Relax your mind as well as your body
Mind & body
Relaxing both
mind and
body will improve your health and make you feel better. Your quality of life will change. It takes time to relax, so you must be patient. The commitment you make towards being relaxed will prove itself worthwhile when you start to feel fresh and energised.
Nervous system
Relaxing will have an effect upon your nervous system. The nervous system is spread throughout your entire body and affects the internal
balance. Calming the nervous system changes how you move - you will feel less jerky and more fluid. There are two ways in which we can work on the nervous system:
1. Calming the
mind 2. Slowing the
body
Positive attitude
It is easy to become annoyed and frustrated in a culture that has embraced competition and selfishness as a way of life. Keeping a positive attitude is important.
Awareness
Meditation is the process of growing awareness. You must root your attention in the 'here and now' unless deliberately allowing yourself to dream. As you sit right now, what is your body doing? How is it is positioned? Are you relaxed or tense? What are your thoughts? Do you feel at ease?
Breathing
By listening to the
breath go in and out we can begin to slow down. To breathe well we must breathe deeply. This action should not be forced. We must allow the breath to slow.
Breathing from the abdomen will make you much calmer. When the breathing slows, your mind will slow. A calm mind will allow you to notice more and enjoy life.
Making time
If you want to do something, you make time for it. People have a tendency to cram too many activities into too little time or leave things until the last minute. Pace yourself. Putting things off only creates a future impediment... Why not do it now and then forget about it? If you don't have time to do something now, prioritise. Do what you can immediately and do the rest later, or don't. If you make
relaxation one of your priorities, you will treat it seriously. When relaxation becomes important enough to you, you'll make time for it.
