Mindful Meditation with Helping Hand Coaching

What exactly is Mindfulness Meditation?

The principles of mindfulness and meditation are combined in mindfulness meditation. When you are mindful, you stay in the present moment. You are aware of your surroundings while connecting to your inner ideas and feelings. In difficult times, mindfulness prevents you from overreacting or becoming overwhelmed.

Meditation allows you to investigate your mind's inner workings. Exploring diverse feelings created by acts such as breathing or inhaling scents may also be part of the practice.

Mindfulness Has Many Advantages

Practising mindfulness meditation entails suspending judgement and approaching the world with open eyes. When you meditate, you approach yourself and others with kindness and openness. You can meditate whenever and wherever you feel at ease.

Mindfulness meditation necessitates mental discipline, alertness, and intent. It teaches you to examine your thoughts and feelings objectively, free of the intrusion of unconscious reactions. It is about observing what is happening without attempting to change it. This can be beneficial for persons dealing with tough emotions.

The following are some of the advantages of mindfulness meditation:

Enhancing cognitive abilities 

Mindfulness meditation can improve brain function by increasing activity in the cerebral cortex and the left side of the brain. It can help you handle stress more efficiently, control your emotions, and feel more in control.

Reducing the symptoms of depression. 

Mindfulness meditation can be paired with cognitive therapy to help persons with chronic depression avoid relapse. Negative thought habits might keep you constantly obsessing over your perceived flaws. You can learn to balance these negative thought patterns with more positive ones by practising mindfulness meditation.

Limiting binge eating. 

Because mindfulness meditation increases awareness and self-control, it can aid in treating binge-eating disorders. Mindfulness meditation practice can assist people in recognising and avoiding unhealthy eating practices.

Managing persistent pain. 

Some people utilise mindfulness meditation techniques to relieve discomfort and lead more active lives.

While mindfulness meditation benefits many people, it does not replace other medical or mental health treatments. Check with your doctor or a mental health expert about including mindfulness meditation into your new or existing treatment plan.

Becoming More Aware

You don't need expensive equipment or a specific religious or spiritual discipline to begin practising mindfulness meditation. All you have to do is commit to the practice. Some people prefer to have someone accompany them or lead them through the experience.

You can request mindfulness meditation programmes. Such programmes may be beneficial if you require therapy for mental health or substance misuse difficulties. Helping Hand Coaching can frequently alter the practice to meet your requirements. Contact john@thehelpinghandcoaching.com to make a request.

The following strategies are commonly used in mindfulness meditation:

• Mindful breathing is the discipline of paying attention to your breathing without disrupting its rhythm.

• Body scanning helps you become more aware of your body's sensations and feelings. 

• Mindful eating forces you to slow down and pay greater attention to food's aromas, textures, and flavours. 

• Mindful movement forces you to pay attention to your body and everything around you while moving. You can practice moving mindfully from position to pose in yoga.

• Positive, loving meditation directs your attention to perceiving yourself positively. You then practise adopting the same upbeat attitude toward family, friends, and, eventually, everyone you meet.

When you first begin practising mindfulness meditation, you can do the following steps:

• Look for a quiet, tranquil place to sit comfortably.

• Close your eyes and take a deep breath while relaxing. 

• Pay attention to how your chest rises and falls as the breath enters and exits your body. Notice how your stomach expands and contracts with each breath. Allow your breath to flow freely in and out without straining it.

• When thoughts arise to distract you, simply acknowledge them and return your attention to your breath.

To begin, try meditating for a few minutes every day. To reap the full advantages of mindfulness meditation, gradually increase to two 20-minute sessions per day.