In meditation for stress relief, is it ok to incorporate a soothing song and jus meditate on the lyrics?
im a Christian and practicing meditation (jus for stress relief not for spiritual purposes) but i find that certain songs are very calming and relaxing when i am stressed and they are Christian songs in worship to God. it is soft slow music and soothing.. is it okay to incorporate this into practical meditation and focus on the lyrics instead of something like my breath or a word or phrase that i repeat? A: If your goal is merely stress relief, anything that relaxes is ‘OK’, whether that is having a walk, do sports or listening to music. However, often it is at least as important to seriously look at the causes for the stress. Things like listed above of course do not change anything on the causes of stress, so they are merely a temporary ‘fix’. The original goal of (Eastern) meditation is to learn to understnd and control our mind. Stress relief is really a side-effect of meditation and not normally the main goal. Still, when we learn to understand and control our mind, it also become
