Overthinking is painful. It happens without your will and sometimes, you just wish you could have a switch-off button. What you overthink could be as simple as a slip of the tongue at a work meeting and be as challenging an event to process as losing a loved one.
Overthinking further brings its relatives: anxiety, panic, anger, and a host of negative emotions. Sometimes, these emotions are so powerful that they make it hard for you to focus or enjoy your present moment. Following situations or conditions can make you prone to overthink as well.
- Distressing periods in life
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Chronic illnesses
Sahaj Samadhi meditation for overthinking
Sahaj Samadhi Dhyan Yoga is a meditation technique wherein you take a personal mantra to meditate. It is easy to practice and takes roughly about 20 minutes to practice. Proven to relieve symptoms of late-life depression, can it also stop overthinking, something so many of us suffer in silence?
Dr. Prema Seshadri, a psychologist, practitioner & teacher of the Sahaj Samadhi meditation technique, shares, “The technique helps one tend to the root of the problem of overthinking - our unresolved emotions.”
Understanding the cause of overthinking
Overthinking leaves a cue to its root cause.
If you think about it, whatever you overthink - it is always either a person, a past situation, or an imagined condition in the future. You never overthink the present moment - what is naturally here and now. That is because our unresolved emotions stem from the impressions or imprints left on the mind from the past.
If your mind were a camera film, these impressions would be like videos recorded and re-recorded on the same screen - in short, a complete mess.
Tidying up with a mantra
A mantra taken in Sahaj Samadhi Dhyan Yoga is like introducing an energized atom into your consciousness. This tiny ball of energy enters deep layers of your consciousness and clears away impressions that you have been carrying from the past.
If remembering a person makes you relive a lot of mental distress, a Sahaj mantra removes that pain over a period of time. You will be able to face any person or situation with equanimity, without getting rattled by the pain of their memory.
In Sanskrit, it is said, manana trayate iti mantra. A mantra saves you from repetitiveness - repetitive thought patterns and worries. This lets you break free from thought patterns that are subconsciously pulling you down and baseless worries that consume your energy.
If your negative thoughts were creatures sucking away your light, a Sahaj mantra serves more or less like an undefeatable arrow from the Gods. After a Sahaj Samadhi session, you are filled with energy, clarity, and calmness. The anger, pain, and anxiety of overthinking no longer hold weight. All is well again - thanks to the power of a mantra.
Daily Sahaj practice for overthinking
When you become more aware, you can stop overthinking at will. You are then more likely to address your issues than overthink. Regular practice of Sahaj Samadhi meditation helps increase your awareness and root yourself in the present - the space where overthinking is impossible.
Based on inputs by Dr. Prema Seshadri, Faculty, Sahaj Samadhi Dhyan Yoga & Psychologist
Yes, it is helpful in most cases. Best to consult a Sahaj Samadhi meditation teacher for your particular condition.
You can listen to mantras and feel calm and peaceful. Overthinking patterns and negative thoughts grow from deep levels of your mind to which you don’t have regular access. When you take a mantra for meditation, it holds a special power that touches the conscious and subconscious levels of your mind.
Yes, Sahaj is especially useful for those suffering from postpartum depression as it requires less effort and those who have undergone surgery can also practice it.
Guided meditations help you meditate with spoken instructions and music. They help you relax and unwind by providing a soothing and peaceful ambience. On the other hand, Sahaj Samadhi Dhyana Yoga is a mantra-based meditation technique. The mantra is a charged, subtle sound that takes you to deeper states of consciousness. Guided meditations require, well, guidance, but once you learn Sahaj Samadhi, you can meditate on your own with this technique. It just needs 20 minutes of your time, and a quiet corner where you can sit comfortably. With regular practice, you will feel more at peace and note the improvements in your physical health and mental acumen as well as your increased awareness and sharpened intuitive skills.
Not at all. Even if you have never meditated before, you can learn this technique and get the benefits.
