with a straight spine on a chair with feet flat on the floor or the floor. Or sit cross legged on the floor. ( a straight spine helps clear your energy channels you you can focus)
Also keep your chin level to the floor, but slightly pulled. I have seen pictures of people supposedly meditating with their head looking up, don't do that.
Gently close your eyes and turn them upwards to a spot between the eyebrows.
Keep the breath through the nose only. I know you like to do that breath you learned at the gym ,but it won't work here. If your nose is clogged because you only breathe through your mouth, don't worry, with patience you can re train yourself.
Now begin to inhale slowly (you may use a watch at first) 20 seconds
Hold the breath, 20 seconds (try to keep your throat relaxed)
Exhale, 20 seconds
Start out with 10 to 15 seconds each, then increase to 20
You should not feel dizzy or faint.
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Try this for three minutes ( three breaths)
So this mind begins to play all the comparisons in life; such as, this is good this is bad, They are rich or they are poor, that person is pretty and that one is not, that group is smart, the other one is stupid and so on. You can live your life with your mind locked up in this play. In Kundalini Yoga we call it "Duality".
You can live your whole life with a war going on in your head or you can learn to meditate. When you meditate you elevate. You can lift yourself out of all your mental dramas and subconscious tramas by simply learning to meditate.
Meditation is not just closing your eyes and checking out. It is a process you can begin by learning how to control your breath. Later you can use mudras (hand positions) and mantras.(sound current you make that changes the patterns in your mind.)
The first thing you will encounter of course when you meditate is your mind. But don't worry that your mind will continue to chatter. Eventually the meditation will take hold and you will begin the process of "defragging" your mind. This takes time and especially patience.
You can learn how to meditate by using any of the techniques in Kundalini yoga manuals and books.(see links page) Or come to class.
Here is a meditation you can do to learn how to control your breath:
It is called the one minute breath.
Sit with a straight spine on a chair with feet flat on the floor or the floor. Or sit cross legged on the floor. ( a straight spine helps clear your energy channels you you can focus)
Also keep your chin level to the floor, but slightly pulled. I have seen pictures of people supposedly meditating with their head looking up, don't do that.
Gently close your eyes and turn them upwards to a spot between the eyebrows.
Keep the breath through the nose only. I know you like to do that breath you learned at the gym ,but it won't work here. If your nose is clogged because you only breathe through your mouth, don't worry, with patience you can re train yourself.
Now begin to inhale slowly (you may use a watch at first) 20 seconds
Hold the breath, 20 seconds (try to keep your throat relaxed)
Exhale, 20 seconds
Start out with 10 to 15 seconds each, then increase to 20
You should not feel dizzy or faint.
.
Try this for three minutes ( three breaths)
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