Meditate like Batman

Focus and relaxation in intense situations are two of the key elements of being the Dark Knight. There are many techniques that Master Wayne uses to enhance his abilities like exercise and supplements, but one that is never mentioned(but just as important) is meditation. Meditation is extremely popular these days because more and more studies are showing that it helps in all kinds of mental fluidity. I guarantee you that by learning to meditate you will be able to make strides in many other aspects of life.

"Relaxed but ever-alert."

1. Find a quiet place. For many people this will be your room. Or perhaps a bathroom in your house. Silence is key, especially when your starting out so that you won't get distracted from your mediation and tempted to open your eyes. Due to the essential silence many experts suggest doing meditation early in the morning. Not only is your house asleep but the outside is still sleeping as well, so you'll be able to get an all around "hush".

2. Breath. Breathing gives you something to focus on when meditating. Breath in and out. Some people say that imagining a bag inflating and deflating helps them focus on their breathing, personally I try to think of nothing and focus on the way my body feels and relax as much as possible.

3. Don't think. Try not to think about ANYTHING while meditating if you do it'll defeat the whole point of the activity. Meditation is all about relaxation and focus. If your thinking your distracting your mind from total relaxation and will probably lose track of your breathing.

4. Practice 30 minutes per day. Batman wasn't given powers, sure he had money but that's not how he got his skills. As Christopher Nolan (the director of the latest Batman trilogy) said "He's just a guy who does a lot of push ups." Meditation takes practice to master, studies have actually shown that people who have practiced meditation for extended periods of time have actually shown a change in their physical brain, displaying a larger amount of gray matter in regions associated with learning and memory processes, emotion regulation, self-referential processing, and perspective taking. Meditation is quickly coming to be known as the top brain strengthening activity that an individual can do. With time you'll be just as focused as the bat.