The Conflict Between Mindfulness and Active Meditation

Mindfulness Meditation

Optimistic or pessimistic thoughts and feelings, noises, the things you see – everything around you, maybe a distraction or not should be received as you do mindfulness meditation. You are not to exclude anything with this type of meditation; all you need to do is sit down in peace, perceive any past or present events, and feel any emotions you might encounter in the course of meditation.

Active Meditation

Mindfulness meditation, however, is contradictory to active meditation. Active meditation involves not just sitting but letting your body move – from slow to intense movements. It is a process where a practitioner can undo all suppression and negative emotions by allowing the body to move and quickly go into stillness.

Posture Talk

Posture is vital in mindfulness meditation so that energy will flow better. A comfortable seating position should be selected; it does not matter whether it is a lotus, Burmese, or Seiza position. Let your hands rest on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand should be in a downward position.

On the other hand, posture is only somewhat crucial with active meditation. You can do any movements you wish to undertake, such as walking, dancing, or stumping of feet. Shouting, laughing, and crying can be incorporated as you move.

The Meditation Process

Once you have assumed a comfortable seating position, you are ready to undertake mindfulness meditation, wherein you need to become aware of the current moment. It would be best if you experienced what is happening right now, where you would welcome yet slowly dissolve the fear, rage, qualms, and reservations in life.

Mindfulness meditation teaches you to be conscious of what is happening in your life and your environment. It lets you witness the good and bad events. Most importantly, it allows you to respond positively to the matters you have become aware of.

Release of tension and stress is an identical factor between mindfulness and active meditation. There are five processes a practitioner should undertake with active meditation.

The Five Factors of Active Meditation

1. Do frenzied and unsystematic breathing. This is done with the belief that it is through breathing that invites repression, so it is also in breathing that it will be freed.

2. Act mad. This is done to free yourself from the negative emotions you are keeping within. When you do this step, you need not be serious. You need to act mad and play with your body. Jump, dance, or jog if you want to. Let shouting, laughter, or wailing accompany your actions.

3. Release Hoo! You must say, scream, or yell, “Hoo repeatedly!” By doing this, you are increasing your sex energy.

4. Stop. Whatever position you are in, when the leader says stop, immediately end everything you are doing and be still with the position you have. Now is the time to discern.

5. Celebrate.

Conclusion

The type of meditation to undertake varies from one person to the other. There are instances that mindfulness meditation may work well for you but not for your partner. The most important aspect of meditation is the result – you need to feel good and relieved.

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