One way a person can learn how to meditate is through guided meditation.
What is Guided Meditation
Guided meditations can be of different types having different benefits to letting go, focusing, being present within the practice. It can be performed using different methods alone or within a group. Most meditation techniques can be done by help of visualization, breath awareness, walking, mantras, focused attention. Some guided meditation types also focus on our body, emotional release, and muscles. In order to choose right guided meditation type, a student is recommended to try best fit in the following:
Visualization meditations
Visualization meditation is focusing on a vision. Image form building a way we manifest something into our reality therefore it can be a powerful practice. One can imagine a quite place, nature setting, peaceful atmosphere to slow down our thinking. Since conceptual thinking is based on our old thoughts, emotions, habits it is recommended not to visualize people in order to detach from conceptual patterns. Imagining yourself as an energy touching or spinning trees, water, earth, around our body are all ways to become conscious of moving energy.
Breath awareness meditations
Breath awareness is something that is recommended within any guided meditation type. Since breath can convert air into energy we can focus on deep breathing to bring back our attention. A student can breathe five seconds deep, hold a few seconds, breathe out for five seconds to enhance their practice. Breathing does not have to revolve around time patterns but should be done in a natural way with consideration of deeper breath producing more substantial effect.
Walking meditations
Walking is also another possible way to bring self awareness to meditating. One can walk with hands placed behind their spine or focusing on conscious body movement to bring presence. Breathing is also recommended while using walking meditation to become self aware through body movement. Walking meditation can be used like yoga, other hand movement techniques to bring attention back through certain body movements.
Mantra meditations
Mantras are used in meditation as a way of listening or repeating certain sounds to enhance practice. Mantras can be referred to as sound patterns that align us to frequency of self orbit spin. Just like certain geometry, sounds can influence our thoughts,emotions, and energy in different ways. Certain sounds can make our cell molecules coherent while other disturbing sounds can bring non coherence according to water sound experiments. Repeating or listening to certain high frequency mantras, music can bring healing effects to our body, mind, emotions.
Also Read: What is Mantra Meditation and its Benefits.
Focused attention meditations
Focused attention meditation can revolve around any of previously mentioned techniques like breathing, visualization, sound. One can also focus attention on their body, muscles, emotions as a way to bring awareness to their practice. Different guided meditation types can be explored through multiple sources, guided instructors online.
Where to Experience Meditation
Guided meditation apps
It is recommended students explore guided meditation apps, online meditation classes, and in person guided meditation to see which type of meditation fits them most. We recommend for inexperienced meditators to attend a guided meditation in person at least one time in order to kick off their practice. It can be easier for someone without experience to learn through personal demonstration, by teacher being present in the same room or through video class.
Guided Meditation with Us
By trying guided meditation with us, one can learn about different types of meditation. We will show you how mantras, certain meditation support tools, and body movement techniques can improve your practice. Students in our meditation class receive suggestions, instructions on how to proceed without any prior meditation experience. Besides educating students on meditation types, how to meditate, we talk about subjects related to a class such as energy, consciousness, scientific finding etc..