“You Too Can Learn Breathing Meditation…In Only 5 Minutes!”

By: Mark Syme Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Have you got 5 minutes to spare to learn breathing meditation? The benefits are huge and you can start getting those benefits in just few minutes. Just focusing on your breathing can help increase your concentration as you'll be getting a whole lot more oxygen to the brain. This certainly can't hurt!

You see, most of us breath though our mouth and into the top of our lungs, resulting in a shallow breathing pattern that gives us sufficient oxygen but that’s about all. However, if you breath through your nose, you’ll find that you diaphragm (your belly) will be moving when you breathe. This draws the air deep into your lungs, fully expanding your chest and allowing you to get all the oxygen out of the air. This will also give you a rush of oxygen into the blood. Many of us could do with this and it tends to relax and calm you.

It seems ridiculous I know, but there really is an art to breathing properly and it’s not one that is taught to most of us. We all need to breathe, but for most of us it's not something we really take much notice of. There’s always going to be lots of other more pressing issues demanding our attention unless we focus on our breathing.

So what is the point of getting your breathing right? Apart from the health benefits, it’s essential to learn breathing meditation! So, what’s the next step?

Well, take a few breaths through your nose, feeling them go deep into your lungs and your stomach move out, while your shoulders stay relaxed and down. Now, just close your eyes and keep breathing, drawing the breath deeper and deeper into your lungs. Now just do this with every breath you take for the next five minutes.

Is It Really This Simple?

Now, you’re unlikely to reach a deep state of meditation using this technique alone, but you’ll certainly get benefits from it. You will find that you're calmer and more centred. Your mind will become clearer and less ‘cluttered’.

Try to do this every day (I’m sure that no matter how busy you are, you’ll be able to find 5 minutes a day) It helps to get into a habit of doing this at a certain time each day, say after you have lunch or just before bed. This helps to cement it as a good habit so you don’t have to think about it. You just do it.

Now some people may say that this isn’t “proper” meditation, but this all depends on how you want to define meditation doesn’t it? You’ll be developing a great habit, bringing your awareness into the present and getting a little bit of space to relax and get in touch with yourself.

Sure there’s heaps of other techniques that are a bit more involved. But even doing this process for 20 minutes rather than five will give you heaps more benefits. That said, if you start with a quick five minute breathing meditation, you could get a taste of what more in depth meditation is like and get some instant benefits too.

So I hope you can see that you can learn breathing meditation in 5 minutes if you want to. Experience the benefits of meditation for yourself. Really get the most out of every day, just by spending a few minutes on yourself.

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About The Author: If you've got a spare 5 minutes, you can start to learn breathing meditation right now. I've found that you really can get heaps of fantastic benefits from meditation. Now you can even use recorded sounds to meditate and get heaps of benefits at the click of a button. For more information click here www.howtomeditate.biz