Meditation

My doctor suggested I try meditation as a form of relaxation.  When most people think of meditating they think of sitting cross legged on the floor and letting their minds go blank.  Sitting for long periods of time completely zoned out.

However that doesn’t necessarily have to be how it is done.  There are different ways to meditate.  The first thing you need to do is find a quiet spot.  Then you need to get comfortable.  Whether it’s sitting up, lying down or lounging it doesn’t matter as long as you are comfortable and relaxed. 

Next you need to focus on something, it can be the sounds of the birds or water’ or you can play some smoothing music.  You can also focus on a scene in your head, imagine yourself someplace.  It doesn’t matter what it is just as long as what you are focusing on is calming.

Then sit (or lay down) in your spot, close your eyes and concentrate all of you thoughts on your point of focus.  Push out any other thoughts and don’t let your mind wander.  Take deep slow breathes relaxing your muscles as your exhale.

The point of meditation is to give you a period of time when you can let go off all of your stresses and not think about anything else but something relaxing and calming.  It’s an escape from reality for a few minutes.

It can take some practice to really get it down and learn to control your thoughts without letting your mind wander.  Some people swear by meditation as for me we will see.  At this point if there is any possibility it will help with my migraines I will give it a try.