What Is Naked Meditation? A Stripped-Down Approach to Mindfulness

are you ready for naked meditation yes naked meditation it's the most powerful style of meditation and it's got numerous benefits truly naked meditation doesn't require much at all kind of like what it's in the word right where would you try it would you dare try it at home try it on a private beach or try it in public naked meditation is the newest most powerful way to really get clear about your inner experience naked meditation [Music] hello everyone welcome to the channel this is Steven Doos your abundant scientist and coach and I'm here because I want to introduce you to this powerful system this technique naked meditation what is it is naked meditation taking your clothes off and getting naked physically somewhere out there no naked meditation is about getting free getting naked stripping yourself down out of all of those physical expectations those physical needs the matth and the music and the background and the special yoga meditation clothing and all these other props that we use to create the environment for ourselves that we forget the actual intention of why we're doing the meditation so stay with me and I'm going to give you some pointers to the benefits of stripping down all the unnecessary material uh props in order to meditate more deeply more clearly and to clear up your day clear up your life from the worries and the concerns that are plaguing society today and that are encroaching on your peace of mind so naked meditation what naked meditation could be well first of all it's pure mindfulness pure mindfulness you have no distractions no AIDS it allows you to fully immerse in the present Mo moment heightening your mindfulness heightening your self-awareness accessibility and simplicity one of the biggest concerns that we have as human beings is that we end up creating all this complication this drama around how we're going to do something but if you go naked if you remove all those props you remove all the setting up and you just get right to it you just create the attention and move in it eliminates the need for creating all this drama in your life and you can practice this anywhere practicing meditation anywhere anytime makes it much easier to integrate it into your life I used used to meditate sometimes at work in the men's bathroom I would walk into the bathroom go into one of the Stalls and sit on the toilet I didn't have to do anything there I just meditated cuz that was the only place I could close the door and not have anyone disturb me I left my cell phone on my desk and I walked away and I was there for 5 or 10 or sometimes even 15 minutes focusing on your inner experience is another important aspect of naked meditation naked meditation gives you the ability to remove those distractions and by emphasizing the internal experience over the external setups you don't need to do these setups in the outside you don't need to prepare and have a special stool and all these different things it's as simple as just sitting on the edge of your bed sitting cross- lugged on the floor sitting on the kitchen chair if there's nobody around you can set this up for yourself it helps you to foster a deeper connection with your Thoughts with your feelings with your bodily Sensations so if you're ready to really go deep and really experience what it's like to have a simplified naked style of meditation then this is how you could set it up this is how it could work for you so first of all you want to find a space right you want to find the space where you are separated and you're alone because when you can find this quiet spot it makes it so much easier so if it's much easier then you can also go much deeper a place that you won't be disturbed and like I said this place can be anything it can just just be a corner in your room it can be in the garage it can just be sitting in your car even you know before you go into the office or when you come out of the office or and so forth you can choose anything that you want something that's easily accessible it's always good to start in a space where you do have that privacy or at least the quiet in the beginning until you've practiced and developed that skill of going quiet and going in Inward and you've developed it to the point where external noises will not distract you it's important to find a place that's quiet when you do sit down to meditate the next step is to set an intention why are you doing this what is the intention of this meditation is it just to calm yourself is it just to gain some peace is it to remove the distractions is it to get clarity on a specific problem by setting that intention it gives a message it gives an instruction to the brain and the Brain follows through with it by setting the intention you avoid a scattered mind you actually get this focus of creating the outcome that you need next step your breath observe the breath sometimes your meditation can be it can be enough just to observe the breath for a few minutes when we observe the breath this mindful attention to the breath as it the inhalation and the exhalation without trying to adjust it without changing it in any way creates this connection with the body at the same time allows you to partly separate yourself from the body you're observing it as if it's somebody else's body don't adjust Don't Force don't change the breath in any way just observe as if it's somebody else's body there the next step is paying attention to your body paying attention to the body the body and just noticing becoming aware of the body what is going on there what Sensations do you see you can do this in what we call a mental body scan where you can put your attention from your scalp and then slowly scan down to your forehead your eyes face throat neck uh chest arms abdomen hips thighs knees calves feet just scan down slowly just noticing anything becoming aware of what is taking place you just want to notice any Sensations any tensions that you may have or areas where it's very relaxed these are all very important now often people ask about well what am I supposed to do in meditation well some of these steps that I've explained are steps that you can follow to create that Stillness to create that space that Inner Space of Stillness and once you have that once you've rest relaxed calmed down then you can Embrace that Stillness allow yourself to just enjoy it what does it feel like don't think about it just enjoy it just be present to that just be aware of it don't judge it don't try to expand it don't try to make up stories about it don't try to understand it if you want to go more deeply in that you can imagine just going deeper into that Stillness what would it be like to just go deeper into that Stillness allow yourself to fully embrace it it's as if you have your most favor pet or your or your child with you and you just want to experience that child or that pet for longer another aspect is just to stay present and if your mind wanders just bring it back right often we have all these different thoughts showing up we have 60,000 thoughts a day showing up just bring it back gently Focus back on the current step of the meditation if you're at the step of just embracing the Stillness then just bring it back to the Stillness just keep bringing it back to that space you want to cultivate this deeper state of mindfulness and you do that by focusing on the intention focusing on the present moment every single activity that you do whether it's pouring yourself a glass of water making yourself a coffee or just taking the dog out for a walk should be done with the highest intention and attention focus the attention fully on what it is that you're doing and everything in your life will dramatically improve it will dramatically improve if you focus on the moment so let's say you finished up your meditation you're you're ready to move to go back to work or to go back to doing the tasks or chores that you had set up and then close with gratitude just just be grateful for that moment appreciate that you were there in that moment if you have a spiritual intention or if you have a spiritual connection then feel free to thank your connection your creator or just thank yourself for taking the time but if you close with gratitude you've actually taken that moment those moments that you've had and you've deepened them internally and then finally once you come out of your meditation try to hold on to that Stillness that you had in the task in the activities that you're doing stay actively involved in holding on to that Stillness and you can do that just by stopping for a moment and trying and allowing that Stillness to show up again take a deep breath exhale and then continue so why would you want to do this without any additional props why would you want to create this type of meditation connection this naked style of meditation well from a neuroscience perspective meditation especially this naked meditation it reduces the stress it's been shown to reduce cortisol levels which reduces stress you want to practice without props this also can affect and enhance by removing any potential distractions that may be there secondly meditation improves focus and if you're concentrating solely on your internal experience then you strengthen the neural Pathways that are associated with attention and focus during this phase you also have enhanced neuroplasticity so neuroplasticity is that ability of the brain to reorganize its uh synaptic connections you know when it learns something new or adjusts to a new situation and regular meditation promotes this neuroplasticity and during meditation you have enhanced neuroplasticity so it allows your brain to adapt and form these new beneficial connections so better emotional regulation through the process of mindful meditation this mindful meditation will improve the emotional regulation because it enhances the prefontal cortex's ability to manage the amygdala's responses to stress and emotions so that flight or flight fight or flight response is dramatically decreased and you have much more control over the outcome of those emotional experiences that you have this is an extremely important aspect especially when we are stuck in a space where we are communicating through text more and more and we have less direct interaction with other people and those are the moments where we become more triggered the triggers are in response to behaviors of others so to summarize imagine that you can meditate anywhere that you can meditate any time without the need for mats for music for a specific setup for a specific location this is an amazing way to deepen your inner ability to concentrate to focus to calm yourself and to experience inner Stillness naked meditation is the ability to focus on the outcome on the present on the mindful awareness that you have during meditating and just be with yourself be in that Stillness without requiring all this setup because often that setup is what keeps us from actually fulfilling on the actual meditation so subscribe to this channel if you find this useful and helpful and practice mindful meditation today naked mindful meditation naked meditation check out my link to meditation introduction or my 30-day meditation challenge give it a shot and remember keep it simple and you'll get a greater benefit out of it if you would like to watch more videos like this then please subscribe to my channel below once again my name is Steven doos and you can download a free centering exercise the information is in the description box below