| Standing meditation is a Tai Chi technique that focuses | | | | visualization technique helps align the entire body. |
| your mind, relaxes tension, and cleanses your entire | | | | This Is A Lot To Visualize? |
| body. Because of unhealthy lifestyles our bodies have | | | | Meditation is not supposed to be easy. It is actually a |
| become polluted with impurities that block the internal | | | | life long inward journey. Don't think that you will be a |
| energy flow inside of our body. For the internal parts | | | | Zen master in a month. It takes years to master the |
| of your body to function properly energy and oxygen | | | | techniques I am describing in this article. |
| needs to be able to flow effortlessly into and | | | | But don't let that discourage you because you can feel |
| throughout the entire body from the tips of your toes | | | | the benefits of meditation at every level of |
| to the ends of your fingers. | | | | development. Start with just taking deep breaths. After |
| The Posture | | | | five minutes you will begin to feel the benefits of |
| To begin, stand with your feet parallel, shoulder width | | | | mediation. |
| apart, and your knees slightly bent so your feet, knees | | | | What is important is that you start meditating. Learn |
| and shoulders are vertically aligned. You can place | | | | the posture and the breathing skills first. Then learn |
| your hands at your side or you can place one hand on | | | | how to visualize and focus your mind. Have fun and |
| your stomach and the other on your lower back. | | | | enjoy this, the last thing it is supposed to be is stressful. |
| This hand position should be done for those who | | | | Eventually you will be able to do several visualization |
| would like to make sure that their abdomen is | | | | techniques at the same time. |
| contracting in and expanding out with each breath. You | | | | Focusing Your Mind |
| can also feel the up and downward forces from deep | | | | Once you have relaxed, focus your mind on your third |
| breathing when your hands are in this position. | | | | eye area (the spot in between your eyes) and see |
| Keep your back straight as if your head and spine are | | | | how long you can reside it there without wandering in |
| suspended on a string. This allows your lungs to breath | | | | thought. If a thought comes, just let it go and try to |
| at full capacity and increased oxygen flow improves | | | | regain focus. |
| cell function of every cell in your body. | | | | When you can successfully reside your mind there, |
| The Breathing | | | | then try to focus your mind on your energy center |
| Close your eyes and begin to breathe deeply. Visualize | | | | which is located 1-2 inches below your naval. With |
| the air going in and out of your body. Count your | | | | every breath you take in imagine the energy flowing in |
| breaths if you need to, sometimes that can help you | | | | to this spot and then exiting back out through the |
| maintain focus. | | | | pores in your skin forming a bubble of energy around |
| With each inward breath imagine energy from the | | | | your body. |
| earth flowing up through your feet into your body and | | | | Cleanse The Body |
| back out through your feet again each time you | | | | You can also cleanse your body with another |
| exhale. This will keep you rooted in the earth. | | | | visualization technique. As you breathe in scan your |
| Relax Your Body | | | | body and gather the impurities and toxins in your body |
| It is very important to relax while you are meditating, so | | | | and exhale them out of your body. |
| as you exhale release the tension from your neck and | | | | As you can see, standing meditation has many |
| shoulders. Focus your mind on any part of your body | | | | benefits, such as reduced stress overall health. Seeing |
| that you choose and release the tension with your | | | | them doesn't make you healthier so you need to |
| mind. | | | | actually practice meditating in order to feel how great |
| It is recommended that you relax your whole body this | | | | those benefits really are. |
| way. Start with you toes and end at your fingers. This | | | | |