Yoga Meditation for concentration, clarity, focus and peace

Yoga Meditation Practice 

Just as daily exercise conditions your body, meditation does the same to your brain. After a few weeks of regular practice, you'll notice that your concentration, clarity and alertness have improved. Brain scans of meditators show that they produce more gamma brain waves, a high-premium type of electrical impulse that's used in focus, memory and making connections between different parts of the brain.

Through a daily mediation practice, you slowly train yourself to replace the automatic "fight or flight" response with "the relaxation response". Instead of a surge of adrenaline and a rapidly beating heartbeat, your sympathetic nervous system remains quiet. Blood tests have shown that long-time meditators actually have less of the stress hormone cortisol at the end of the day.

Research is proving that you can relax your way out of the blues. Two new studies have shown that people who meditated for 20 minutes twice a day experienced a 50 percent reduction in depressive symptoms. Meditation lifts your spirits in two ways, It triggers changes in the brain that lead to a release of feel-good chemicals, and it helps disrupt negative thinking patterns that can keep you stuck in a bad mood.

 People who suffer from psoriasis, a condition that causes itchy, scaly skin, listened to meditation tapes while they received ultraviolet light treatments. The results: They healed four times as fast as non-meditators. Why? Experts believe that meditation triggered the body's ability to repair itself.

As well as all of the above advantages, seasoned yogis, yoginis and meditators are aware that there are alot more benefits to the practice of meditation than the above. These benefits are widely accepted as good holistic by products that naturally accompany the practice of mantra meditation. This pursuit has been shown in many instances to have very deep signifigance spiritually. This practice can be life-changing. If you would like to know more about this topic you are most welcome to contact us. Leave a comment and include your details so that we can get back to you as soon as possible.

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Gauranga.
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Old Age - Yoga Meditation And Yoga Mantras how these simple practices can help ...!

Old Age

Why does it feel so foreign for us to get old?

Yoga philosophy states that we are not these physical bodies. These bodies are our vehicles, we use the body to get around, to transport us here and there BUT they are not us.

Remember that old saying "Young at heart" or maybe you've heard people say, "I might look old BUT I still feel like I'm 16 years old"

We the soul are eternal, we never get old or for that matter die. There are countless references and quotes in various scriptures through out the world to support this fact.

The practise of Yoga Meditation in conjunction with the use of Yoga mantras help us to remember this. Yoga Mantras purify our consciousness, cutting through the ropes of forgetfulness that bind us to this world - bringing about an internal experience through revelation of the fact that we are NOT this physical body.

Find out more, learn how you can cope better with the inevitable ... growing old ! ... we can't stop it, but we can learn how to grow old gracefully, with knowledge, joy and in the absence of fear.

Join us for Yoga meditation and Yoga Mantras, experience freedom from anxiety and stress. Discover your real identity.

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Yoga Meditation and Yoga Mantras

Cat Cow Stretch - Yoga Asana

Simple Cat Cow Pose 

• Begin in neutral cat. On your mat - kneel on all fours, knees under hips and hands under shoulders. Nice flat back.  

• Spread the fingers wide with the middle finger pointing towards the short edge of your mat. Be aware of the pads at the base of each finger as they contact the mat. 

• Slowly inhale and look up. Lengthening away from your shoulders, keeping your neck long as you lengthen your shoulders down and away from your ears. 

• Open your chest towards the front, taking the belly button towards your mat. Feel the gluts seperate.

• Exhale, lower the head, chin towards the chest, keeping the back of the neck long as you round your back towards the ceiling.

• Firm your belly and press the gluts together.  

• Repeat for 4 to 6 breaths, moving smoothly between each move.

Benefits

Cat pose alleviates stress, helps stretch the back of your neck and torso and gently massages your belly and abdominal organs. When combined with cow pose, cat pose can help to develop breath control and awareness, which is one of the most important lessons you can learn from a yoga practice.

Contraindications

The cat pose is generally not advised for people who have suffered a recent back or neck injury or have acute or chronic neck or back pain. If you have a stiff upper back, it may be difficult for you to round your upper back.

Disclaimer:
Before attempting any of these stretches seek advise from your doctor. We can not and will not be responsible for any injury caused by your attempt to stretch following these instructions.

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Yoga asana stretch - Uttanasana (Forward Fold)

Uttanasana - Yoga Stretch

This is a very simple yoga stretch. Try it and experience the benefits for yourself. It is best to practice any yoga pose on an empty stomach and in a nice relaxing environment.
When practicing a yoga stretch for the first time read and then re-read the instructions carefully first. When undertaking any task for the first time it's always good to take your time and not rush into it.
Have fun and enjoy.

Cautions: 

• High blood pressure - only come forward half way.
• Ear or eye problems  (same as above.)
• Be careful if you have a bad headache. Generally not recommended.
• Tight back or injury - be careful, bend your knees, come forward half way
  
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• Tight hamstrings (backs of legs) same as above, or use the support of a wall.

How To:

• Stand in mountain pose, check to make sure your feet are hip distance apart and parallel.
• Start with hands on hips.
• Inhale, opening the chest, lengthening the spine, lifting up out of the hips.
• Exhale, bending from the hip (not the waist.)
• Think about opening and lengthening, extending the front torso and top of the head.
• Reach your fingers towards the ground. Bring the chest towards the thighs before bringing the head towards the legs.
• Think about lifting the sit bones upwards, relax the belly.
• Stay in this stretch for 5 - 6 breaths, releasing tension with every exhale.

Benefits:

• Stimulates the liver and kidney.
• Great stretch for the hamstrings, calves and back.
• Improves digestion.
• Can relieve insomnia.
• Calms and reduces fatigue.

If you would like to practice yoga stretch in a class environment contact us for times. We offer free yoga meditation classes, yoga meditate relax, and more. All welcome.

Namaste
Holistic yoga meditation studio
Palm beach, Gold coast, Qld

Disclaimer:
Before attempting any of these stretches seek advise from your doctor. We can not and will not be responsible for any injury caused by your attempt to stretch following these instructions.