Meditation is one of the five principles of yoga and has numerous benefits or Advantages. Meditation is becoming popular as one-stop solution for almost all the problems related to physical and mental health. One of the most talked about benefits is that it reduces stress and anxiety from the body and helps to achieve deeper levels of relaxation and concentration. Meditation is an ancient technique that promotes relaxation, increased awareness, mental focus, clarity, and sense of peace. It helps to detoxify the mind of everyday tensions and worries. It is a proven fact that meditation assists in healing fast after operations and even very ill patients responds to treatment and medications much better when they used meditation techniques. Meditation helps in improving blood circulation and also works well for those suffering from high blood pressure. Meditation is also said to be a good way to get rid of addictions. There are many cases where it has helped to stop Smoking and get rid of the Alcohol habit.Regular meditation can also assist in weight loss.

Many tend to think that it is difficult and need a lot of time. But it is not so. Here is the procedure for doing meditation in ten minutes.

Procedure for 10 Minutes Meditation

Find a comfortable place to sit and sit cross legged on the floor or on a straight backed chair with the feet touching the ground. Set an alarm for 10 minutes. Place your hand on your belly and start to slowly inhale and exhale slowly concentrating on the breathe. Close your eyes and place the hands on the knees. Breathe steadily and try to calm your mind. Thoughts may flow in an out of the mind but do not try to battle them. It would gradually calm down. Count your breathe and count up to ten and repeat. Alternately try chanting ‘Om’ or ‘I am happy’ in mind or loudly. You can even think of something positive or something which makes you happy and concentrate on it. Visualize it and concentrate fully on it. This would help you to train your thoughts and find happiness from within.

First try for just 10 minutes but you can keep on increasing the time gradually. Do this as often as possible and whenever you get time. This would help to stay healthy, stay calm and relax.