In this post, I am going to show you how to raise your vibrational frequency level using some techniques which you can perform on your own.
If you want to attract favorable situations in life, live joyfully, have good relationships, be healthy and have financial freedom then you will have to understand about your energy system which decides how your reality gets shaped.
There is a particular vibrational frequency level to our energy at any given point of time and everything gets manifested in our lives which matches with this frequency, that’s law of attraction’s true mechanism.
In order to make some positive changes in our lives we will have to actively do something to raise the vibrational state of our energy. Continue reading
In this post, I am going to explain what is meditation and show you a simple method using which you could perform it even if you have never done it before.
Unlike earlier, meditation has become very popular nowadays, especially due to many new studies that are illuminating the benefits of meditation.
With popularity, myths and misconceptions about this process have also increased.
People have formed their own opinions about meditation and these false notions have become a huge barrier in the path of spiritual progress of this generation.
It is quite obvious – How can a person do something if they are unsure about what they are trying to do?
Another thing that makes me sad is that people have so many speculative judgments about meditation, many a times I have been viewed as a weird guy when I talk about it in front of my friends. Well, I don’t really mind that because for me being “weird” is a natural state whereas what we consider “normal” is actually a mask that people wear to fit into the society.
It is easy to form an opinion about this process, but if you are someone who genuinely wants to know about meditation then I do have something so simple and basic to share which might help you.
What is the most essential thing to know about meditation is that it is not a “concept” or “belief” which you can understand using your logical mind, instead it is a natural state which can only be experienced.
This might sound so simple but that’s the truth – Meditation is the state of being completely present in the moment.
What being present in the “now” moment means is to get free of the “self-talks” and become attentive to what you are doing right now.
So, a kid playing hide and seek being fully involved in the game is experiencing deeper meditation than a person sitting in lotus posture in Himalayas with their mind saying “yes I am meditating!”.
Purpose of meditation is to maintain the state of “thoughtless awareness”, where you are so intensely focused in the “Now” moment that thoughts ceases to exist there.
It is all about being aware of the present moment and that’s why I promote mindfulness exercises.
As I have discussed above, we will just try to become more present in the moment by doing this without aiming for any “special state”.
When it comes to meditation, there is no destination to reach.
The thoughtless awareness state to which I referred earlier is not any future event for which you have to strive, it is something which happens automatically when you are highly alert of your inner happenings.
Your meditation is successful even if you get to stay there for 10-20 seconds during the whole session (don’t keep track of time, I am just using an example).
Please don’t form a conclusion that you have to stop your thoughts, you should never try to do that.
Your job is to be aware of your mind activities as much as possible and your attentiveness will naturally slow down the thought stream.
Before meditating don’t keep your stomach full, but also ensure that you are not hungry or thirsty.
Sitting in crossed legged position (lotus posture) is recommended but, you can prefer a posture that is comfortable to you, just make sure to keep your spine erect.
Now, take a few deep breaths for about 5 minutes or till you feel relaxed. Start observing your thoughts without getting actively involved in it, you will lose your alertness every now and then, but don’t regret about that because it is completely natural even for those who have meditated for years.
Try to maintain your awareness by just watching the thoughts come and go, once you will learn to maintain the heightened awareness with practice, you will fluctuate from “thoughtlessness” to “thoughts” frequently.
As a beginner, in every session it will take time for you to even discern that you are carried away by your thoughts, but your progress will be determined by how quickly you are able to become alert once again.
This doesn’t mean that you have to forcefully do it so that you can master it quickly because it is impossible master it.
There is no end to the spiritual growth unless one gets enlightened, however we can never know if there really is some state such as enlightenment until we get there. We are just doing this to safeguard our “inner peace” from the external influences.
Meditation is about surrendering not fighting, don’t make a mistake of feeling disheartened because you find yourself mesmerized by thoughts. Be happy that you at least know that your mind is highly dominated by thoughts unlike earlier when you were totally unaware of it like most people.
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In this post, I will be talking about clearing negative karma so that you can avoid many possible undesired events in your life caused by your past experiences.
Whenever “Karma” is mentioned, people get an image of a ghost in their mind that haunts them to punish for what they have done in the past whereas in reality, it is just a universal law for which there is no such thing as “good” or “bad”.
Nothing from outside shapes our reality and even the negative events that occur in our lives are a result of our own unconscious thoughts.
Karma in simple definition is “action” so, this law which is also referred as the law of cause and effect works according to the thought impressions present in our energy.
These thought impressions are formed in a person’s mind as a result of their own actions or their reaction to any event. Continue reading
Unlike us, kids are not too concerned about the future events. Momentarily, they may get upset when they don’t get what they want but, they have the tendency to forget about it easily and that’s why I would emphasis that creative visualization for children should be an unscripted process.
Kids are naturally gifted with the creative ability, we all were excellent in using our imagination to create the dream atmosphere for our playtime. If you will take a live example of any group of kids playing, you will find that there are a lot of imaginative elements being incorporated in their games.
Most of us forget to enjoy our dream world as we grow up because our society doesn’t encourage such habits.
Today, we are realizing that visualization is one of the most potent mind tools available to us however the essential qualities needed to make proper use of it is something we need to acquire with practice.
Actually, it is not a learning process but, an unlearning process.
It’s true that we cannot do anything about what has happened to us in the past but, we can surely help the young ones of our generation. Continue reading
Have you ever dreamed of flipping through a book and memorizing every page? While photographic memory, also known as eidetic memory, is still debated in scientific circles, many people believe in the brain’s extraordinary capacity to retain vivid mental images.
As a kid, I had seen on TV some cartoon characters and robots like “Vicky”, the small wonder, being able to read books with lightning fast speed by just looking at the pages as if they are clicking photos using their eyes as cameras and brains as storage. At that time, I did not know that someday I would stumble upon materials that are actually based on that specific subject.
There have been people who had the natural ability to capture exact pictures of what they are seeing in their minds—people like Kim Peek (who could read two pages at once) could remember places and information like machines. Also, there is Stephen Wiltshire who can draw huge landscapes to exact detail by looking at it just once. But there are two similarities between Kim and Stephen: they both were born with this ability and they both were autistic savants, which means that they were individuals with autistic spectrum disorder with exceptional abilities.
Although there have been many people who had eidetic memory due to their special brain structures which also resulted in disorders like autism, there also have been people who were gifted with such abilities by birth.
However, not all of us are born with a photographic memory. Many memory experts agree: you can train photographic memory with the right techniques. Just like singing or painting, memory skills can be developed through practice.
In this post, I’ll share 6 easy but powerful eidetic memory training exercises to help you enhance your mental clarity and potentially develop photographic memory with consistent effort.
Before that, I want to clarify that there is a slight difference between eidetic memory and photographic memory. The first refers to the ability to store all types of sensory information, whereas the latter is only about the memory involving visuals. But I will use these both terms interchangeably in this post.
Some historical figures like Nikola Tesla and Leonardo da Vinci were believed to have photographic memory. However, modern science hasn’t fully validated it as a measurable cognitive ability.
That said, don’t let skepticism stop you. Just like not everyone becomes a concert pianist, not everyone may achieve perfect photographic recall—but anyone can improve memory with the right training.
Also photographic memory is more about being able to bring information from the subconscious mind to our conscious mind. Our subconscious mind, being so powerful, can store information to accurate detail. However, our conscious mind has limited ability to process and store vast information that is not relevant to what we are doing in a moment.
Choose a specific place for this exercise—such as your room, office, gym, or grocery store—and try to recall every minute detail of that location. However, avoid putting too much pressure on your mind.
To help with this process, you can use a notepad to jot down everything you remember. If you’re more visually inclined, you might even prefer sketching or painting the scene to capture the details.
Once you’ve visualized the place as thoroughly as you can, go there and observe it closely. Then, return and repeat the visualization process, this time adding any new details you noticed.
With consistent practice, you’ll notice a remarkable improvement in your mind’s ability to remember places vividly. Repeat this regularly to train photographic memory and sharpen your visual recall.
This exercise taps into your subconscious and strengthens eidetic visualization skills over time.
Try to be more present in each moment. When you focus your attention on the here and now, your mind functions more efficiently because it’s not distracted by unnecessary or intrusive thoughts. Being fully present also heightens your awareness of the information your five senses are constantly receiving.
Bringing your focus to the present moment allows you to consciously register what’s happening, which makes it much easier to recall details later. This practice is known as mindfulness meditation, and the techniques involved in mindfulness meditation are known to strengthen sensory perception and cognitive functions by training the mind to stay fully engaged in the task at hand.
Mindfulness is a powerful gateway to mastering how to train for photographic memory.
Sharing a memory with someone else gives you a valuable opportunity to actively engage in recalling past events as vividly as possible.
I personally love doing this—but the key is to treat it like a playful activity. I try to recall events in rich detail and then surprise others with the astonishing specifics I remember. It’s a fun way to exercise my memory, and it also increases the likelihood of bringing information from the subconscious mind into conscious awareness.
If you stay a bit more mindful while discussing a past event, you’ll notice your mind beginning to flash old images. Try to pay close attention to these mental visuals—they can significantly enhance your ability to recall experiences clearly and deeply.
Turn boring memory tasks into something fun! The memory peg technique is a clever trick that turns memorization into an enjoyable task for your brain.
This method taps into your creativity by associating the item you want to remember with an interesting or vivid image.
For example, imagine you need to buy several items but don’t want to make a list. You can use this technique by creating memorable mental pictures for each item. Say one of the items is a “pen.” You might imagine a rocket-shaped pen being operated by scientists, ready to launch into space! Trust me—when you link things this way, it becomes nearly impossible to forget them.
This technique not only helps you remember things better but also exercises your imagination and strengthens your ability to visualize. Creative visualization is a powerful practice for improving memory and is also one of the most effective ways to communicate with your subconscious mind. You can learn more about how to tap into this inner power by exploring these 7 habits that help you access your subconscious mind.
The Military Flash Technique is a classic memory training method used to develop quick and accurate visual recall—almost like taking a mental photograph. Originally used in military training to improve rapid information retention, this method helps sharpen focus and strengthens the brain’s ability to capture and store visual information instantly.
This technique is especially useful for anyone seeking to improve eidetic memory, visual learning, or overall mental sharpness.
This technique exercises both your visual memory and concentration, and over time, it can significantly boost your ability to absorb and recall information under pressure—just like it’s designed to do in military training scenarios.
Remember, when we talk about memory, we’re actually referring to a function of the subconscious mind. The act of recalling information is the process of transferring data from the subconscious to the conscious mind.
To improve our ability to recall, it’s essential to relax the conscious mind. When the mind is calm and free from distractions, it becomes much easier to access and retrieve stored memories.
One of the most effective ways to achieve this state of relaxation is through meditation. It not only quiets the conscious mind but also enhances awareness and mental clarity. If you’re new to the practice, here’s a helpful guide on what meditation is and how to do it in simple terms.
In addition to meditation, you might also benefit from practicing mindfulness exercises. These techniques help you stay present and focused, creating the right mental space for memory to emerge naturally. For a great starting point, check out these simple mindfulness exercises for beginners.
If you’re serious about learning how to get eidetic memory, I recommend trying Zox Pro. It’s a highly rated memory training system that focuses on image streaming, visualization, and photographic memory techniques to expand your brain’s recall power.
While not scientifically proven for everyone, many people have improved their visual recall through eidetic memory training techniques.
Use visualization, mindfulness, and creative memory methods like the peg technique. These help your brain store and retrieve images with more accuracy.
Start with simple daily exercises like visualizing places, using memory pegs, and practicing the military flash method. Over time, you’ll notice improvement.
Yes, with consistent practice. Your brain is like a muscle—the more you work it, the stronger your photographic recall becomes.
Yes, it is absolutely possible to have a photographic memory without being on the autism spectrum. While some individuals with autism may exhibit extraordinary memory skills, having an eidetic or photographic memory is not exclusive to them. Anyone can explore eidetic memory training and learn how to develop photographic memory with consistent practice and the right techniques.
Though often used interchangeably, there is a subtle difference:
So, when learning how to train for photographic memory, the focus is primarily on visual recall, whereas eidetic memory involves a broader sensory experience.
Whether you believe in true photographic memory or not, one thing’s for sure: your brain is capable of incredible things.
With the exercises above and a little daily effort, you’ll start to train photographic memory, sharpen your focus, and improve your ability to recall visuals in stunning detail.
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Today, I am going to talk about the law of attraction and imagination as I hope that by knowing this you will get a better picture of how you create your reality using your thoughts.
There is a reason why “the secret” went viral, it is because the message in that movie resonated with what people already knew somewhere in their heart.
The movie was lengthy enough to cover a lot of things and the information was delivered by people who are experts in the area of self growth, still there is a lot more left than that to know about our creative power.
Those who believe that they can alter their reality by doing the inner work required are often termed by the skeptics as the daydreamers or people who have their heads in the clouds.
What’s wrong with the skeptics is not that they don’t believe in it but, it is their assumption that they know better.
So, in this post my intention is to provide you with a deeper insight on the how your imagination affects your reality.
That’s a catchy term I picked up from Christie Marie Sheldon’s love or above program, which represents everything that exists in a person’s world.
See, I mentioned “a person’s world” not “everybody’s world” because we all have different worlds of our own and that is what I mean by the reality bubble.
How do we all have different worlds?
Everything in our external world is a reflection of our inner world hence we perceive, accept, reject, and judge everything according to what we believe deep inside.
A problem that is troublesome for one person might not be a problem at all for another person.
Similarly, what makes one person sad might make another happy-This means that we are not obligated to feel a certain way about any particular situation, instead we are “programmed” to behave in that manner.
Whatever we believe to be true becomes our reality.
You create your reality, if you don’t believe that then by the same law it will also become the truth in your reality bubble that you don’t create your reality.
The reality bubble we discussed above is your unique “reality field” and this particular bubble is sustained by your energy.
There is an invisible energy field that is present all around your body and in truth your physical body is present inside this energy body.
This life force (energy) is what shapes your life and if you could alter the frequency at which these energy particles are vibrating then you can simply create a new and completely different reality.
How can one alter these vibrations?
The vibrational frequency of your energy body is decided by your deep rooted subconscious beliefs.
Your thoughts and feelings are responsible for any particular state of your energy body. Based on the state of this energy field your life story unfolds.
To see how the universal laws operates you just have to become more aware of the various happenings around you.
Everyone’s life follows a particular “pattern” which keeps on repeating in the life of a person who is living unconsciously and believes that he has no control over his life.
These patterns are actually caused by the beliefs that an individual has accepted as the truth, if he chooses to discard that belief by doing some inner work then those patterns will vanish from his life.
In simple words, our energy’s vibrational state decides what the law of attraction will bring into our lives and to get into a new vibrational state all you have to do is to alter your beliefs.
How?..Using any mind tool that enables you to replace the old beliefs in your subconscious mind with the new ones.
One such awesome tool is imagination and now we will discuss how imagination helps you to change your inner beliefs that will further get reflected in your outer world.
Imagination is a faculty of our mind which is a natural gift to us, we have used it consciously in our childhood and after we grow up we use it unconsciously (mostly in a negative way).
Every time you find yourself worrying or fearing you are imagining an unfavorable (often dreadful) future event.
In most of the cases what we fear or worry the most, happens- That’s the law of attraction at work.
When imagination used unconsciously could attract so many big problems in your life then just think how much you can benefit by using it consciously.
To replace your old set of beliefs with the new ones you will have to repeatedly focus on the new ideas, this process is boosted up when you imagine positive outcomes since, images and feelings are the language of your subconscious mind
You can deliberately change the vibrational frequency of your energy by imagining your dream life (as if it has already come true) with positive emotions.
When you practice creative visualization for a considerably long time, you will be able to change your inner beliefs which are the only barrier between you and your success.
You will find a lot of articles here on how you can use your imagination.
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In this post, I am going to share a few simple mindfulness exercises for beginners using which anyone can tame the voice inside his head to an extent that it stops killing their peace of mind.
When a person begins any spiritual practice to regain his peace of mind, all the judgments that he has formed about spirituality whether consciously or unconsciously hinders his progress and thus, he fails to benefit from those techniques.
So, first of all I would urge you to drop any assumptions you might have formed in your mind about the “state” you could achieve using mindfulness.
Mindfulness is a form of meditation which allows you to detach yourself from the incessant flow of thoughts by bringing your focus completely to the present moment.
The present moment awareness is the key to liberate your mind from disturbing thoughts of past and future; this is why mindfulness is a powerful technique to treat most of the problems that arises due to unwanted thinking.
People often misjudge the effectiveness of mindfulness practices due to its simplicity, but those who will trust it and implement it in their lives will surely succeed to improve their mental state.
The exercises that I am going to share here are especially helpful for beginners because it is something that can be practiced by anyone in their day to day activities.
I have specially picked up these techniques for people who are too busy to sit and mediate: –
Set an intention that from now every time when somebody will speak to you, you will listen more attentively.
Active listening not only gives you a good opportunity to know others better but it also frees you from your “self talk” so that you could focus on what is happening in the present moment.
Listen without judgments or formulating the response inside your head even before the other person has finished talking.
If you can just “listen” with more alertness the perfect response will automatically come. Everything else is not response, but reaction.
Small actions that you perform involuntarily gives you a good opportunity to become more present and free yourself from the thoughts that captures your attention during those times.
One such example is when you brush your teeth. You can become a conscious observer and watch the way you move the brush, that particular action has been put on automatic pilot by you from years, so you can even try a slightly different style perhaps.
You can also do it while having a cup of coffee by paying more attention to its smell and taste.
There are hundreds of such daily activities where we are not actually present; our body performs those actions while our mind wanders.
Being mindful in these small actions helps us to avoid the unwanted thoughts in which our mind frequently gets engaged.
This is probably something which will change your view about mindfulness because many people consider that mindfulness is a boring task.
Yes, you can practice the present moment awareness in something very interesting like listening to your favorite music. However, this time you will do it in a bit different way.
You must not choose a song/music which kindles your past memories or defines “your persona” in any way.
Play a song to which you don’t have any kind of attachment and enjoy it “as it is”, pay close attention to the details of the music and observe the feelings it brings to you.
I choose to listen songs of different languages for this purpose as I am able to focus on the music rather than meaning by doing that.
One of the best ways to bring your mind to the present moment is when you travel, most of us do it naturally and that is why we all enjoy traveling a lot.
Yet, people who are highly dominated by worrisome thoughts are not at all aware of the journey; they are only concerned about reaching to the destination.
It could be your commute to workplace or grocery store, it gives you a good chance to enjoy the present moment, all you have to do is to be more present while you get from one place to another rather than being preoccupied by the need to reach to the destination.
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Have you ever wondered what the secret to the law of attraction is? Like, what is the one single thing which can absolutely make your desires come true?
In this post, I will be discussing the most fundamental factor which decides what a person will attract in his life.
“Thoughts and feelings” one may say. Well, in a sense that’s right because every program, book and success coach talks about it and you will find ample amount of information on all these LOA tools in this blog which will enable you to alter your subconscious beliefs or we can say the methods that will help you to achieve the vibrational alignment with your desires.
Still these methods are not near to the one most important ingredient I am about to mention.
Detachment, yes that is the real secret of the people who are very good at manifesting their desires..!
Even though I have talked about it in few of my posts but, this is the first time ever I am going to cover this topic in detail.
There is a reason I haven’t wrote much about detachment in my law of attraction posts especially, not in a direct way like I am doing right now and that’s because people have a lot of false notions about this particular word which does not allow them to see its true definition.
So, I would like to first illuminate the true meaning of the word ”detachment” so that you can drop your false opinions about it.
Detachment…
..Does not mean “no desires” like people have believed it for years, in truth it is impossible for a person to be free of desires.. If you are alive you will have desires…
…Does not mean “emotionless”..
…Does not mean “no expectations”..
…Does not mean some mental state which is achieved only by enlightened masters..
I hope by now you might have dropped most of your judgments about this word.
What is the correct definition of it then?
Detachment is simply the quality of not being attached to the results of your actions, in other words by practicing it you will learn to desire and expect, still keeping your inner state independent of the results.
In most of my posts I emphasis on generating the feelings of “having” what you want before it arrives and that is an indirect way of practicing detachment.
However, that process can emotionally hurt a person and destroy his faith on his creative power if he becomes too much concerned about the manifestation process.
There is a reason why most of the law of attraction teachings points towards meditation and that’s because it is a perfect practice to train your mind to be in a joyful state even when you see no evidence of your wishes getting fulfilled.
After doing enough inner work that is required for making your dreams come true, generating the feelings of having it already or being totally happy with your present moment, both are equally powerful in the manifestation process.
But the latter one is a quality which can transform your whole life.
The life transforming power of practicing detachment lies in your “inner joy” which is totally independent of anything in the outer world and in this way the whole LOA process becomes a playful activity and that’s how it is supposed to be.
Meditation is indeed an effective way for you to train your mind to be free of the worries about the outcomes but, the most powerful tool for practicing detachment is present moment awareness which you can gain from mindfulness exercises.
Mindfulness exercises help you to bring your focus to the present moment whenever your mind gets carried away by disturbing thoughts of past and future.
Once you learn to concentrate on the “now” moment, you will allow the life force to flow freely through you and this will result into easy manifestation of your desires.
Read my post “The Present Moment Awareness-Key to Effortless Manifestation” to know more.
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In this post, I am going to bring a few breathing exercises for panic attacks which can really prove out to be a good tool for you to calm yourself when you get those troublesome panic attacks.
Our breathing has a lot to do with our emotional states and various mind states produces different types of breathing patterns, it is hard to discern these variations in our breath during normal mood changes since the change is very insignificant but, in cases of serious emotional imbalances it becomes very obvious.
The good news is that we can use our breathing to deal with seemingly insurmountable emotional problems whether let it be fear, anxiety or depression.
In case of panic attacks it is undoubtedly impossible to press an immediate escape button however with practice you can really learn to relieve yourself by regulating your breathing patterns.
Deep breathing is not a good thing to do during hyperventilation, we will discuss about it later but, in all other cases you can definitely benefit from the deep breathing exercises that I am going to discuss here.
These exercises are very appropriate to be used to avoid intense emotional trouble if you can detect the symptoms prior to the attacks (which most patients can do with experience).
Again, this is a very easy exercise which you can perform at any place and time according to your convenience.
To do this, sit straight by keeping your spine erect and take a long deep breath in by slowly counting up to four, then hold your breath for another count of four and exhale by again counting from 1-4, repeat until you feel relaxed.
Belly breathing is a very simple deep breathing exercise which you can use anywhere, anytime.
Just place both your hands on your belly and slowly inhale feeling your belly expand out, hold your breath for a while and then exhale by feeling your belly contract back…Repeat it several times till you feel relieved.
This exercise might seem too easy to be effective but, do not judge it by its simplicity because it brings your attention to your breath by taking it off from the disturbing feelings and thus stops it from ascending.
Panic attacks are mostly accompanied by hyperventilation, the symptoms are deep long rapid breath, dizziness, sweating, numbness and nausea
The cause of hyperventilation is excessive removal of carbon dioxide from the body that occurs due to frequent deep breaths and that’s why deep breathing is not good in such cases.
Don’t worry there is a solution.
In nadi shodan pranayam you breathe from alternate nostrils and therefore it helps in balancing the carbon dioxide in your body.
To do this, sit in cross legged position and keep your back straight. Now, press your right nostril with your right thumb and inhale from your left nostril.
Hold your breath for a while and then exhale from your right nostril by pressing the left one with your right ring finger.
Now, reverse the process and repeat for at least 10 minutes.
This is another common problem faced by patients suffering from panic attacks; all of a sudden they feel it hard to breathe.
In real it is a false feeling because they are actually breathing in such situations but, due the intense stress caused by the panic attack they forget to exhale and they focus only on inhaling.
So when you feel like this, make sure to recognize your true condition and exhale before you try to breathe in.
All these exercises are helpful for your emotional troubles because mindful-breathing brings your mind into the present moment and allows you to gain a better control of it.
This is a personal development blog and these are just a few yogic and mindfulness exercises using which you can treat your emotional problems, try them and find if it works for you.
If you are under treatment then please do continue with it along with these exercises.
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Today I am going to share with you a few mindfulness exercises for anxiety which will help you to calm down your mind chatter and thus will allow you to achieve more serenity.
Inner peace is the most important aspect of a happy life, in today’s busy world people totally forget to take care of their mental as well as physical health until they get sick.
Any mental or physical illness is the body’s way of reminding that you have forgotten fulfilling your basic requirement in life that is to take care of your health.
Especially, if you don’t do anything to refresh your mind like the way you push the reset button in your computer, you will have to pay a heavy price in the future.
Anxiety and depression are the two most common diseases that results from the carelessness of an individual towards his emotional states.
Luckily, we have a very good tool to fix them both which is mindfulness meditation and our focus in this post would be treating anxiety.
Before that, let us look into the root cause of anxiety and depression..(because that is essential before you get to know the solution)
Most of the mental problems like frustration, anger, depression, anxiety etc are the consequences of a person not being conscious of his own thoughts, feelings and actions.
By this I mean to say that such troubles are a cumulative result of many negative thoughts which resulted into negative feelings and then became a repeating emotional pattern.
So, to avoid such illness a person has to become more aware of what is going on in his mind and then only he can consciously choose to detach himself from the voices that he hears in his head, which keeps him in lower emotional states.
Although, all the emotional troubles have a common root, I would like to highlight the main cause of depression and anxiety now.
Both of these mental illness are caused by a person’s inability to focus on the present moment which means that he constantly dwells in the past or future. All his actions become unconscious while he is either imagining the future events or replaying past incidences in his mind.
Depression is born from a person’s mind being too obsessed by the thoughts of unfavorable past events whereas anxiety is caused by a person’s worry about the future events.
Mindfulness can treat both of these emotional troubles since it helps one to become conscious of the present moment.
Yes, if you will follow the simple steps to be mindful in various moments of your life then you can successfully pull yourself out of any such addictive habits of mind.
By having a better control over your thoughts and feelings you can completely transform your life and mindfulness teaches you that in the simplest way possible, and one of its major advantage is that you can perform it anywhere and anytime unlike the conventional meditation methods.
This is my favorite one and I learned it from Eckhart Tolle’s teachings, I love this one because by doing this you are turning your weakness into strength.
Keep a watch on your thoughts and you will find that your mind has only a few very common issues using which it keeps you engaged..Identify those subjects and make it an alarm to become aware of the “now’ moment.
For example- I used to think a lot about a friend who betrayed me, my mind will come up with hundreds of thoughts around this subject like “I must have not trusted that friend”, “I will never allow anyone to come that close to me”, “How can someone be that shallow” etc etc.. then one day I chose that friend as my alarm!
So, whenever I am thinking about that friend, my mind(which earlier presented me a hundred reasons to feel bad) alerts me to practice the present moment awareness.
Once you have found a trigger and it starts to remind you to be mindful…Just take a few deep breaths and watch your thoughts as an observer, gently allow them to come and go.. become aware of every thought and try to find that state of “emptiness” when you have no thoughts. The longer you can do this the more peaceful you will feel.
In this method you focus on the information that any of the five senses is bringing to you.
It could be sounds, visuals, smells, touch or taste you actively observe them “as it is” without labeling them.
I have discussed this in more detail in the post-Learn to Expand Your Consciousness with Simple Mindfulness Exercises
This is an exercise for which you will have to take a few minutes from your daily routine.
To do this, find a silent place and sit in any relaxed position:-
First, Take ten conscious deep breaths and clear your mind from the residual thoughts.
Now, start by feeling your scalp, forehead and gently move your attention to every part of your body from top to bottom..do this gradually and imagine that wherever you are focusing that body part is getting relaxed.
This is a very effective way to press the “reset” button of which I talked earlier.
So, these were few quick ways to escape from the thoughts which cause disturbances in your mind that can further grow and become a very big problem in your life if it is not fixed at the right time.
You can practice these exercises to treat your anxiety issues but do not stop following the advice of your doctor (if you are under medical treatment).
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