7 Mistakes To Avoid While Meditating | Meditation Mistakes
Mediation has many benefits like reducing stress, improving focus, and connecting to the inner self and so, it is suggested to meditate daily. Many of us find it difficult to meditate. If you are not getting the results you want from meditation, then ask yourself,Why am I not able to focus? What are the mistakes I am doing? Where do I need to correct myself? Think, Think Think! . . . . . . I have noted 7 mistakes one may do while meditating. Scroll down ↓ 1. Social media – Social media, mobile notifications, and television are huge distractions. You need to give yourself a break from all these, for those precious moments of power and peace called meditation. Shut the laptop, Put mobile notifications off and Switch off the television or sit quite far from it. (if others are watching). Find a quieter corner of your house and then meditate. 2. Self Criticism It’s your biggest enemy in achieving anything in life! By thinking that, “I am not able to learn meditation” “My focus is very less” ….. you are surely going to make your learning difficult. Stop criticizing yourself and believe that you can learn it. Even if you could meditate for 5 mins, appreciate yourself. Tell your self, “Great, today I could meditate for 5 mins” “Yey! I can meditate” 3. Deep Breathing It’s natural to have random thoughts and to lose focus while meditating. Every time the random thoughts come, you need to bring your focus back to meditation. In this process, one may forget to breathe deeply. Remember to breathe deeply, it helps to have attention and focus on meditation. 4. Not giving importance A meeting to attend, that movie to watch and those dishes to be washed, everything is important but meditation? Probably, it’s not (for you). It is just one of the things you want to do but always remains pending. Meditation is important for living a healthy and peaceful life. Think of the reason for which you decided to start meditating. You will certainly find a reason to meditate daily. Consider it an essential activity of the day. 5. Inaccurate Posture One of my friends told me: “I am not able to focus” I asked: Where do you sit for meditation She said: I sit on the bed I said: “Hey, why do you sit on the bed? You need to sit upright for meditation and on the bed, you might not be able to sit in the upright position”… and suggested to her “Sit on a mat or a chair.” If you are meditating in the sitting position, sit on a chair or mat. 6. You consider meditation a tough thing Some people say they fall asleep, whereas, Some people find meditation unreal. You may find it challenging in the beginning but easy with time. Keep learning!7. Lack of interest Some people find meditation boring. Why they find it boring? Is it because it is slow and silent? Connecting to your inner self is a valuable thing to do. It gives you exceptional peace and strength. Meditation becomes interesting when you start enjoying being with your inner self and gradually you will relish the silence and being alone. From now say that “Meditation is interesting!”. I hope this helps you in bringing peace and mindfulness in life by avoiding these meditation mistakes. Stay calm and stay strong! Take care of yourself! ~Priya Be Strong and Be Human Copyright ©
13 Things To Do While Staying At Home
When you are stuck at home, let’s say because of an emergency or due to family reasons, life may become slow-paced, boring, and the negative thoughts may haunt you. An empty mind is a devil’s workshop, although you have the choice to think positively. Do not feel low, Don’t get upset and Never get bored. “Sometimes it is a blessing in disguise!” Ask yourself,After how many years have I got time just for myself?Is this not an opportunity to be at home and not in that racing life?Some people wish to have the comfort of staying home, spend quality time with family, or to sleep more☺but, are they not able to do that. They have to be on the job no matter what, whereas you have got a chance to stay home. Lucky you 🙂 Ain’t this is a blessing? Then, Why should you be upset? Why not utilize this time in a unique way? You may not get this chance again in life. Here are 13 things to do while staying at home 1. Learn to cook In today’s time, people prefer to eat outside. On weekdays they would like to cook only one meal at home. And hey !! who cooks at home on weekends? Even when you cook, do you really cook a healthy and yummy cuisine in its authentic way? Let me guess… “NO” ☺☺ Get serious for cooking, pick a recipe, and prepare a dish in its traditional way. Remember, a new dish every day means a new thing to learn every day. 2. Workout You can’t just sleep and watch TV all the time, if you do, you will get lethargic and unhealthy. You need to keep yourself active and healthy while being at home. Do zumba, aerobics, or yoga whichever suits you. 3. MeditateIt’s a golden time to connect with your soul and explore your inner self. It will give you peace, increase focus, and protect you from negative thoughts. Do meditate! It is the most beautiful gift one can give to itself. 4. Listen to loads of music There are many benefits to music. It improves mood, reduces stress and anxiety, improves sleep, and many other benefits. Cheer yourself up and stay positive by listening to lots of music. 5. Study If you are a student or a working professional like an IT professional, avail this long break in accomplishing some courses and certifications. Find some courses that will benefit you in the future and go for it. 6. Assess yourselfIn today’s world, human beings have no time for themselves. They do not realize where they went wrong in life and what do they need to change in themselves to be a better person. However, it’s very important to assess yourself to live a quality life. Ask yourself, Is my way of living spiritually correct? What are my strengths and weaknesses What do I need to do to be a better person? Sit back, assess yourself, and transform yourself into a better version of yourself. 7. Read Read books or articles of your interests like spiritual, motivation, fiction, non-fiction, magazine, blogs, business, or comics. There is a lot of engaging content available. There is so much to read and so much to learn. So, Read! 8. Clean your house Life looks perfect in a clean house. Do dusting, arrange your wardrobe, and clean your kitchen. Feel proud of living in your spic and span home. 9. Showcase your creativity You have all the time in the world to pursue your hobby. Do things of your interest like drawing, painting, writing, photography, dancing, or singing. Create a collection and if want, showcase your talent to others by sharing on social media. 10. Spend time with your parents “Hey Mom, I have a meeting right now. Will talk later.” “Dad I won’t be able to come today I have loads of work.” You might have given time to others in life but might have missed making time for the parents. This time is for you and your parents. Sit with them, converse, listen and, cherish all the beautiful memories. Parents do a lot for their children but never show. Give this small yet special gift to them, your time. 11. Stop worrying about your plansSuch a change in life will put a pause in your plans but it shall not put a pause on your happiness. Don’t criticize yourself, neither others nor the situation. Be wise, keep patience, and stop worrying. 12. Be adaptive to the change Life keeps changing constantly. And if it doesn’t change it is not life. One who adopts the change survives in the change easily. As fast you adapt the change, as easy the life becomes. Be adaptive! 13. Feel contentThis is not an ideal situation where you are not able to pursue your dreams but, feel content with what you have. Thank god for this beautiful life. One may get thoughts like, “I planned to set up a new business but things are changed now. “ “I wanted to go on an international holiday but can not go at the present time” With such thoughts you will only hurt yourself. So, have thoughts like, “Whatever I have at the moment, is good”. “Good enough to live.” “Good enough to be happy.” Your happiness is your responsibility. Stay happy while staying home! ❤ ~Priya Be Strong Be Human Copyright © WATCH VIDEO References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009169 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_music_can_make_you_healthier https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18426457
How To Workout Persistently
“I will start working out from tomorrow”, “I want to reduce my weight, I should go running every morning”, “Once the work pressure reduces, I will join the gym.” Thoughts like these keep coming for months and sometimes for years but that tomorrow doesn’t comes, morning runs are always missed, and the workout never gets started. Huh, does that happens with you as well? It happens with many of us, that they firmly decide but cannot start or postpone the workout. And sometimes even if they start, but could not do it consistently. This blog can help you in preparing your mind to start working out on your own, make time for it, find it interesting and continue it forever. Keep reading! Why one should workout? Ask yourself, Am I giving importance to my health? Is it the first priority in my life? It is very well said that “health is wealth” and it’s true that health is the most important thing in life. It should be the first priority in one’s life. However, some people give importance to success, career or money but not to the health. If the health is not good then how one can perform other activities of the day. You need good health to do well in your personal, professional and social life. Just like we charge our mobile every day our body also needs energy every day. Work out every day to maintain the fitness and energy level of your body. To live a healthy and happy life you must start working out. Find a reason to workout. For doing anything our mind needs a reason. If you find a reason which convinces your mind to exercise then you will want to exercise on your own. Find a reason, convince your mind and start exercising now onwards. And to find the reason, you need to know about the significance of the healthy body. Start learning about the various workout, its importance, its effects on body and mind, read and watch videos related to it. As you start to feed your mind with the information your interest and focus on working out will also grow. Follow self-encouraging practices every day: Every day do things that encourage you and remind you for taking care of your health. Write on a sticky note to remind you to workout. Eat healthy food: Along with exercising you should also follow a healthy diet and habits. It encourages you to take care of health and so to exercise as well. Keep learning about a healthy body, mind, diet and exercise. Know what does your fitness idols do to stay healthy. Consider buying good shoes, gym/yoga tracksuit for you. Dress up especially for a workout. This is also a useful way to feel good about exercising especially if you hate working out.☺☺ Find a companion: If you are finding it difficult to start alone then find a friend and start the workout with them. Make a couple’s goals: Some of the couples like to make an everyday goal of burning calories. That is how they keep each other’s enthusiasm high. If you find a specific workout boring then try another type of exercise. Important is to start. Most importantly, you must have positive thoughts about exercising. Find some very positive thoughts at the end of the blog. Set a target: We need a target to be committed, to constantly work on and to learn for accomplishing the goal. Therefore, set a target and let yourself know, what should be your fitness level or what would you like to do after you develop a healthy, energetic and fit body. Whether you would like to run in a marathon or you would like to participate in a fitness competition or you would like to go for a trek or you would like to shape up the body or you would like to fit in your favorite dress or you would just like to reduce a couple of kilos of weight. Prepare smaller targets and start working on them. Appreciate yourself for achieving each and every goal and keep making new targets. For example, you can start with burning 100 cal for the first few days. Once achieved the target then make a target of burning 200 cal and then you can increase the target accordingly. Even if you do not achieve your targets, appreciate yourself for trying. Create new targets and start again. Hey, is there any target coming into your mind right now?☺ Find time to exercise. I am assuming that you have decided a suitable workout for yourself. Now also decide a suitable time for doing it. If you have a fixed daily routine, for example, working in a 9-5 job, then decide a time to workout. It is good to have a fixed time because then it becomes part of your routine. So, decide the time! If your routine is not fixed for example if you are an artist then your work timings will not be fixed but still do not make this an excuse and make sure you do some workout in your day whenever you find it suitable to do. Many people say that “I am very busy with my office work, so I do not find time to exercise”, well this is just an excuse. If you care for your health and if you decide to do it then you will anyhow make time for it. Please understand this; your health should be your first priority in life. One should always remember that “Working out is the need for a healthy body and a happy life”. You may find exercising an exhausting thing to do but it increases the energy level, reduces the stress and is very refreshing. I am sure now onwards you will make time to workout☺☺ You can continue working out. Yes, you can. It happens with many that, they start a workout but in a few days for no reason stop doing it and do not continue