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Want To Alpha Meditate , Here’s How To Now!

Posted on by thearchaicrhapsody

“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there ― buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day” ― Deepack Chopra

Have you ever thought about the inherent power in you , that can and absolutely will change your life. You can live the life of your dreams. No I’m not talking nonsense, nor have I read to many fantasy novels.It’s true. You have the power manifested in you , it’s just up to you to use it!

Just take 5 minutes of your time, to read this post and I assure you , that 5 minutes , you are going to have a revelation in life !

So, to all the newbies who have no idea about this, alpha meditation is a effective relaxation technique and it’s the most popular meditation technique which is used to re-program the subconscious mind. Using binaural beats to reach the alpha state is also popular.

Binaural beats are  certain waves which induce your mind to go into a calm state or an induced trance.

Now, what’s so special about alpha meditation? 

  • There are a number of benefits of alpha waves. The most obvious are that you become calmer and more relaxed. It has also many effects on the body. For example, it slows down the heart rate, which can be effective against heart problems, the body finds more time to regenerate and it even has a very positive effect on learning speed and memorization.
  • Alpha meditation is a bridge between your conscious and subconscious mind.

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What are alpha waves?

During the day, our brain waves mostly oscillate between the beta and the alpha state.

Alpha waves can be seen as the “relaxing waves”. Besides being quite relaxing, they also have an extremely important role to play in the human mind. They work as a bridge between the subconscious part of the mind (theta waves) and the conscious part of the mind (beta waves).

Alpha waves typically occur, when someone is lying on his couch with closed eyes and simply takes some time for him or her. They also occur in early stages of meditation. Alpha waves can also be induced or stimulated to be produced more frequently and easily with alpha binaural beats.

Alpha meditation is one of many meditation techniques,which helps to calm the mind.

Alpha state is where your brain waves are similar to the ones when you are sleeping or ideally in a dream.

Alpha meditation is very powerful method to reprogram your subconscious mind.

Easy guide to enter the alpha state:

1.Sit at a comfortable place where there are minimum to no distractions.

2.Close your eyes and start counting in reverse order from 100 to 0. You can repeat this for a week and then reduce the counting from 50 to 0 and so on. The point is that when you start you won’t have high concentration and it will take much time to reach the alpha state, as you progress, you will need much lesser time to reach the alpha state.

3.With each count inhale and exhale deeply. observe the breath.(this maybe difficult at first,but whenever you catch your mind wandering ,bring the focus back to your breath.Just focus on your breath(maybe it’s cliche, but this helps). It doesn’t matter what thoughts come and leave your head, do just that. Let it come and go. Don’t attach any emotions to the thought.

4. By this time ,you are in the alpha state of mind.(while there is no certain way to say your’e at alpha ,you can feel circles of energy ,enjoy the moment of serenity).

5.During this time,your subconscious is very receptive to any new thoughts.You can recite your own positive affirmations to yourself. Be careful of your words. Inflict as much as positivity in them, fill your subconscious of positive thoughts.

The best time to alpha meditate is when you are just awake from sleep in the morning or when you are going to sleep. These are the times, you are most likely to be relaxed.

There is no particular sign to particularly say you are at alpha, but you should be feeling circles of energy and there will be serenity and calmness round you.Enjoy this moment of bliss. When you are getting started, you might not realize this, but don’t lose hope, continue to practice , you will feel the change.

For more information , you can visit :

http://hubpages.com/education/What-are-Alpha-brain-waves-Benefits-and-Effects-of-Alpha-waves-in-Meditation-and-Binaural-Beats

https://archaicrhapsody.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/how-to-live-a-better-life-by-unleashing-the-power-of-your-subconscious/

P.S : Feel free to share your progress in the comments below and share your experiences too. Happy to help if you have further queries. Thank you!

One Meditation Taboo You Should Break Right Now!

Posted on by thearchaicrhapsody

Our mind is still a big mystery that eludes it’s solution. We still have failed to comprehend the hidden powers and the capacity of our mind. Even when we are in the midst of this heightened period of enlightenment , humans still struggle to comprehend fully the powers dormant within us.

Meditation is one tool which helps us to comprehend some of the mysteries of the human mind and unleash it’s powers , to those who are willing to experiment with it! You know when they say, you cannot understand certain things unless you have experienced it?  Meditation in some ways is like this…you have to experience it to understand it

How many of you out there have tried starting a meditation routine, but ended up in vain? If you are one of them, don’t fret, your’e just at the right place. Either you are a complete novice to the world of meditation or you are just discovering yourself, this post is for you.

Meditation is often viewed as a “psychic” sort of thing and gives out an aura of the same. But aren’t times fast  changing as more people are now turning up to meditation for a stress-free life among other things.

Meditation gives you a place to go inside yourself where you can find inner peace and communicate with your mind. It helps you come in terms of who you truly are. Discover yourself. For those who are unaware of the benefits a 10-minute meditation session can give you, I suggest you try it for yourself.

First of all , let me clear a strong yet wrong misconception people  have about meditating. It’s what chases people away from meditating.

“Meditation is not concentration, it is in fact de-concentration”.

I know when people imagine meditating what pops up is an image of a person sitting with the eyes closed and chanting something. I bet something very close to this :

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But meditating is not about sitting in a secluded place, with your fingers in the ‘meditation pose’ and willing your mind to ‘not’ think about anything.

Let me let you in on a secret that most of you don’t know : Our mind is not capable of not doing anything/thinking for even a minute. That being said, you might ask : then how does one meditate?

So, finally , here’s your completely easy guide to improve your life in just 5 minutes:

It’s not very difficult. Just be at ease. It helps if your surroundings are silent, but it’s fine if it’s not.You don’t have to have a strict posture too. Just sit how you are comfortable. Just close your eyes and I guarantee you the minute you close your eyes, your mind will be shouting like crazy!!! But what you have to do is quite simple: Just focus on your breath.It doesn’t matter what thoughts come and leave your head, do just that. Let it come and go. Don’t attach any emotions to the thought.

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When you do this, you might not be doing this right every time, sometimes it’s totally fine to sneak on your thoughts and enjoy them or just hate yourself for your thoughts. Come on ,we are humans and we are not perfect. But the point is , don’t ever ditch your breath! Don’t do that. It’s fine if you lost it once, just continue. Before you know it, your mind will stay calm, maybe if you have mastered this you will be free of thoughts for sometime or you will be able to control your thoughts and steer your mind back in control , just by the snap of your fingers!

There is a video  which will help you : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJTbWC-ULc

Meditation is an unique tool which gives you the opportunity to communicate with your subconscious mind. It helps to strike a balance in your already stressful life.

Meditating everyday for at least 5 minutes also helps. It’s up to you on how much time you want to spend on it.Have patience , you have to wait to see your fruits of labour! Nothing good comes easy.

P.S : Share your feelings and thoughts about how you found this guide to be helpful and I would like to hear about how meditating has changed your lives.