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The Battle between Mindfulness and Active Meditation
from:Optimistic or pessimistic thoughts and feelings, noises, the things you see – everything around you, may it be distraction or not should be received as you do mindfulness meditation. You are not to exclude anything with this type of meditation; all you need to do is sit down in peace and perceive any past or present events and feel any emotions you might encounter in the course of meditating.
Mindfulness meditation however is contradictory to active meditation. This type of meditation involves not pure sitting but letting your body move – from slow to intense movements. It is a process where a practitioner can undo all suppression as well as negative emotions by letting the body move and easily go into stillness.
Posture Talk
Posture is important in mindfulness meditation so that energy will flow better. A comfortable seating position should be selected; it does not matter whether it is lotus, Burmese or Seiza positions. Let your hands rest on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand should be on a downward position.
On the other hand, posture is not extremely important with active meditation. You can do any movements you wish to undertake such as walking, dancing, or stumping of feet. Shouting, laughing and crying can be incorporated as you move.
The Meditation Process
Once you have assumed a comfortable seating position, you are now ready to undertake the mindfulness meditation wherein you need to become aware of the current moment. You should experience what is happening right now at this very moment where you would welcome yet slowly dissolve the fear, rage, qualms, and reservations in life.
Mindfulness meditation teaches you to be conscious of what is happening in your life as well as your environment. It lets you witness the good and the bad events. Most importantly, it lets you respond in a positive way to the matters you have become aware of.
Release of tension and stress may be the comparable factor between mindfulness and active meditation. There are five processes a practitioner should undertake with active meditation.
1. Do frenzied and unsystematic breathing. This is done with the belief that it is through breathing which invites repression so it is also in breathing that it will be freed.
2. Act mad. This is done in order to free yourself from negative emotions you are keeping within. When you do this step, you need not be serious. You need to act mad and play with your body. Jump, dance or jog if you want to. Let shouting, laughter or wailing accompany your actions.
3. Release Hoo! You need to repeatedly say, scream or yell "Hoo!" By doing this, you are increasing your sex energy.
4. Stop. Whatever position you are in when the leader says stop, immediately put an end to everything that you are doing and be still with the position you have. Now is the time to discern.
5. Celebrate.
The type of meditation to undertake varies from one person to the other. There are instances that mindfulness meditation may work well for you but not for your partner. The most important aspect of meditation is the result – you need to feel good and relieved.
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