Mental peace is an attitude of acceptance towards life. It is a mind devoid of any emotional and mental anxieties, fears. Being at peace with yourself means that your happiness is not based on other people or things. It implies that you accept responsibility for your happiness and are making an effort to pursue the pursuits that make your day enjoyable and fulfilling.
“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you want to achieve mental peace below are the techniques-
- Deep Breathing: Deep breathing is a relaxation technique to reduce stress and anxiety and, hence helps achieving mental peace. Deep breathing is a practice that enables more air to flow into your body and calm your nerves.
- Self-Love : The more we like ourselves, the greater our peace of mind. No matter the circumstance, we accept ourselves more and feel at comfortable in the situation. Our sense of inner calm is increased because we feel less insecure.
“You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.” —Stacy London
- Brisk walking : Brisk walking in nature has many benefits. Walking 150 hours/week can improve your cardiovascular health, lower blood pressure, bold sugar. This sort of exercise can boost self-esteem, improve sleep, build brain power, and altogether bring peace to your mind.
- Listening to music : Music is nourishing for the soul and a quick fix for mental calm. Researchers discovered that music, notably Celtic, Native American, and Indian stringed instruments, flutes, and drums, as well as the sounds of thunder, rain, and light jazz, can alter brain function in a similar way as medication.
- Quality sleep : A good quality sleep will bring mental peace. The recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult is at least seven hours. Go to bed at fix time daily. Don’t go to bed hungry or stuffed. In particular, avoid heavy or large meals within a couple of hours of bedtime. Nicotine, caffeine and alcohol deserve caution, too. Keep your room clean, dark and quiet. Switch off your devices well before going to sleep.
- Acceptance : For mental peace, acceptance is essential. The world offers few assurances, so accepting this and learning to live with uncertainty is a significant step towards mental serenity. Establish a line between what you can control and what you cannot.
“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” —Lyndon B. Johnson
- Gratitude : Focusing on all the things in our lives that we are grateful for promotes inner calm and reminds us that there are always positives. Believe everything happening for good. The key to being grateful is to focus on little thing in day to day life and acknowledging the greatness.
- Live in the present : Every time worrying about the past or worrying too much for the future destroy your present. So be in the present, enjoy your today, be thankful for the day, be happy with what you have. Do what you like, try to finding out happiness in small things in your daily life will bring peace to your life.
“If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” —Lao Tzu
9. Meditation : Meditation calms the mind and allows you to connect to your inner self. It improves mental health, helps overcoming anxiety and stress, helps to reduce depression, improves attention and memory, provides more energy and efficiency.
“Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.” —Baba Hari Das