With demographic change, the number of elderly people is increasing globally. The ageing process and associated stress diminishes their quality of life. Mindfulness or meditation has been claimed to reduce stress and alleviate suffering.
This beautiful meditation for relaxation is guided by Sindhu, Inbliss Himalayas. Sindhu has over 20 years of experience as an Osho Meditation Facilitator and Therapist. She has worked with people from all over the world and has travelled to over 25 countries for facilitating workshops.
Mindfulness meditation might be a useful approach for anyone especially for the elderly as this is a passive meditation. Inbliss Himalaya’s Mindfulness meditation, in particular, has become more popular in recent years. The practice of mindful meditation involves sitting comfortably, focusing on your breathing, and then bringing your attention to the present without drifting into concerns about the past or future. Many persons who have tried this method have reported dramatic changes in attitudes, beliefs, habits and behaviours. A mindfulness meditation can be an effective health care intervention for english speaking population.
Mindfulness and meditation
As Osho puts it, "When the mind disappears, thoughts disappear. It is not that you become mindless; on the contrary you become mindful. Buddha uses these words “right mindfulness” millions of times. When the mind disappears and thoughts disappear you become mindful. You do things – you move, you work, you eat, you sleep, but you are always mindful. The mind is not there, but mindfulness is there. What is mindfulness? It is awareness. It is perfect awareness."
Osho further adds "You can call it mindfulness, awareness, or you can call it a state of no-mind. The words seem to be contradicting each other, but they are indicative of the same state. Presence of mind means to be in the present, to be spontaneous, to be available to whatsoever is happening right now. To be available to here and now is presence of mind. But the only way to be available to here and now is not to be in the past, not to be in the future.
And mind consists of past and future; mind knows nothing of the present. Mind is always occupied, it is never unoccupied. And whenever the mind is unoccupied, utterly without any thought, just watchful, alert, conscious, there arises a great presence. That presence functions on its own accord. That presence makes your life a life of responses, not of reactions.
Ordinary life is of reaction; you react. Reaction means you are reacting to a present situation according to the past. It never fits because life never repeats itself".
Regularly practicing the guided meditations from Inbliss Himalaya guide to meditation helps to gradually develop the ability to be present throughout the day, every day.
In a recent workshop few participants were trained in Inbliss Himalaya’s mindfulness meditation technique for Stress Reduction and Relaxation. Significant reductions were observed in measures of present-moment pain, negative body image, inhibition of activity by pain, symptoms, mood disturbance, and psychological symptomatology, including anxiety and depression. Participants notice a reduction in utilization of medication, energy levels and feelings of self-esteem increased. Improvement appeared to be independent of gender, source of referral, and type of physical or mental issue.
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