Meditation Techniques - What to do and How it Works
The benefits of practicing meditation surpass the benefits of practicing any other form of relaxation. Through the practice of meditation it is possible to achieve peace and happiness and a person totally committed to it, regardless of the meditation technique, experiences total bliss.
Perhaps one of the immediate advantages of meditation is the ability to de stress much more effectively. In contrast to other methods which promise the same thing, meditation offers a more permanent solution to stress, anxiety, depression and anger, in addition to being natural and healthy way of strengthening the mind.
While some people looking to clear their minds and their bodies from too much stress find solace in meditation, others turn to temporary and potentially harmful solutions like drugs. Drugs offer a short-lived release and end up doing more harm than good.
There are plenty of techniques to choose from to make meditation an exhilarating experience. Several online sites offer information on various forms of meditation available and the techniques to practice it.
One such example is the Hong Sau meditation technique. Hong Sau is an easy meditation technique that guides you through to tap into your inner strengths. Furthermore this particular meditation technique is said to be a spiritual experience and a way to connect with God.
Hong Sau meditation technique states that breathing is the greatest barrier to attaining a deep state of meditation. While practicing this form of meditation, the focus is on breathing and only when the correct technique of breathing is mastered will it lead to a deeper state of relaxation
This is how the Hong Sau technique of meditation should be practiced; sit upright with the spine straight, but not uncomfortable. Focus your attention to a spot between your eyebrows. Breathe in till the count of eight and hold your breath for eight counts as well without looking away from the point between your eyebrows. Breathe out slowly till the count of eight. Repeat this process three to six times.
After the breathing exercise, breathe in another time and mentally say “Hong”. Then mentally say Sau (pronounced like saw) while you breathe out. The term Hong Sau means “I am He” or “I am Spirit”. Don’t control your breathing, instead, breathe naturally. You will soon feel that your breathing seems to be making the Hong and Sau sounds.
When you become more relaxed, feel your breathe go higher and higher in the nose. All the while, keep your gaze at the same point between your eyebrows. Keep practicing this meditation technique as long as you want to or until it takes you to a deeper state of relaxation.
The Hong Sau technique of meditation is relatively simple and while it may take some time to perfect it, this form of meditation is perhaps best suited to beginners for this very reason.
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Peter Beacham said,
November 6, 2008 @ 10:38 am
The ‘Hong Sau technique’ is a dangerous corruption of two Yoga pranayama practices. The inhale, hold and exhale breathing technique using both nostrils is an introductory kindergarten version of the pranayama, Viloma. As B.K.S. Iyengar has said, “It is suitable for beginners, weak persons, and invalids, or when suffering from fatigue, strain, high blood pressures or a heart complaint. ”
The mature, single-nostril versions of Viloma are intended to create Kundalini through uniting the Ha and Tha pranas. In addition, “Hong Sau” is a meaningless phrase that has nothing whatsoever to do with meditation and is a corruption of “So Haam”, the very powerful Nirguna Mantra in which we assert our identity with Brahman or God Consciousness. Our inbreath makes the sound “So” and the outbreath makes the sound “Haam”. We are constructed so that with every complete breath we remind ourselves of our essential nature of spirit. As good as this affirmation seems, it is accompanied by the formation and movement of Kundalini which the unprepared neophyte may find leads instead to psychic disturbances known as Spiritual Emergence Syndrome unless they understand what is occurring and have take time to strengthen their physical, mental and psychic attributes. Recommending such false techniques as the “Hong Sau” is irresponsible because of the danger to which it exposes the unwitting person.