Meditation and holistic living have become buzzwords in recent years, with more and more people seeking an alternative to the frantic pace of modern life. However, many practitioners don’t consider the barriers modern society presents to meditation. Even seasoned meditation practitioners can lose focus in the speed-crazed, mindset of modern life. Meditation encourages a strong self awareness and a healthy mind-body connection. Today’s culture seems to operate on a completely different system.
The modern world is addicted to activity, and the more the better. Because of this, many people remain chained to distractions and cannot tap into their body’s natural potential to break free. Stress is created when the mind is not doing what the body is. If you are doing bills and your mind is wandering from picking up the kids and making dinner to finishing up at work, that creates stress. But if your mind is focused on what your body is doing, then there is no stress. This is a fundamental meditation technique.
Most meditation techniques assume the mind-body already exists. This works well in a mountain monastery, but can be difficult to achieve with the...