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Managing the Stress of Asthma can be devastating for the people and their families who are affected with the lifelong disease. Many people who have been diagnosed with asthma feel distressed frustrated, and very scared. Today, approximately 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. It is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025. It is one of this world’s most common and costly diseases. There is no cure for asthma, but asthma can be managed with proper prevention and treatment.
Mediation put you in a total state of relaxation. Mediation can help you prevent unnecessary asthma attacks. When you mediate, you do not have to be focused to achieve the benefits of mediation. You can rest the mind naturally, through total awareness. Some people who practice mediation may ask, “What is she talking about? How am I supposed to rest my mind without focusing on a serene or relaxing image in my mind?”
You can rest your mind, by sitting in a bath, letting out a sigh, and just relaxing in an area in your home that a positive, relaxed, calm energy. This time is called your alone time. There is no standing on your feet, no work clothes on your body, just something that is comfortable. At this point, you need to say goodbye to all your worries. Do not think about work or any responsibilities you need to tackle. Most of all no TV or the computer!
This is how you rest yourself in objectless mediation. You need to just let go and relax. You do not have to stop of block whatever thoughts or emotions that enter your mind, but you do not have to focus on them or follow them. Let yourself rest, by simply allowing whatever to occur. If thoughts and emotions come, let them, be aware of them just do not follow or focus on them. This is called, “Objectless Shinay Mediation.”
Objectless Shinay Mediation does not mean letting you mind wonder without direction or putting your mind in fantasies. There is still some presence. This is called center of awareness. You are not focused on anything in particular, but you are still aware. You are aware of what is happening around you.
When you do this, you are resting the mind in its natural simplicity, different from focusing on thoughts and emotions. This is kind of like accepting whatever comes your way, such as accepting whatever ocean wave comes to you. Recognizing that the ocean remains unchanged even though some waves are large and some are small. The ocean waters are always blue and always in motion.
In the same way, this mediation is always clear even when thoughts and emotions pop-up. All the simplicity, clearness, compassion, and calmness are enclosed within that state.
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