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Meditating can have a positive impact on your mental health. Meditation is when you focus on your mind for a long time. There are many forms of meditation, but they all provide relaxation and a calm feeling. Our mental health can worsen when we are stressed or having a hard time. Meditation can improve your mental health and put you in a good headspace. Here are 5 types of meditation techniques to improve your mental health:
Guided Meditation
Guided meditation is a more structured technique of meditation. You will have an instructor that will lead you through visualizations and mental images. The instructor will help you relax your muscles until you feel comfortable.
There are also certain breathing exercises that you would be doing. The guided meditation session will help you stay focused and clear your head of any negativity. Guided meditation can last for a few minutes or hours.
Mindfulness Meditation
Being aware of your feelings and being present in the moment will help improve your mental health. Mindfulness meditation helps you be mindful of what you are doing and where you are and accept it in a non-judgmental way. You can focus on what you are grateful for and your intention for the day. Doing this will help you focus on where you are today. If you want to maximize your mindfulness meditation sessions, you can listen to meditation music on YouTube.
Movement Meditation
Meditation is not all about sitting and visualization. Movement meditation is when you do repetitive activities. They are often structured practices. Yoga and tai chi are examples of movement meditation. Try meditating while you walk, stretch, get dressed, drive, or when you are doing daily tasks. These structured practices will calm your mind and relieve stress.
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental meditation is a technique that helps you relax mentally by silently repeating personal mantras or certain repetitive words. This form of meditation helps you stay focused and avoid thoughts that distract you. It will put you in a state of rest and alertness, although you will be awake. Transcendental meditation is led by certified teachers because you cannot learn it by yourself.
Loving-Kindness Meditation
One thing that can have a negative effect on our mental health is not loving ourselves or others. Loving-kindness meditation helps you focus on having loving energy towards others and yourself. It works by mentally sending kindness and warmth to others by repeating some mantras. Doing this meditation will help you learn how to have self-acceptance, forgive others, and connect with others.
Taking care of your mental health with meditation takes some practice. Over time you will learn mindfulness and how to be in tune with your emotions. You can try all these meditation techniques, or you can pick one you feel comfortable doing. Regardless of which one you choose to practice, remember to take deep breaths, and stay focused. You will see improvement in your mental health and thought process.
