19/04/2021
Værd at huske når du sidder i meditation. Indstil kroppen til at støtte det mentale, indstil sindet til at fokusere ubehindret.
For being able to sit in meditation with unhindered breathing for a long time, here are some pointers to keep in mind.
The objective with meditation posture is to support the calmness of mind. If the body is tense or uncomfortable, it will affect the mind so that it tenses up and the attention is drawn to the discomfort.
To calm the mind, it is helpful to calm the body.
One of the most important details is to keep the spine upright, elongated at full length, while still keeping the back muscles relaxed. To do that, it is helpful to find a balance in the back, where the muscles don't have to tense up to adjust for falling backwards or forwards.
Imagine that there is an invisible thread at the back of the head, gently pulling upwards, where the rest of the body loosely hangs from that.
Tucking the chin slightly to allow for opening the breathing.
At the beginning of the meditation, roll the shoulders back three or four times to open the chest, then drop the shoulders.
For the breathing to flow freely, maintain the chest open and shoulder blades rolled back in a natural way, without tension.
Trust that the body knows how.
Try it again and again to notice where tension builds during meditation and investigate how a balance can be established without tension.
If you are sitting on the floor or on a chair, roll the hip joints forward - to most people working in offices, roll forward a lot - to allow the spine to balance on top of the hips without pressure or 'holding'.
The knees are protected by only folding them in one direction - back and front and not sideways. The way to fold the legs is instead to roll the hips - practice yoga (such as yin yoga) to loosen the hips to allow them to roll. Avoid pressure on the knees - sideways pressure on the knees can damage the knees.
Mindfully notice during the entire meditation if tension builds anywhere. Instead of shifting and adjusting the posture during the meditation (the first five minutes is ok) try to maintain mindful awareness of the discomfort, and notice how it changes and that it often goes away.
Listen to the body, trust the body to know when it is pain causing injury - then adjust - or discomfort