Meditating on Third eye centre

                                      

                                                    Third eye is the seat of wisdom and the point of sixth sense. Third eye processes the information and put that over and above our five senses. This enables to interpret and interact with the energy in a clear and logical way. It has to be tuned to work perfectly. Initiating third eye helps one to stay calm and peaceful. Third eye centre is the midpoint in between the eyebrows. Third eye centre is known as ‘Ajna chakra’. This is my ever favourite meditation. I would prefer to suggest this meditation for beginners, since it is the most powerful and sensitive centre to focus.

                                                        Sit comfortably with your spine straight on a chair or on a floor in sukhasana, padmasana, ardhapadmasana or vajrasana. Place your hands on your knees holding chin mudra. Take a few normal breaths. Close your eyes and clear your surroundings and yourself by giving autosuggestion ‘the atmosphere around me is getting clear and purified, the divine energy descends upon me and I am getting purified and blessed’. Repeat this for three times. Salute mom, dad and Guru. Feel that the divine energy acts on the third eye centre. Give autosuggestion ‘the divine power is acting on my third eye centre’. Experience the divine power is energising the third eye centre and the divine energy is descending in you and purifying your whole body and mind. Repeat concentrating on third eye centre and experience the purification followed by the calmness and harmony within. You can now feel the vibration on your third eye centre. Continue meditation for 10 to 15 minutes and enjoy the calmness within. To conclude meditation gives autosuggestion ‘by the grace of the divine power I am purified and blessed’. Repeat for three times. Bring your dear and near ones into your mental picture and bless them one by one, bless your friends, colleagues, neighbours, special blessings to anyone who are in need, bless your enemy if any. Then to bless the universe give autosuggestions ‘The whole universe may enjoy prosperity, happiness and peace’. Repeat this for three times.  Slowly bring your attention to the physical state, rub your palms strongly, open your eyes and feel the warmth of your palms on your face and the whole body. This meditation enhances your inner intelligence and unlocks your infinite potential to boost and idealise your life.  

                                                                      
                                        

How to get ready for Meditation

                                  

                                            Focussing the mind is a great challenge, especially for beginners. It is good to learn meditation from an experienced teacher, Guru, instead of going for self. Guided meditation helps to get into the path of inward focussing in a better way. So also beginners are greatly motivated in group meditation to express them and to get a better clarity within a short span of time. Once you are in the track of meditation, then you can do meditation by yourself.

                                          Early morning before 7’ clock is the best time to meditate. Morning meditation enables one to feel fresh and energetic for the whole day. Evening meditation can also be done by those who are not able to find time in morning which can help to rewind the day and have a good sleep for a nice tomorrow.  Loose clothes are advisable to meditate. Select a quiet room or a quiet place for meditation. Light stretching for a couple of minutes loosen you up. Sit comfortably and relaxed on a chair with back straight and feet on a mat on the floor. Sitting on a mat on the floor in sukhasana with back straight is my favourite meditation posture. Place your hands on your knees with palms up in dhyan mudra. Dhyan mudra is done by joining the tip of the thumb and index finger of the respective hands. Close your eyes. Breathe normally and start meditation as directed.

                                          Consistent practice and lengthy sessions are the keys of meditation to get better results. Daily practice is more beneficial to get long term benefits. A child from 8 year old can start practising meditation. Meditating at the same time everyday is important to include meditation in your daily routine.  Don’t meditate after a heavy meal. Commitment and dedication in doing is the thumb rule in successful meditation. Healthy life style makes meditation more effective. Don’t expect quick results. You will be discouraged. Wait and experience the miracle happening in self. While experiencing the joy of meditation you will be surprised to reveal that what is going around you, no matter you can meditate anytime, anywhere in your own way to shift yourself to a sense of serenity and peace.

 'Be kind to yourself'.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

Eat consciously and stay healthy.....

It is very important to maintain a healthy weight. Eat a variety of foods to assure the supply of all the nutrients required daily. The five major food groups are grains, milk, fruits, vegetables and meat, fish and legumes. Requirement of nutrients vary from individual to individual based on their physique, physical activities and health. Carbohydrates, proteins, starch, vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients to be included in daily diet. The calories in food must be balanced for a healthy diet. People on excessive diet may not get the required calories they need for good health. People with over weight are having high risk for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, heart ailments etc.
Eat more vegetables and fruits without high sugar and fat.
Eat limited quantity of rice, cereal and bread.
Assure enough fibre in diet for better bowel function.
Eat less fat and less sugar.
Drink 8 to 12 glasses of water.
Avoid snacking to limit the calories in your diet.
Eat smaller portions, chew well to enjoy your meal.
Avoid or limit second servings to watch what you eat!!!

 

Why to meditate?

 

                                                                   The goal of meditation is to live in happiness and peace. Meditation is essential to turn off the mind when it wanders in negative thoughts. It is not based on wealth, health, money, status or sufferings, but on having an unwanted ego. Meditation is to focus inward and experience joy. Meditation trains the mind to stay still and allows one to go beyond the mind and enjoy bliss and peace. It helps one to love self to love others, to live humble to accept and respect others.

                                                                     Meditation can be seen as psychotherapeutic technique to heal mind and body. Meditation teaches to transform our mind from negative to positive. To live in the present knowing you is the commitment one learns from meditation. It is the primordial requirement of the human body and mind to be calm and still and this is possible only through meditation. The need of meditation is get rid of negative thoughts, worries and stress to live in peace. Meditation is to feel fresh and relaxed to deal with the chaos in our daily life. Meditation is to enhance the ability to accept and adapt to the stressful and emotional situations in everyday life. Meditation is for leading a quality life and to increase the immunity of our body. The main aim of meditation is to power charge ourselves enabling the natural capacity of healing embracing us to stay healthy and happy. Meditation is to build up total harmony in our body, mind and soul. It helps one to be a part of maintaining harmony in the universe.

                                                                                            

                                                                 

Meditation....The need of the hour.

                                                                          

                                                     Meditation is a science which has a disciplined order with amazing results and not at all related with any religion. Meditation is focussing or contemplating. One can focus on the breath or a sound or a mantra or music or a specific word of one’s own interest such as Om, Amen or Allah. Meditation is a state of introspection. It is absolutely a precise technique for relaxing mind and body. Meditation helps one to attain a state of mindfulness, the essential key for quality living. It helps to reveal the inner self and know who you are. Meditation results in a crystal clear mind focussed inward. Even though you are awake and alert the meditative mind is under control of your beautiful soul. Once your mind stands still, no external forces can disturb you and lead you to material greed.

                                                    From childhood we learn to focus on external things and conquer material assets. We try to know all about outside and we know little of ourselves. We allow our mind to wander dreaming, fantasizing and hallucinating on what others have. We are so much worried of what we don’t have. We won’t take a chance to find out the strengths we have. That is because our mind is not at all still. Our attitude makes the mind wandering like a monkey jumping from one ranch to another waywardly. The practice of meditation helps one to look inward to build up self confidence and self esteem by identify the powerful inner self. Meditation is the real technique to discipline the mind which has a mind of its own. Meditation calms and allows to let go the hurt and pain. Regular meditation is the real gateway of ‘eternal bliss’.

                                           

 

                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                  

Every Months are absolutely awesome....

Let us think of all the months in a year. Every month has it's own specialities. The year 2016 is in the last month of Divinity.
    January is      Jovial.
    February is    Fabulous.
    March is        Marvellous.
    April is          Awesome.
    May  is          Meaningful.
    June is           Joyous.
    July is            Jubilant.
    August is       Amazing.
    September is  Successful.
    October is      Optimistic.
    November is  Nurturing and
    December is   Divine.
Let us welcome a Prosperous 2017 with a smile in our face making all others who associate with us to smile at the world. Let us join our hands to assure Happiness and Peace in 2017.
 

Say bye to your Pot Belly....

When you start to gain weight, there are the usual parts in your body to store the excess fat like thighs, butts, arms, heart, lungs and stomach. That is why from the age of thirty five keep an eye on your tummy fat not to show up. Tummy fat is the abdominal fat which converts your beautiful flat belly into a pot belly. Abdominal fat is divided into Visceral fat and Subcutaneous fat. Even both the fats are unhealthy the visceral fat is the most dangerous in our body. Visceral fat is stored within the abdominal cavity around liver, pancreas and intestines and is the active fat that affects the functions of the hormones. Higher the visceral fat, more the risk of type 2 diabetes. Subcutaneous fat as the term refers it is the fat under the skin. The intra-abdominal fat around the vital organs is the visceral fat.
Exercise daily to say bye to your pot belly.
Along with breathing exercise, asana and a healthy diet you can work out your dream by boosting metabolism, strengthening core muscles thus trimming your belly fat.
Padahastasana(Standing Forward Bend), Pachimotasana (Seated Forward Bend), Noukasana(Boat Pose) and Bhujangasa(Cobra Pose) are good to trim the fat in the belly area.
The deep and slow inhale and exhale while doing the asana energises the cells in the body.
The asana brings flexibility to the body, upper back and middle back. Improves the function of liver, kidney, gall bladder, pancreas, intestine, uterus and the intestines. Strengthens the body muscles, legs  hands, neck, hips, shoulders, thighs, arms and face.
If in normal health you can do the asana and if on medication please consult your doctor before doing asana.



Bhujagasana

Noukasana

Pachimotasana 

Padahastasana inhale pose

Padahastasana exhale pose