excommunicate.net

Day 4 of 365 new ways to a new you. Congratulations, you have made it this far. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you ready for tomorrow? This is part of a series that is going to span 365 days. Some things will be subtle other activities will be more involved. At the end of the 365 days even if you do only 20 of these things you will be a new person, for better or for worse.

Before I begin with day four, I must defer you to our Terms and Conditions .

Our lives are filled with a non-stop barrage of stimuli and stress. We must there for take the time to stop and recharge or risk breaking down. Medical science has proven that of all spiritual practices. Meditation actually helps to reduce stress by allowing the brain to enter the theta state.

Day 4: Meditate, recharge and relax

The real challenge isn’t the meditation technique; but actually finding the time to set aside to meditate. To get any benefits from meditation one will need at least 15-20 minutes. Some more complex meditations like those practiced in shamanism require at least an hour. However the type of meditation you choose doesn’t matter.

To get you started you can refer to How to relieve stress with meditation and if you don’t have time for that you can try while playing video games or sitting at work meditation is a versatile exercise you can do most anywhere and at anytime. The key is consciously relaxing and controlling one’s breath.