Meditation or dhyana is the one of the richest traditions, culture and beliefs of India. It mainly affects the mental health of a person. Meditation is a vast topic in India cultures, it is also a way of expressing love and devotion to God.
Types of Meditation and Their Effects
- Focused attention meditation: In this style one concentrates on a single object, thought, sound or visualization. Also on breathing, mantra or calming sound.
- Open monitoring meditation: In this style one encourages awareness of all aspects of your environment, thought and sense of self love.
Benefits of both the types of meditation are quiet similar which includes:
- Awareness of thoughts, feelings or impulse
- Helps in absorbing positive energy and releasing negative energy.
- Reduce stress and helps in increasing concentration
- Increase self awareness
- Reduce anxiety and depression
- Maintains blood circulation
- Increases attention span
- Reduce age related memory loss
- Helps in fighting addiction
- Improves sleep and treat insomnia (sleeping sickness)
- Helps in maintaining good spine posture
- Helps in opening seven chakras
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