Meditation and Mantra
Many people are familiar with the idea or practice of meditation as a silent and contemplative practice. While this is a traditional way to practice meditation, there are also more modern and unique ways to practice meditation. Technology has allowed for new ways to engage with mindfulness practices that can be beneficial for our busy lives.
Additionally, many people have heard of traditional mantra which has been used as prayer for thousands of years in ancient and spiritual cultures. The practices of guided meditations and affirmations is deeply steeped in traditional experience and practice and has been proven effective over thousands of years for reprogramming the subconscious mind.
Modern medicine and research has shown that these practices can be adopted and implemented in new ways to be effective and engaging. It is very helpful to honor traditional healing practices and meditations, but it is also purposeful to make sure these practices are effective for daily life in modern times. Some techniques can be adapted to ensure that practices are helpful in our fast-paced society.
The Subconscious Mind
The subconscious mind is the aspect of our minds that lies below the surface of our awareness. The subconscious mind is in control of various decisions we make even when we are unaware of them. This is helpful because it allows our brains to conserve energy and streamlines decision making.
Imagine driving with full awareness of the conscious mind at all times. Instead, we rely on the subconscious mind to help us remember directions, and to take over a sort of autopilot as many of us are already deeply engrained with the understanding and physical practice of driving regularly.
Similarly, the subconscious mind can hold onto experiences we have had in the past that were deemed as negative and can use these old ideas as the framework for new decisions.
When this happens, it can become detrimental to our creativity and ability to express a new outcome.
So, we sometimes get stuck in a cycle of repeating past choices or actions even though we thought we had learned our lesson. In these instances, the subconscious mind is striving to protect us from harm and is guiding much of our decision making without our knowledge.
Accessing and reprogramming the subconscious mind is essential for creating a new reality with greater patience, clarity and success that is of our true nature and is not forced or faked.
Reprogramming the Mind with Guided Meditation
When we participate regularly in guided meditation, we can access the subconscious mind and create a new underlying program for our lives. The subconscious mind is responsible for our underlying belief systems and ideologies.
Instead of allowing our subconscious mind to rule our existence, we can start to program our minds with whatever beliefs and ideas we prefer. Affirmations can also be used throughout the day to strengthen our mindset and resolve discordant ideas in the subconscious mind. Affirmations are phrases and statements that we create and repeat to ourselves in order to establish a new idea.
When we repeat affirmations to ourselves, our mind begins to believe the new thought and it can override any old patterns of negative behavior. This does not happen immediately, but through devoted practice we can reprogram the subconscious mind to a more positive outlook. Affirmations can be done anywhere and anytime.
They can be said aloud or can be repeated silently to oneself.
Affirmations can also be written repeatedly to engage both the mind and the body into a new state of manifestation. Practicing guided meditation and affirmations regularly can begin to shift the awareness from a conditioned response to a new idea for existence.