Most of us have to deal with stress from either work or school. You can’t close your eyes to make it disappear completely but you can find peace which means you can certainly cope with it.

One technique which could offer this is called Zen meditation.

Zen meditation is often referred to as the study of the self. It involves sitting in various postures so it is feasible to bring the body and mind to a peaceful and stable condition. Normally as you focus on images and thoughts that arise your heartbeat slows until you reach a reflective state of meditation.

One of the best seating positions to achieve this is known as the Burmese position. There is also the full lotus, half lotus, kneeling or sitting upon a chair.

The key here is to keep your back straight to ensure that your deep breathing will happen naturally. This permits you to intake more oxygen that will assist cleanse and energize the entire body.

The buttocks should be thrust out and also the chin tucked in. The hands should be placed near to you with the left hand resting over the right with palms open and facing up. The joint of the middle fingers are resting on top of the other with the thumbs slightly touching.

Your eyes ought to be half closed whilst your head should be positioned to a 45 degree angle towards the body. Given that it is not easy to keep the eyes like this the whole time, you can try closing them first and then opening them afterwards. Should you get sleepy, just open them wide.

The challenging part is remaining in a stationary position for 15-20 minutes. Once you have developed a breathing pattern, you slowly relax the muscles from your face all the way down to your feet. While breathing slowly, you should focus on positive thoughts and reject the ones that are negative.

By concentrating, it’s possible to unite the entire body, mind and soul to ensure that your mind is in the present moment, and is no longer thinking of yesteryear or the unforeseeable future.

Aside from the right posture, it is recommended to wear loose clothing. It’s not a good idea to practice this after a heavy meal because a full stomach usually creates discomfort which unfortunately is often a distraction.

If you’d like to learn Zen Meditation, you can read about it or better yet join a group. Once you get the hang of things, you can even purchase a few accessories to make the experience a fruitful one like incense sticks, a bell or perhaps a ringing bowl to mark the start and end of the session.

Short incense sticks burn for approximately 45 minutes while the longer ones are double the time. You can even make use of the kitchen timer since no one is going to be there to ring the bell to pronounce time is up.

Zen meditation experts recommend that beginners should try for 10 minutes first until you get accustomed to it before you decide to extend this for 20 or 30 minutes. Should your mind wander off, concentrate a little harder to focus once again on your breathing and your thoughts will settle down naturally.

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