Meditation helps reduce your stress and helps you attain a sense of calm. To be able to practice mindful meditation, you are required to remove distractions and be in a soothing environment, where focusing the mind is easier, and for this, you require a designated space that is conducive to meditation. Here we tell you how to set up a meditation space at home.
Tips for Setting Up a Meditation Space at Home
Consecrated Spaces for Meditation
Consecration is about infusing a physical space with non-physical energy. Similar to your body, which vibrates with life energy, a consecrated space is upgraded technology. Creating and connecting with consecrated spaces can lead to a profound transformation in individuals, fostering a sense of wholeness, unity and an organic perspective on life.
You can enhance your meditation space with these consecrated forms. The Dhyanalinga Yantra (Attached Image), energized by Sadhguru, provides a personal connection to Dhyanalinga for powerful home meditation support.
The Linga Bhairavi Gudi, a consecrated form with no rituals, incorporates a daily-lit lamp to symbolize devotion and enhance your connection with Devi—an ideal addition to your meditation space.
You can also include Guru Pooja as a prelude to meditation, utilizing chants and offerings as a science to manifest a powerful experience in your meditation space.
Setting Up A Zen Zone at Home
Select the part of your house where you feel the most comfortable and relaxed. Prefer a space that is quiet and free from distractions, and where there is less or no noise and less traffic.
It is advisable to have natural light in your meditation space. Sunlight always adds a positive vibe to any space, and meditating in a sunlit room is surely more refreshing.
Select a breezy area in the house. The natural light and flow of air, will together set up a positive and relaxing environment to meditate. If not a natural breeze, ensure that the quality of air in your meditation space is good.
To add fragrance to the meditation space, you could use sambrani, an infuser with essential oils or the humble incense sticks, during meditation.
Keep comfortable seating in that space; it could be a yoga mat, mattress, cushion or carpet. If you are not comfortable meditating on the floor, introduce a chair in your meditation space.
Create Calm with Soft Tones
Keep the design of your meditation space minimal and simple. Very bright colours, fancy furniture or excessive styling in the decoration may not help you focus during meditation. Similarly, strong scents and loud music are rather distracting.
So, it is best to give your meditation space a calming appeal with the use of natural elements, soft colours, relaxing music and simple yet elegant accessories. Use soft colours such as white or pastel shades for the walls, cushions and curtains in your meditation space.
Meditation Decor
Indoor plants are a good way to accessorize a meditation space. They look good and also purify the air, and surrounded by greens you will feel better meditating. To decorate the meditation space, you could use plants, flowers, candles, stones, calming paintings or posters, and even keep some meditation tools like crystals or a mala if you like. Wind chimes or an indoor water fountain are good accessories for a meditation room. Their soothing sound gives a meditative ambience to any space.
Vastu Tips
As per Vastu Shastra, the northeast corner of your house is ideal for meditation and worship, so see if you can select an area in the northeast as your meditation space. Ensure that the space is decluttered and clean, creating a good environment for meditation.
Open Air Meditation
It would be a great idea to set up your meditation space outdoors, or on your terrace/balcony or by a window. This way you will get fresh air, and natural light and be able to meditate in the proximity of nature. In today’s fast-paced world, it is essential to foster a deep connection with the Earth element and the other fundamental elements that sustain us, as this connection can truly transform our lives. Read more on this aspect, here.
My idea of a relaxing meditation space is a quiet corner by a big window that lets in sunlight and natural breeze, and where I can sit on a comfy meditation mat surrounded by nature, soaking in the positive energy it exudes, and experiencing the stillness outside and within. What would your meditation space be like?
