For the most part, practicing meditation begins with physical relaxation along with breathing. We gradually shift our focus to another part of the body, aiming to calm down and lower the rate of brain wave activity. When the brain and body slow down their constant activity, it becomes easier for us to use imagination, and easier for the brain to receive what we choose to convey to it. Many studies have shown that reaching this state of physical relaxation is sufficient to reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen the immune system, increase the ability to concentrate, and achieve balance between the brain’s electrical activity.
Breathing is one of the strongest foundations of guided meditation because of its effect on the body and mind. This may seem strange to you, but it happens in daily life—we forget to breathe. You may have noticed that sometimes we suddenly take a deep breath, which comes from a lack of air.
We believe that stress and pressure are the main reasons (how often do you say “I don’t even have time to breathe?”). But anger, fear, shock, or anything that damages our confidence and self-image can reduce our breathing capacity.
The best way to breathe during meditation is to fill the lower abdomen. Yoga experts claim that this is the natural way of breathing, while breathing into the lungs feeds the constant flow of thoughts. Breathing into the stomach, on the other hand, is associated with the place of mental calm we seek—it is actually our natural breathing.
Inhaling and exhaling also help calm the body, slow the heart rate and brain waves, and greatly support concentration.
It injects oxygen into the body, contributing to the circular flow of energy that acts as a channel between body and mind, and stimulates the secretion of hormones such as dopamine and serotonin.
Since energy can be shaped through thoughts and emotions, we can imagine that with every inhale we bring in “new” and cleansing energy, and with every exhale we release “used” energy that no longer serves us.
Change can happen in a single moment or it may take a long time, but after several attempts to change, we often find ourselves returning to old habits or previous situations over time, because we did not make the change correctly.
We can undergo surgery to remove a growth but not its causes; we can lose weight or refrain from smoking for a while, but often this habit can return to our lives because we have not internalized the reality that everything is under our control and responsibility. We also have not reinforced the change at the cellular or subconscious level.
Implementing change is a process built on different layers: training and repetition, strengthening internal resources, recognizing that we are responsible for what happens in our lives, accepting the given situation, focusing on the present, and more. Guided meditation for emotional eating from NewLife Arabia, for example, offers daily training to make change that includes all components of transformation as we envision them in the present and future. Reaching awareness may take several weeks, but we conclude guided meditation with the ability to understand the causes of the current situation and then engage in daily training to adjust our perspective.
The wisdom behind all this is to release the feeling of lack or absence of what we desire in our lives today, and to focus only on what we want to achieve and how we can achieve it. The best way to do this is to practice guided meditation daily, motivated by the joy of the experience itself and the daily pleasure it brings to our lives. In other words, if you broadcast complaints, you will not be able to attract the imagination of what you are asking for. If you can bring yourself to a state where you enjoy the feeling of abundance, satisfaction, or happiness in your imagination—in the moment you are living now—this is the moment you release resistance, and everything you want to reach will come, according to the laws of the universe.
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