Lighten Your Mood
Depression can be quite a devastating disease, more so because the sufferer would be hard pressed to find sympathy in this fast paced and eternally busy world. Often overlooked as a nuisance, depression can become an out of control problem is a solution is not found.
Of late many medical practitioners have started to advocate the use of meditation to compliment the prescribed medications the individual patient is on.
As there are many different types and levels of the depression disease, some quarters disagree with using meditation as a tool to combat depression. The basis of the argument is that some depression states are brought on by the presence of the chemical imbalance in the individual’s body system.
However upon understanding the tenants of meditation this argument can be refuted. Reason being the chemical imbalance can be altered when the mind teaches the body to keep itself in perfect balance, peace and harmony.
In fact there are two specific meditation styles that have become very popular with regard to treating depression. The Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana Meditaion methods currently practiced with documented successful results.
The basis of the Metta Bhavana meditation style is in the encouragement of the individual to love themselves and those around. Through this method, the understanding that love for one’s self comes for within and not from others, helps to focus the mind on building on this truth.
In the Mindfulness meditation technique, the focus is on learning to breathe deeply and “feeling” it completely, thus bringing the mind into a different realm of awareness.
Both these methods link the body and mind with the positive energy emitted through the meditative state.
