How to practice Self-Inquiry Meditation?

Self-Inquiry Meditation is a meditation posture. It helps to attain self-knowledge through self-control and self-development. It’s a goal to experience and release the divine self (soul or Atma) within us. It requires to follow self-discipline, continuous practice, and proper guidance and instructor. Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace, and balance that can benefit both the mental and emotional well-being and your overall health. There are several ways and mudras of hands gesture to do meditation.

Steps of doing Self-Inquiry Meditation

1. Sit in a comfortable pose, relaxed, and motionless during the entire exercise.
2. The upper body remains in an erect posture of the head, neck, and back form a straight line.
3. The hands must be rests in chin mudra on the knees or thighs.
4. Close your eyes and relax.
5. Relax the face muscles, eyelids, and forehead.
6. Relax your body with the abdomen, elbows, lower jaws, and forehead.
7. Sit in the pose for approximately 5 minutes and calm your thoughts and emotions.
8. Chant the mantra OM and practice Self-Inquiry Meditation regularly.
9. Release the pose by rubbing your palms together firmly, place them over the face and warm the muscles.
10. Bend your upper body forward until the forehead touches the floor. Rest the arms relaxed beside the head on the floor, ensure the blood circulation into the face muscles. Remain in this pose for a few minutes, slowly come upright, and open the eyes.

Benefits of doing Self-Inquiry Meditation

The right time to do Self-Inquiry Meditation is the hours before sunrise, considered as the prime for meditation. Experts say you can meditate at any time. It gives stability to the brain and improves the inner power of focus. Here are the benefits listed below to practice Self-Inquiry Meditation:

1. Self-Inquiry Meditation helps in reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and fatigue.
2. Self-Inquiry Meditation helps in controlling pain.
3. Lowering down the chances of memory loss.
4. Improves sleep and improves insomnia.
5. It increases the attention span.
6. It promotes emotional health.
7. Self-Inquiry Meditation enhances self-awareness.
8. Self-Inquiry Meditation generates kindness. 
9. Self-Inquiry Meditation may help in removing your addictions.