Meditation is becoming more and more commonplace. It is the practice of silencing all thoughts that can run through the mind daily and achieving complete awareness. It can even lead to an alternate state of consciousness.
Meditation has been shown to boost immunity, improve sleep quality, increase concentration, and even reduce stress. Therefore, it can be a precious asset for being highly successful and live in a world of pressure and demand.
The key is to identify the specific type of meditation that works best for that individual. Meditation is not a one-size-fits-all type of process. It is essential to determine what is desired out of meditation and then finding the corresponding type.
Transcendental Meditation
This is the most commonly used among celebrities. This form of meditation involves a simple technique. It all revolves around a personally assigned mantra. That mantra can be a sound, a word, or even a small phrase.
That mantra is then repeated in a particular way. Transcendental meditation is practiced for roughly 20 minutes each day. When you see someone practicing meditation with their legs crossed and eyes closed, this is the type of meditation that they are practicing.
The idea behind the technique is to help settle you inwardly. It is meant to help achieve a profound state of relaxation. The goal ultimately is to achieve inner peace without the effort or concentration that other forms may require.
Mindfulness Meditation
Another of the most commonly practiced forms of meditation is out there. This is the process of quietly being present with one’s thoughts—many attempts to be mindful without fully understanding what that means.
Being mindful means having an awareness of what we are doing and where we are in life. It also means not being too reactive to the things that are happening to us in our lives. Finally, it is intended to bring an evenness, a balance, to our lives.
The great thing about mindful meditation is that it can be done just about anywhere. For those who lead busy, active lifestyles, it just takes a quiet place. Sitting, closing one’s eyes, and putting a focus on breathing is all that it takes.
Another benefit of mindfulness meditation is that it can be done at any point during the day. For example, you may be in the middle of chores or even at work. The key is to observe one’s emotions and thoughts but let them pass through without any judgment.
Guided Meditation
Visualization is another significant component of the success celebrities experience. Many of them will speak of how they visualized the entire process beforehand and the key to their success. But what does that mean and entail?
Well, through guided meditation, you form mental pictures. It might be something you hope to achieve, or it might just be a situation that you find to be relaxing. The goal is to visualize something that centers you, gives you focus, and brings about peace.
The key is a teacher or guide to help, which is where the name comes from. Those who use this method suggest using as many of the senses as possible. All of them combined can work to evoke calmness in you and the space that you find relaxing.
While calming oneself, that visualization can be used to think about events that you want to happen. Maybe it is a promotion. Perhaps it is losing weight. But the key is to well and truly visualize it all coming to fruition.