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By the regular practice of
yoga meditation, you can greatly reduce tension and stress and overcome
anxiety, worry, and other disturbances of the mind. This, of course,
is why this ancient yoga practice has become so popular even in the
modern world.
There are various kinds of yoga meditation, but the most authoritative
and popular is yoga meditation which focuses on sound vibration. Anyone can practice this method
of meditation, which is very easy to learn. We can do it today.
These are some of the basic principles of yoga meditation:
First, the technique centers around the repetition of specific ancient
yoga sounds that have been passed down from yoga teacher to disciple
from time immemorial. These sounds are usually repeated both audibly
and mentally.
Second, practitioners should try to focus their attention on the sounds
as they hear them. In other words, when either you or someone else is
saying the sounds, you should listen to them carefully. This keeps the
mind from jumping about to all sorts of thoughts and worries. However,
focusing your attention on the sound is not forceful—rather, it can
be described as loose concentration. With this method you don't get
upset when you discover that your mind has wandered off the yoga sound.
You just gently bring your attention back to it.
Third, in yoga meditation the practitioner never tries to stop the mind
or make it blank. According to yoga, such attempts will simply lead
to frustration. It's actually impossible to make your mind completely
blank or to stop it from working.
Fourth, stay alert ... don't fall asleep.
Fifth, when you say the sound audibly, listen to it very carefully and
closely. This means that you don't want to say the sound too softly or you won't be able to hear it, especially if there are other
noises around.
Sixth, don't worry about the pitch or the tone of the sound you are
making or whether or not it sounds beautiful. In other words, don't
be self-conscious about the quality of your voice.
Sometimes we do yoga meditation by synchronizing sound vibration with our breathing, and sometimes we don't. Both of the techniques below use breath synchronization.
So, click on one to practice yoga meditation with me now.
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