Did you know that guided meditations are one of the greatest ways to get into the habit of meditating? That is because they are straightforward to use, which is great if you're in need of constant relaxation after a hard day.
The funny thing is most people find it hard to find the time to actually listen to them, even though they are stressed out! That may sound weird, but a lot of people tend to place the least importance on themselves. Most people look after others, help others and in general do their utmost to help others to lead a more enhanced way of living.
If you want to start meditating then you need to set aside the required time. If you think, "Hey I can't find the time I'm to busy," then think again. There are almost definitely periods in your day when you can find at least 15 to 20 minutes or so. For a start you can stop watching too much TV. Once you have found the time then what you need to do is sit on your favourite chair if you're going to listen to your guided relaxation whilst sitting down. Or lie down on your bed if that's the position you'd favour.
Put a, "Do not disturb" sign on the door of the room you are meditating in. switch the cell phone off, Put on your headphones. Press play and just let yourself go into a soothing, stress free relaxation . It really is that easy to use a guided relaxation.
The good thing is about using guided relaxation is that you have the power to be able to get rid of stress any time you want. So start to study how meditation can benefit you in all areas of your life. You can start by reading through numerous magazines and books until you really know what meditation can do for you in your life, it really will enhance every single part of it, there is no doubt about that. If everyone meditated every day there would not be so many angry people in the world. Meditation can make you feel good about yourself, but if you do not push yourself to practice it then you are going to be one very angry bunny at the end of the day.
Think about it meditation can brighten your life in a lot of ways because of the changes that it can make to the way you feel about yourself and the world in general. Hey! this is something very positive that you can do for yourself and for your mental well-being for many years to come. Good Luck?
Dion Daly is a certified trainer in hypnosis, a master practitioner in NLP and TLT. He also has a degree in metaphysics.