Technique to boost your creativity at Work

Researchers have found that people who meditate 30 minutes a day for eight weeks have improved focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility. Meditation triggers high-frequency brain waves associated with attention and perception: it feeds the wellspring of human creativity. So give meditation a try to get your creative juices flowing. Here's how to start.

Find a meditation technique that works for you. There are many ways to meditate. What is important is that you find  a technique what works for you. The flame method :Keep your eyes open. Closing your eyes can lead you to drift away on certain thoughts. Stare at the flame of a candlelight if that helps, or a picture of a pleasant landscape. Repeating a simple chant (the  Om mantra ) also helps keep your mind clear and focused and keep a tab on your breating.

Begin by meditating 10 or 15 minutes two or more times per week. Gradually build up to 30-minute session over several weeks. Avoid phone calls, appointments, interruptions during this 30-minute period. The spark of creativity is ignited when we are able to get out of our own way by letting go of preconceived notions, inward distractions of day-to-day worries, habitual associations. Creativity, in other words, stems from the state of mind induced by meditation.

Practice meditating daily.
If you exercise your brain this way you can make it stronger and more innovative than you were yesterday. Thirty minutes of "meditation " can boost your creativity when compared to the outdated brainstorming sessions that are prevalent in offices. Meditation for creativity is  simple to learn and with consistent practice, it  will return increasing rewards as you build them into your weekly or even daily routine.