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Sanskrit Shunya-Nothing |
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Shunya means zero, or empty, or nothing. Here I am referrring to the experience of shunya that we know in meditation when we deeply let go of all our attachments, especially to worry or sadness. Winter symbolizes that deep space where nothing moves and life just waits.
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Sanskrit Shaanti-Peace |
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| Shaanti refers to the quiet peace and calm experienced in deep meditation. Shaant is stillness. Its lovely to cultivate a regular practice of stillness, and get to know what it truly feels like to be still in your body, in your nervous system, in your emotions and in your mind. This stillness... |
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Seven Points of Meditation Posture |
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| The seven points of meditation posture have been used for thousands of years by great Masters and Yogis and have proven to be highly effective for creating successful meditation practices. These meditation cues are a necessary foundation to become successful in taming your mind through this ancient ... |
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Mastering Stress Through Witnessing |
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| The quality of one’s life is highly dependent on becoming proactive in selecting healthy lifestyle choices. Quality of life is measured on a broad scale looking at one’s overall wellness, which encompasses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. As many people are now more knowledgeable ... |
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Sanskrit Anand-Bliss |
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| Anand means bliss and is the blessed evenness you have experienced inside your own heart. Maybe when relaxing by yourself in the shade on a summer's day, or smiling with delight in the company of great friends, the irrepressible bliss of life is revealed. Bliss may be outward smiling a... |
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Sanskrit Purnam-Perfection |
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| Purnam means perfection, wholeness and fullness; the full moon is called Purnima. Purnam is the unchanging perfection of the source of our life, the essence of our existence and the purity of our clear awareness. Purnam is always present in us, just as the moon is always fully present ... |
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Mrityunjai-Freedom from Fear |
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| Mrityunjai means freedom from fear of life’s changes. Mrit means death and jai is victorious. Death is in the change of any situation, expectation or idea. Whenever the world changes there is an end of the previous situation. Whenever a relationship changes it is an end of the previous... |
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Yoga Nidra |
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| Yoga Nidra is Sanskrit for Yogic Sleep. A powerful technique from the Tantric Yoga tradition, Yoga Nidra creates an altered state of consciousness allowing the practitioner to enter the realm of subconscious and create effective and seemingly magical changes in their life. Yoga Nidra is a part of t... |
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Walking Meditation Is Meditation In Action |
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| It isn’t always necessary to sit in silence with crossed legs in order to meditate or benefit from the meditation. Walking meditation is an excellent example of this. Walking meditation requires the use of focus much in the same way as other types of meditation. The difference is that the focus is p... |
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Trataka |
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| Trataka - Practice of External Gazing. Your eyes are the windows of the soul and inner self. Trataka is a technique devised by ancient sages to improve and sustain good eyesight, to promote healthy immunity for the eyes, and to establish a foundation for meditation. As a shuddhikriya, or purificat... |
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Benefits of Meditation |
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Research has revealed that a regular meditation practice can improve psychological and physiological well-being. As one meditates, the brainwave pattern is brought into an alpha state, a level of consciousness that encourages the rejuvenation and healing of the mind and body.
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What is Meditation |
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| Meditation is one of the Five principles of Yoga. Meditation is a practice that facilitates the ability to be more aware and observant of the present. The diverse meditation techniques and methods have a common theme- controlling the mind, relaxing the body, and bringing a state of calmness and me... |
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Meditation and Brainwaves |
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Control your brainwaves and you control your state of mind. By raising or slowing our brainwaves, we can altar how we think, feel and act.
Meditation is the process of slowing our waking beta brainwaves to the slower states of alpha and theta. By learning to control these states, we can improv... |
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