OVERVIEW
Meditation is the process of turning our attention and awareness inwards. When we do this we gain insight into the content of our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. With practice, meditation enables us to transcend our own mind and achieve a higher state of consciousness, beyond our every day perceptions of reality. This ability is the ultimate power for optimising how we experience life.
There are many different forms of meditation and over the last 20 years, I have tried most of them. Some involve concentration, some involve contemplation, some involve mantra based transcendence.
The truth is that there is no one approach that is better than others. Different approaches often serve different purposes and different approaches can work better for different people.
The Mind Clear approach uses sound frequency and breath in the practice of meditation, because I have found that it enables people to achieve a meditative state of mind as quickly and as effortlessly as possible. This approach was developed to meet the needs of modern day life.
THE MIND CLEAR APPROACH
A GUIDE TO MIND CLEAR MEDITATION
This is an introductory guide to the Mind Clear approach to meditation, which combines the use of sound frequency and breathwork with the practice of meditation.
Sound
Using brainwave entrainment technology, such as binural beats, can be highly beneficial for achieving a meditative state of mind, quickly and easily.
What are binural beats? When your left ear and right ear as exposed to two different frequency tones, your brain will interpret the tone as the difference between the two frequencies. By setting that interpreted tone to a certain frequency, the brainwaves will start syncing with the frequency being recieved. Because of the need for different frequencies in each ear, you will need to wear headphones to listen to them.
Where do you find them? There are a wide range of apps available, which offer binural beats. My personal favourite is brainfm but do a search in the app store for binural beats and try a few out to see what works best for you.
Breath
The breathing technique I recommend for this meditation is a very deep, active breath. Breathing through your mouth, inhale into your belly, then chest, then exhale. You want to put real effort into the inhale, filling your belly and chest as much as possible.
Aim to do the breathing continuously for 7 minutes. You can either have a timer next to you or if you are counting your rounds of breathing you should aim for 200 (or 4 rounds of 50 with a 20 second breath hold on the exhale at the end of each 50)
Meditation
After 7 minutes of active breathing allow the breath to settle into a natural rhythm, breathing in and out through the nose.
Now transition into 7 minutes of awareness or mindfulness meditation where you should maintain your focus on your breath, but every time your mind wanders (which it will), just acknowledge the thought you are having by saying to yourself “I am aware that I am having xyz thought”, do not hold onto or get caught up in it and return to your breath.
After 7 minutes of awareness meditation (14 in total), gently open your eyes and bring your awareness back to you surroundings.
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