Learn Mindful Meditation with hand Knitting DIY kits

People often mistakenly think that meditation is about sitting in silence and trying not to think, but it is not so easy to reach that state.

Hand knitting offers a way to achieve same neurological results in a more portable and easy way. This "new yoga" provides a path to mindfulness through its simple repetitive motion and by keeping the person engaged.

Listed here are 5 ways in which knitting proves to be a powerful form of mindful meditation.

5 ways knitting is a powerful mindful meditation activity

The Zen like state of mind: ENSO

Knitting by hands takes the person in a very peaceful state of mind. The motions involved in knitting create relaxation in mind as well as the body. Your body too reaches a state of deep rest and this changes your emotional and physical response to constant stress in which you are all the time. Once the mind reaches this Zen like state, you experience ENSO or a state of nothingness, your mind is finally much more calm and stress hormones reduce. 

 

The Balance

When a person is knitting, they use both hands actively and that movement forces both right and left sides of brain to be engaged and present in the here and the now. When both sides of brain are engaged in a constant activity it becomes physically difficult for you to linger on the past regrets or future anxieties.

The Grounding

When you are engaged with the warm yarn, the clicking needles, subconsciously the physical feedback keeps you grounded in your present and this disconnects the mind from constant stress. The mind also gets grounded instead of being floating away in all the various worries. 

The Detox

Knitting activity requires you to be free of looking at screens and scrolling, both your hands are holding the needles and your mind is repeating the patterns, so you cannot look at your mobile, you cannot use it and are in a gadget free state. Though some experienced knitters can watch videos and knit too but that defeats the purpose of relaxation. Use this activity as a rare reprieve from the blue light emitting screens and the dopamine loop, the doom scroll of social media. The break will allow your cognitive faculties to recharge and improve your mental clarity and attention span too.

The Productive and Flow State

Knitting activity involves the rhythm of pattern, of knit and purl, counting stitches, this rhythm leads to a state of flow, state of optimal experience where you get fully absorbed in the task at hand. It also creates a tangible product leading to sense of self-worth, sense of achievement and gives a deliberate rest to your brain, where even when you are slowing down you are still being productive.

With  you can find the type of activity that suits you best as per your aptitude.

Knitting is suitable for those who are not afraid of handling some knots in yarn, who are able to count and enjoy the tactile nature of this hobby.