Meditation and Yoga

Indian Mythological god Shiva who is considered as the superior most god of Hindu religion is the person who devised YOGA and is called as the lord of yoga.

Medication can benefit in may things such as removing pain from injured areas, helping you to get better and many others some of which that i will have listed below. but most medications such as antibiotics help our body to fight the infection such as viral infections and lifelong diseases such as arthritis, diabetes. AIDS, malaria, HIV, cancer and many others some of which are very rare and we haven't even heard of. That is why we need medication otherwise the whole of the world population will die out in matter of years due to us no getting the correct medication that we need to survive in the big wide world.

No. In fact, devout Muslims pray five times a day.

Transcendental Meditation creates substantially more benefit than other meditation and relaxation techniques, This was the conclusion of a meta-analysis of 597 studies of meditation practices that was published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. This study found that the Transcendental Meditation technique was significantly superior to other forms of meditation and relaxation in a wide range of criteria related to mental and physical health. A second meta-analysis, published in the Journal of Social Behavior Personality, found the effect of the TM technique on self-actualization (growth towards one's total potential) to be markedly greater than that of other forms of meditation and relaxation. The TM technique is a unique practice both in its procedure and in the depth and scope of its benefits for the mind and body. Research studies have shown a positive correlation between the Transcendental Meditation technique and a wide variety of benefits. In the field of physical health alone, research has shown improvement in lung function for patients with asthma, reduction of high blood pressure, younger biological age, decreased insomnia, reduction of high cholesterol, reduced illness and medical expenditures, decreased outpatient visits, decreased cigarette smoking, decreased alcohol use and decreased anxiety, to name a few. RESEARCH STUDIES-- Wilson, AF., Honsberger, R., Chiu, JT., Novey, HS. "Transcendental Meditation and asthma." Respiration, 1975, 74-80, Hypertension 26: 820-827, 1995, International Journal of Neuroscience 16: 53-58, 1982, Journal of Counseling and Development 64: 212-215, 1985, Journal of Human Stress 5: 24-27, 1979, The American Journal of Managed Care 3: 135-144, 1997, The American Journal of Managed Care 3: 135-144, 1997, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13-87, 1994, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 11: 13-87, 1994, Journal of Clinical Psychology 45: 957-974, 1989

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Kundalini Yoga is scientifically designed to bring about a rise of the semi-dormant power of Kundalini which normally resides at the base of the spine upwards throught Sushumna, which is a subtle nerve channel in the base of the spinal column.

As this Great Cosmic Power rises and activates the various psychic centres in turn, different states of consciousness and abilities are given to the yogi.

When Kundalini begins to maifest in the higher psychic centres the yogi enters the deeper states of consciousness known in the east as Samadhi or true deep meditation.

When Kundalini can be controlled up to the Ajna or 'Third Eye' Centre the aspirant then has mastered his body and life.

Yoga originated in the ancient Hindu culture, it was originally used by Hindu Monks to help them in meditation, they believed a strong mind is required for mediation and a strong mind can be best developed in a healthy body .

Today Hindu as well as many western cultures practice yoga as a fitness tool.

The development of yoga can be traced back to over 5,000 years ago, but some researchers think that yoga may be up to 10,000 years old old.The beginnings of Yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the Rig Veda.

Poems explored the mystic union between God and man and the mystery of grace.

Yes, directly or indirectly.

Indirectly all our physical and mental actions have an influence on our breathing.

Through specific forms of yoga like Pranayama, which means Life Force Control, we can directly control and master our breathing.

There are many yoga poses there and have many types of yoga.

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Meditations on First Philosophy was created in 1641.

in calisthenics you do much more movement than in yoga

There are lots of yoga videos on YouTube as well as on ABC Yoga on the internet. The bet place for diagrams would be to find a book and the public library will have examples from Yoga experts such as BKS Iyengar and Georg Feuerstein among others.

IS MEDITATIONHARMFUL? Meditation is a state of being. It is a stage. As a rule you have to finish, primary, secondary and college training before you take up the study or research of Ph D. Meditation is like PhD. You can not bypass holistic solutions in the field of health, education, agriculture, education, industry, environment etc, which are like school and college. What we practice under the guise of "meditation" in absence of such solutions is a schizoid and unknowingly hypocritical activity of trying to convince ourselves and others that we are happy and peaceful when in fact we are NOT! I have seen people being in agony and miserable in the process. Meditation is an evolved state of being and inevitably happens, in the process of active efforts to implement holistic solutions to individual and social problems, which is what TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT or SUPERLIVING is. The practice of NAMASMARAN is a core of TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT or SUPERLIVING. The validity of this statement can be verified through your experience if you are keen to do so.

It really depends on your particular body, training, and the duration in which you want to sit in the lotus position.

For some people, merely entering the posture can come quite naturally. For others, I think it takes alot of preparatory practice to build up the flexibility necessary to sit in the lotus posture safely and comfortably.

I would ask yourself, why do you want to sit in the posture? I don't know much about yoga, but from a meditator's perspective, what matters most is what you are doing with your mind (and heart). You simply need a posture that allows your body to be erect and able to comfortably remain still for longer periods at a time.

For the first few years that I began meditating, I sat in the half-lotus position because it came quite naturally to me. However, once I began sitting long retreats (i.e., 10 hours in the same posture a day), I found that the half-lotus posture was not very comfortable.... or rather I didn't trust it because it felt unnatural, and I suspected that I could be causing myself harm. At the same time, I looked inside myself, and found that my primary purpose in adopting the lotus position was vanity/ego (though it is partially practical---the lotus positions is quite stable).

Glancing around at other more experienced meditators, I eventually adopted the "burmese posture" in which your knees touch the ground (giving you a strong foundation similar to the lotus), but the calves do not rest on the thighs, thereby creating less torque on the knees. (see the image here: http://www.themeditatorsseat.com/images/Meditation-Burmese-Position.png). I find this position is wonderful. It is stable and trustworthy, allowing me to sit for long periods of time with the understanding that any sensations (painful or pleasant) will eventually pass.

Good luck!

Yes, there are many websites that provide online yoga classes. I would recommend you try yogastudio9.com for over 55 complete yoga lessons. You could also try yoga classes in an actual studio with an instructor that can help you.

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