Silencing Your Mind: Secret Yoga Meditation Techniques to Clear and Calm Your Mind

By Donna Scott

Yoga classes seem to be the new thing, they are popping up all over, but for those who might be short on time or money, this book will help, you be able to practice basic yoga, without the expense or finding the time!

If you are looking for a way to increase your health, improve your fitness, and lower your stress, then yoga and meditation is just what you are looking for. This is a busy world, at the end of the day, you carry the stress of that day on your body like a heavy coat, and it weighs you down with its burden.

Yoga and meditation allows you to gently work away that stress, to find peace and calm your mind while stretching out the tired and tight muscles and through yoga poses and breathing, you can shed that stress and tension. Stop letting stress get to you, do not put it off any longer, this is the book that you need to help you relax while strengthening and toning your body.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: Apr 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781456611279

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Copyright

© 2012 by Donna Scott

ISBN 9781456611279

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Terms of Use

Any information provided in this book is through the author’s interpretation. The author has done strenuous work to reassure the accuracy of this subject. If you wish you attempt any of the practices provided in this book, you are doing so with your own responsibility. The author will not be held accountable for any misinterpretations or misrepresentations of the information provided here. 

All information provided is done so with every effort to represent the subject, but does not guarantee that your life will change. The author shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damages that result from reading this book.

Table of Contents

Copyright

Terms of Use

Introduction

A Brief History of Yoga

A Brief History of Meditation

The Benefits of Yoga

Benefits of Meditation

Yoga Styles

Guidelines for Beginners

Basic Yoga Poses

Meditation

Conclusion

Introduction

The classical techniques of Yoga date back more than 5,000 years.  In ancient times, the desire for greater personal freedom, health and long life, and heightened self-understanding gave birth to this system of physical and mental exercise, which has since spread throughout the world.  The word Yoga means, To join or yoke together, and it brings the body and mind together into one harmonious experience.

The whole system of Yoga is built on three main structures: exercise, breathing, and meditation.  The exercises of Yoga are designed to put pressure on the glandular systems of the body, thereby increasing its efficiency and total health. 

The body is looked upon as the primary instrument that enables us to work and evolve in the world, and so a Yoga student treats it with great care and respect.  Breathing techniques are based on the concept that breath is the source of life in the body.

The Yoga student gently increases breath control to improve the health and function of both body and mind.  These two systems of exercise and breathing then prepare the body and mind for meditation, and the student finds an easy approach to a quiet mind that allows silence and healing from everyday stress.  Regular daily practice of all three parts of this structure of Yoga produce a clear, bright mind and a strong, capable body.

Yoga during Pregnancy: A Special Note

We strongly discourage pregnant women from performing most Yoga poses during pregnancy.  We do recommend that pregnant women learn and practice simple daily breathing and meditation techniques, which can help result in an easier delivery and a healthy baby and mother.

Yoga and Children

Yoga exercises are not recommended for children under 16 because their bodies’ nervous and glandular systems are still growing, and the effect of Yoga exercises on these systems may interfere with natural growth.  Children may safely practice meditation and simple breathing exercises as long as the breath is never held.  These techniques can greatly help children learn to relax, concentrate, and reduce impulsiveness.  Children trained in these techniques are better able to manage emotional upsets and