Meditation has emerged as one of the most effective ways to relax the mind and experience heightened awareness. It also helps in providing relief from stress besides reviving our dull senses. In fact, research has suggested that meditation can offer various other health benefits both at physical and emotional levels. The best aspect of meditation is that it can be practiced in various forms depending upon the personality and temperament of the practitioners. While there no specific right way to meditate, being aware of the different meditation techniques can help you choose the most appropriate technique. Discussed below are the five most common techniques for practicing meditation along with their various benefits to help you choose wisely.
             List of Meditation Techniques
Spiritual Meditation Technique
As the name suggests, this type of meditation is practiced at the spiritual level. It is one of the best techniques of meditation for beginners as it enables a free flow of thoughts. This means that you do not need to control or react to your thoughts but rather use the tools of prayer and self-observation to redirect them. The best aspect of following this method of meditation enables you to look beyond the chaotic world that surrounds you while helping you to stay in the present.
Benefits To Be Gained:
There are several physical and emotional benefits of spiritual meditation, the most important of which are listed as follows.
- It helps to smoothen out your emotions.
- It helps your body to unwind and relaxes your nerves.
- It helps you eliminate negative thoughts and emotions and promote positivity.
Raj Yoga Meditation
This ancient meditation technique first finds mention in the Bhagavad Gita. However, this technique earned popularity in the modern times, when it was propagated by Swami Vivekananda in the 19th century. The primary objective of this meditation form is to help you understand the value of silence and introspection. It is also effective in helping you maintain your sanity in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
Benefits To Be Gained:
The key benefits that you can gain through regular Raj Yoga meditation practice are listed below.
- It enhances the clarity of mind and helps improve concentration.
- It helps improve your overall well-being and improves your sense of self-worth.
- It helps you find your purpose in life and helps you focus your mind on attaining it.
Shiva Meditation
This extremely powerful meditation technique is based on calling upon deep cosmic energies. It helps you understand the world and the universe at a subconscious level. In this meditation form, Shiva is considered to be the center of universal consciousness. That is why, when you practice this meditation, you often feel one with the Supreme Being. It helps diminish your sense of ego as you understand your insignificance within the universe.
Benefits To Be Gained:
You might be surprised to learn about the various physical health benefits of Shiva meditation, which are listed below.
- It is known to be effective in stabilizing your blood pressure and increasing your stamina.
- It also helps in strengthening the immune system and making the stressed muscles feel relaxed.
- It makes you take little note of materialistic issues and be more tolerant towards others.
Vipassana Meditation
This is another ancient meditation technique that is still relevant and widely practiced in the modern times. This meditation form was first taught by Buddha almost 2500 years ago which is why for many years it was also known Buddhist meditation. By practicing this form of meditation regularly, you gain a clearer understanding of the essence of your existence. This meditation leaves a lasting and deep effect on you as an individual.
Benefits To Be Gained:
Vipassana meditation technique proves extremely beneficial in helping you live in peace with yourself and with others by offering the following benefits.
- It helps you gain a deeper understanding of self and also helps to improve your relationship with others.
- It makes you more tolerant and forgiving of the mistakes of other people.
- It helps you adopt a more empathetic attitude towards others.
- It helps you evolve as a human being and makes you more humble.
Zen Meditation
This highly effective technique of meditation was developed by Indian King Bhodidharma but was popularized by the Chinese. Bodhidharma traveled to the oriental countries to spread the knowledge of Buddhism and took the knowledge of this form of meditation with him. It was then practiced extensively by the monks in monasteries and later was adapted people living regular working lives.
Benefits To Be Gained:
This technique is known to be extremely effective in helping people fight depression through meditation due to its below-listed benefits.
- It provides effective relief from stress and helps to relax the body and the mind.
- It helps you gain lasting solutions to your core problems through self-introspection.
- It helps you make wiser choices that improve your overall existence.
- It helps you gain a positive perspective of things and minimize negative thoughts and energies.
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