How yoga meditation was preparing us for the modern-day mind. Mental health awareness month. When it comes to mental health, I always go back to the second sutra of yoga; Yoga is the control of thought waves in the mind. Uncontrollable thought waves seem to be the case of the modern mind, which is fast, holds experiential trauma, is busy, and is distracted constantly either by technology or overstimulation by our busy environment. We dedicate this post to Mental Health Awaren

Pratyahara and its potential benefits of managing pain interpretation.

What happens when chronic pain goes on for too long?

A basic introduction to the Eight Limbs of yoga that will then be followed by future blog posts with in-depth review of each limb.

Don't let the modern yoga fool you. Just a very powerful reminder of what yoga is. It is not just a physical practice, and I am so grateful for this website https://swamij.com/ which sheds such clear light on what the authentic meaning of yoga is. This changes things and makes it accessible for everyone you don't have to be flexible to practice. Yoga Meditation. Here is a beautiful breakdown of authentic yoga. What is Yoga Meditation? (swamij.com) My outlook on yoga and medi

Here we review a few great styles of meditation.

Breathing exercises and meditation science

easy meditation

The science of meditation and its effect on the brain.

What is yoga? It is very simple. Carefully broken down to us in the form of ancient science yoga is only one thing. Sutra 1.2 Yogash chitta vritti nirodhah. Yoga is the control (nirodhah, regulation, channeling, mastery, integration, coordination, stilling, quieting, setting aside) of the modifications (gross and subtle thought patterns) of the mind field. Yoga is the mastery of the activities of the mind field. This should be clear when being introduced to the meditative pra

The Meditation Vault. Welcome to the meditation vault. We will dedicate this blog to the study and understanding of traditional yogic philosophy, yogic psychology, meditation and the science behind it. With mediation now being scientifically recognized for its benefits many are told to meditate but are unaware of how to start or what the practice of meditation truly is. Just like the body every human is at their own unique individual state of mind or consciousness and everyon