How to do Meditation, Mindfulness, and Mint as a Beginner?
Meditating with candy
canes or with mint candy can help you relax and get pain relief from winter
headaches. Yet, smelling the scent of mint can also help lift your mood as well
as enjoying five minutes of relaxation. After celebrating the holidays, you can
practice meditating with candy canes or with mint candy to help your digestive
system. Alternatively, you can meditate with mint tea or herbal tea with
spearmint, peppermint, or lavender with mint tea. Nonetheless, meditating with
mint can freshen your breath, help with indigestion, and can help you be
alert.
You can practice
mindfulness with mint tea or mint candy. Inhale the mint scent and exhale by
saying " My intention is to relax". Taste the mint candy or your mint
tea. Hold your teacup with both hands and then drink slowly your tea. Lastly,
practice a gratitude intention such as " My intention is to say thank you
for this cup of mint tea."
Alternatively, you can
practice meditation or mindfulness with mint candy or leftover holiday candy
canes. Unwrap the candy cane carefully and slowly without breaking it. Then,
smell the mint candy. After that taste, the mint candy and feel the mint opening
your nasal passages. Inhale and exhale slowly.
However, if you have no
mint candy or tea at home; You can still meditate with mint by using mint
essential oils in lotion, oil, or in a diffuser. Add a few drops of cinnamon
essential oil, vanilla oil, or lavender oil in your diffuser. Do breathing exercises
by inhaling and exhaling while enjoying the blended scents of the essential
oils. Stretch or move your body as your room is filled with the mint scent.
Finally, draw candy canes in your journal or color candy canes from a coloring
book.
Before you meditate or
practice mindfulness with mint, consult with your primary physician. You can
practice meditating or practice mindfulness with mint once a week or once a
month. Add mint leaves in your water with lemon slices or other fruit slices and
sip the water slowly. Write thank you in your journal or meditate in your
garden with your mint infused water. If it is too cold to be outside in your
garden, visualize your garden and visualize yourself sitting on a bench.
Sip your mint infused
water in small sips. Visualize yourself sitting calmly on a bench as you
visualize the aroma of your herbal garden and flowers. When you are done
drinking your water, eat the leftover mint leaves and fruit slices. Listen to a
guided meditation as you eat your fruit slices. Finally, you can throw lemon
slices as compost in your garden especially if the lemon slices are too sour
for you to eat.
You can also write down in
your journal what is bringing you joy for today or what you look forward to
doing for the day. Mint can help you manage your emotions but make sure you are
comfortable in using mint for your meditation or mindfulness practice. Another
way is to use mint shampoo or mint conditioner to wash your hair as you slowly
wash your hair as you shower. Always consult with your primary physician before
using mint because of medications, breastfeeding, or for allergy relief. Here
are websites with more information about meditating or practicing mindfulness
with mint.
Mint: Nature's Breath of Fresh Air for Body, Mind, and Soul-Living Essence Studio:
Mint: Nature’s Breath of Fresh Air for Body, Mind, and Soul - Living Essence Studio
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners-Mindfulness:
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners | Mindfulness.com
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