Meditation For Anxiety
Posted in Tai Chi on 09/02/2011 06:34 am by admin
Which method of Buddhist meditation is best to prevent anxiety attacks?
Sorry I have asked a lot of troll-ish question lately, but now I have a serious one.
So lately I have been having anxiety attacks and always waking up before I’ve had adequate sleep. I also have trouble breathing every now and then. I haven’t been able to figure out what causes my anxiety. I’ve gone on medication but it has only gotten worse.
I’ve become interested in Buddhist meditation and done some research, and there’s something like 40 different types of meditation for different purposes. I was wondering if 15 minutes of meditation every day can help, and I’m wondering which method of meditation can help my anxiety and allow me to sleep better. (I don’t want to actually convert to Buddhism, I just need some enlightenment)
Side question: What’s the best music you can recommend for this?
Good morning Because Forehead.
I’m sorry to hear of the anxiety attacks. If the attacks are dream related simply saying to yourself “this was only a dream and not real” may help. There is no special posture to use in meditation. Many people think they have to get into the typical seated position they see in statues of the Buddha called the lotus position. Sitting comfortably in a chair with both feet flat on the floor is fine if that is all you can do. The main idea is that you are in a comfortable posture with your spine straight. Place your tongue at the roof of your mouth behind your upper front teeth. You may keep your eyes open with eyelids relaxed or slightly closed but with a slightly downward gaze.
Sogyal Rinpoche advises: “When you meditate, breathe naturally, just as you always do. Focus your awareness lightly on the outbreath. When you breathe out, just flow out with the outbreath. Each time you breathe out, you are letting go and releasing all your grasping. Imagine your breath dissolving into the all-pervading expanse of truth. Each time you breathe out, and before you breathe in again, you will find that there is a natural gap, as your grasping dissolves. Rest in that gap, in that open space. And when, naturally, you breathe in, don’t focus especially on the inbreath but go on resting your mind in the gap that has opened up. There are many ways of making the approach to meditation as joyful as possible. You can find the music that most exalts you and use it to open your heart and mind. You can collect pieces of poetry, or quotations or lines of teachings that over the years have moved you, and keep them always at hand to elevate your spirit.” (from “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying”)
Don’t try to meditate for too long at first. Five or ten minutes is fine. The type of music you use is entirely up to you. Just use something you find to be soothing (I wouldn’t recommend any heavy metal, though).
I hope this is of some help.
May all be at peace.
John
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