Difference Between Meditation and Concentration

What is the difference between meditation and concentration?

Is there a difference between the two?'

Meditation is the act of slowing down the brain so that you can clear your mind of chatter.
Concentration is a state of the mind bringing forth pictures for the mind to ponder and produce thought.
 
The interesting thing is if you can purposely concentrate during meditation on a moment of imagery that is pleasurable you can actually feel it's reality. The imagination is an amazing thing, much more amazing than you really think, because if you imagine long enough in meditation over numerous days or weeks you can actually make the imagination your reality.

You are actually meditating concentration on  your reality!

If you concentrate on a house at the beach and it is clear enough in your head...imagine...

Those commercials are right to say imagine, because you are bringing happiness and goodness to yourself. You are also making yourself feel better!
You do this every day for months...
Your imagination will come closer to you and the house becomes all of a sudden yours.

 I do have to emphasize clarity of the concentration.
This is where the real difference is between meditation and concentration.

With the breathing and focusing during meditation you are pulling things away from the brain in conjunction to concentrating on putting a desired picture in your head and animating it to make it 'movie like'...
You are putting favorable parts into it and playing with it to clarity.
When this gets concentrated (played) over and over daily..

Miracles happen...

All of a sudden one day you realize you are in that very moment in your animated movie!

Try this and enjoy the fun...You may just get everything you ever dreamed!

Cd for Guided Relaxation

I really wanted to get this to you, it's a Cd for Guided Relaxation on youtube.
It's just a small part of the videos that Victor Davich has to help relieve your stress
and bring relaxation back into your life.
It's free for you to watch!

Focusing just on sounds!
This video in particular is  Victor Davich performing the 8 minute meditation
called the 'Naked Sound Meditation Technique'
and it involves pay attention to sound.

He guides you through the meditation with sound
and this relaxes you...


I felt a strange feeling about 5 minutes into meditation...

All the sounds in my house appeared to be very loud.
Obviously this was working on my listening sense...
It is pretty cool that focusing on this one sense made me feel
relaxed.
Try this and tell me what you think!
When you go to 8 minute.org click the avatar for 8 minute meditation and click the bonus!
The bonus has even more meditations for you for free.

Or find more stuff that you can purchase there!
I can't stand the stress and what a quick way to manage it through guided  8 minute meditations.

BONUS: you can download this track here for FREE

 Victor Davich and is a master in his field for meditation and stress relief.

Meditation and Quieting Your Mind

By the time you have finished reading this post you will have a complete understanding on Meditation and Quieting Your Mind and how easy it is to do! 

One technique is... You simply have to breath!

Your mind is in constant chatter...
Talking about all the things you need to do and what things you have already done. This kind of chatter can add lots of stress to your daily life. This is why  meditation and stress relief are important to your happiness!

Your mind doesn't want to give you a break, you have to learn to consciously turn your mind off!

Turn your mind off!
Try this great exercise and quiet your mind through meditation, breathing, concentration and the act of releasing tension.
Quieting such a noisy mind...When you are at your quiet space close your eyes and let your mind wander...
 Let every thought do it's thing, but be conscious of it's activity.

This can't possibly be you that's created all these thoughts, ponder on this for just a moment...

 It's time for you to focus on your breathing.
Let those thoughts go in and then out with your breathing.
Feel the tension in your neck?
This tension is created by your thoughts. Your thoughts that don't let your mind rest!

Meditate by letting go of the tension starting at your feet.

• Breath in and stretch your feet by pointing your toes toward you, breath out and let the tension go...
• Breath in and flex the muscles in both legs, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and tighten up your buttocks, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and tighten your tummy muscles, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and tighten your fists, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and tighten your arms, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and raise your shoulders to your ears, breath out and let them down.
• Breath in and tighten your neck, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and tighten your smile, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in and scrunch your face, breath out and let it go...
• Breath in thinking of waves pulling back from the shore, breath out and let them come smashing in...
• Create an imaginative spot where you'd would love to be...

*Do this activity slowly and really feeling your body releasing the tension.

Your Mind should be starting to quiet during this meditation...
The reason for this is because you are letting go and concentrating on letting go.
Your mind starts to quiet when you let go of the tension in all the parts of your body.
As you do this concentration, you create imagination and pictures that are more pleasurable for you
and your mind.
Once you have created this imagination, your mind has no way of thinking anything else.
You have allowed your mind to quiet and meditation has begun...

Once you get into imagination while quieting your mind...
Try to focus on that favorite place for a couple of minutes and then just breath.
If thoughts come in let them, but don't give them conscious attention.
Let your mind know that it is time to calm and breath and that's all that it will do.

Do this practice of meditation and quieting your mind for15 to 20 minutes.
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Stress Relief Tips for all

Next Post:
I will talk about what concentration really is!

Stress Management Involving Meditation

If you are inundated with stress on a daily basis like most of us, it's time to find some stress management involving meditation.

It's tough when you are trying to enjoy life with your family, but challenges in your every day life wear you down.

You eventually start feeling like a robot with the switch flicked on the 'ON' button and it never turns 'off'! During the night hours you may toss and turn because you have difficulty putting stress away.

I'm going to tell you how to manage your stress and what to do to relieve the stress in your daily life, starting with giving yourself breaks at work or home.

The most important question is:

How do I cope with all the stress?

You are really missing out if you have not allowed yourself to have any down time in your day.

Those breaks that you get at work are the first place to start.

Did you know your work production goes down if you don't take those breaks?

AND

If you are a stay at home mom or dad, make sure you find time at least 15 minutes to just sit and be with yourself. The children will love you for that and your mood will be much happier!

How do you manage the stress? 

With meditation!

Meditating every single day allows your whole body to reboot itself, so that you can function to the best of your ability. 

 Amazing things happen to people who take breaks and meditate daily. You start living your life better then you ever thought capable. You are completely aligned with the things you do in life and also with the people in your life. Hence you become completely happy, because you feel so successful!

What do I mean by the phrase, "Sit and be with yourself?"

I mean do exactly that...Sit and be with yourself...

• I want you to sit somewhere privately away from children or people at work.
• Close your eyes
• Clear your mind, if thoughts come in...Don't worry about them!
• While breathing place your hand over your belly.
• Concentrate on the breaths going out while you extend your belly.
• Drift with the breaths and imagine waves coming in and out of the ocean.
• Go to your favorite place.
• Do this for 15 minutes.

After you are finished, you will feel refreshed, you will be able to manage you stress much better and the decisions you make for the rest of the day will come from a calmer mind.

Life will get easier, I promise!.

Next Post:

I will talk about what to do when you can't quiet your mind and what does concentration really mean?

Meditation and Stress Relief

Meditate and Stress Relief are two thoughts that I think will help bring you clearer choices today. This is especially good if you have difficulty living day to day and trying to carve through the bumps and hurdles of life.
If you knew every day how to make the best choices just by meditating to reducing stress, your life would turn around so quickly it would almost feel as though you were reborn. Your confidence and happiness would sky rocket!

Meditating and Breathing 

You may worry that you are meditating wrong...You wonder if you are breathing right! Meditating and breathing is relaxed breathing the eventually turns to deep breathing. When you sit in your away space breathe as you normally do, close your eyes and listen to your breaths. In and out, in and out like waves in the ocean. If you start to think waves in the ocean automatically your breathing will become deeper and longer. Breathing in your nose and out your mouth. Breathing so your breaths 'in' are deep and your breaths 'out' are long.
It's all about filling your lungs and emptying your lungs.
Once you get into this kind of breathing the stress slides off...

Feeling Your Breaths Meditating 

A great tip to know while you are practicing the breathing is put one hand on your stomach and the other on your chest. Breathe in and feel your stomach push outwards, breathe out and feel your chest rise from your stomach. Paying attention to your breaths will get you in the rhythm of breathing long slow breaths.

You're already Meditating  

Look, you're already meditating! Just paying attention to your breaths during meditation is the beginning of meditating. You are breathing and fooling your mind...All you are doing is breathing and calming your insides. When the mind is away, so is your stress. Meditating and stress relief is that easy. You can practice this anywhere.

Relieve Stress and Meditate Anywhere 

Sometimes you can be hit with hard and stressful days.
Why not meditate before your day becomes stressful?
Meditate right where you are?

When you practice your breathing you are turning on a switch inside you that stops the grinding of your gears and calms your fears, anxieties and stresses. You can do a mini meditate. Which is calming your breathing and closing your eyes. You will notice directly after you've done this, you are much more relaxed and think so much better.
Have you ever had it when you are in a mess stress with choices, everybody is around you waiting for an answer from you...And almost naturally you close your eyes take a few nice breaths...Then...You open your eyes and the perfect words spit out from your mouth?
Just you doing that action can calm an entire room!
Try it, because you-really-will-love it!
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Stress Relief Tips for All

When the time comes and you don't know where
to turn because the stress in your life is at an all time high, you can relieve stress by using my stress relief tips for all.

Stress Relief Tips

• Find a place that is away from everyone else
• Take 3 long deep breaths
• Close your eyes
• Get comfortable
• Pay attention to the parts of your body that are tense.
• Go for a walk or do your favorite exercise or hobby
• Talk to a friend you trust

Find a Place Away From Everyone

Go to a place that is away from everyone, like a bathroom or another room. This will let you step
away from the stress that might be around you. This spot lets you calm down.

Take 3 long deep breaths

Take 3 long breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Try to make them slow and concentrated. Make sure when you breathe in that your stomach extends out - as your breath comes in.
This is a great introduction to Stress Relief and Meditation


Close Your Eyes

Close your eyes to block out the pain of stress and shut out any distractions. Just one minute closing your eyes can do wonders!

Get comfortable

Make yourself comfortable so that your whole body can relax in an ahhh.... moment. You know you are heading in the right direction, if you feel this feeling!
So kick back and take off your shoes!


Pay Attention Your Body That is Tense

Pay attention to what parts of your body that are tense. Maybe you have a headache or sore back, those are signs that you are carrying tension.


Go for a Walk or Do Your Favorite Exercise

Just  letting loose and having fun doing something you love does wonders for your well being!
Go out and have fun, then you can come back and feel relief from life's stresses!

Talk to a Friend You Trust

One of the best ways in relieving stress is talking to somebody about the stress. Friends are great at offering encouragement so that you can move on.

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