What do I need to pay attention to when sitting still for a long time?

1. Don't choose a time sit-in after meals.

2. Before meditation, it is best to selectively use yoga asanas as an aid to help the body relax 3. The direction of meditation should face east and north, not other directions 4. Meditation needs to lay a layer of mats, silk texture, wool blankets and the like, which are used to isolate the current of the body from the geomagnetism.

5. It is better to recite the mantra before meditating.

6. It is best to choose the sitting position as King Kong sitting, and others can also be used.

7. It is especially important to keep the spine vertical when sitting quietly.

8. Focus, you must be focused when you meditate, and don't let your thoughts fly.

9. Observe breathing, do not control breathing

10. Maintain a state of observing breathing, do not move your body, and focus on breathing.

When we sit for a long time, the body remains in one position for a long time, the muscles lack contraction and relaxation, and the peace talk becomes stiff and tense. When sitting, muscles such as sternocleidomastoid muscle, scalene muscle, pectoralis major, and iliopsoas muscle shorten and become stiff and tense; The muscles in the back of the neck, back, and buttocks are stretched for a long time and become stiff and weak; If the muscles are so stiff, your blood circulation will definitely not be good, and the person will become easily fatigued.

Now people with forward head tilting, chest hunchback, shoulder and neck discomfort, low back pain, and pelvic abnormality abound, which has a lot to do with sitting for a long time.

The harm to the human body caused by sitting for a long time is far more than just muscle and bone problems.

A long period of time in one position can lead to the accumulation of calcifications in the arteries, and the most direct effect is to cause atherosclerosis;

A person who sits for more than 3 hours a day has a more than 2-fold increased risk of developing deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs, so be sure to move every 40 minutes to an hour during work hours;

Especially for middle-aged people, they must not be negligent, because with the increase of age, the blood viscosity is also higher than that of young people, and long-term meditation is indeed an inducing factor for various potential diseases;

Sitting quietly and moving less also causes dizziness and brain damage; It also increases the risk of pulmonary embolism and so on.

And your sitting posture is not good, including hunched chest, head leaning forward, stilted legs, various rotations of the body, etc.

If the body is not seated correctly, it will not only have no health benefits, but will also cause physical and psychological harm. So, let's talk about how to adjust the correct sitting posture. Let's learn together.

1. Since it's meditation, let's talk about how to do it first. Of course, there are many sitting positions. Let's talk about the most commonly used and effective "cross-sitting".

Escuffing can be divided into double sitting, single sitting and dispersed sitting. From left to right, there are two sets, one set and three sets. Either way, it doesn't matter if the left leg is on top or the right leg is just Wang.

2. Teeth are relaxed. Don't deliberately close or bite your upper and lower teeth. The tongue will stretch naturally in the mouth.

3. Eyes. You should close your eyes slightly and look 3 meters away from you. However, modern people use their eyes more often than ancient people. Therefore, it is advisable to sit quietly with your eyes closed.

4. The spine of the body, the body of Xiaoshan must be upright, the spine should be vertically relaxed, and the chest and back should not be included. The vertebral segments should be stacked like beads. Don't go left or right, and don't go forward or backward.

The spine of the body is vertical, but you should relax and not deliberately "stretch" up and down.

5. Hands, hands can be placed at will, either flat on the knees or in front of you. Here, place samadhi (left hand down, right hand up, thumb touch) in front of you.

6. Buttocks. Beginners who are just starting to meditate. If they don't have a certain amount of meditation skills, Bian Xiao reminds them to remember to put a 6 to 10 cm thick cushion under their buttocks.

Of course, this still depends on individual circumstances. It shouldn't be too thick or too thin, just feel comfortable.

The above is about the posture of the correct way to meditate, meditation can not only maintain health, but also release stress and make your mind pure, you can learn the above methods to try.