Benefits of Quiet Time
Set aside quiet time for yourself every day.
It is not only beneficial, but necessary to take time every day to shut off the mind and force it to become calm and clear.
There are misconceptions about meditation. Meditation does not have to involve strange yoga positions and weird chanting. Meditation is simply giving yourself a time out to calm a busy mind.
Often people think that sleep is similar to meditation. Actually, it is not. When you are sleeping your mind continues to be active.
Try this simple method:
Sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes, and concentrate every thought on your breathing. Focus on your breath going in and out of your lungs and force yourself to stop all other thoughts.
When you first try this and you’re concentrating all your thinking on your breathing you will find that your mind wants to wander. It will be hard to keep your focus on your breathing. The mind doesn’t want to be quieted. This will give you a new awareness of how many different thoughts come into your mind that you are likely not even aware of.
When your mind drifts away from your breathing, shift your focus back to listening and feeling your breath going in and out of your lungs. The more you focus on only your breathing the calmer you will feel. Your breathing will slow down and your entire body will relax.
Set aside 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening to meditate. This time period can be increased as you get more comfortable with meditation.
Quickly you should feel the benefits of your meditation. You should feel less stress and a more attentive mind. Anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue will decrease and your mood will improve.
Meditation helps you to increase discipline over your mind. You will begin to have more control of your thoughts. Your mind will become clearer and you will notice details throughout the day that you never noticed before.
