- Friday, June 10, 2011, 8:30
- Meditation
Praying involves a form of deep concentration of the almighty and thus can be described as a form of meditation. One can be verbal in prayer and devotion and or use the mind to have a conversation with God. While prayer and worship in a gathering is almost ...
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- Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 14:10
- Meditation
One of the most important aspects of meditation is to be able to sit comfortably while maintaining a proper meditation posture.
Your back needs to be straight, and the body relaxed. You can sit in a chair, on a meditation bench, or a pillow on the floor. Here are some options.
Sitting in a chair
Sit away from ...
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- Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 3:19
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word eka means one and pada means foot making this the one-foot, or more commonly, one-legged pose.
1 Stand with the feet together and the arms by your sides (see the tad-asana).
2 Focus the eyes straight ahead on a spot midway between waist and eye level and remain focused there throughout this asana. (standing ...
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- Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:03
- Yoga Positions
The bala-asana is one of the more relaxing Yoga postures and can easily be done by beginners. As part of your Yoga routine it is best used as a counter-pose to any posture that stretch the spine backward (such as the naga-asana, the dhanura-asana, the chakra-asana, the ushtra-asana, etc.)
1 Sit on your knees with your ...
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- Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3:11
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word garuda means eagle. In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds. He transports the God Vishnu and is said to be eager to help humanity fight against deamons.
1 Stand with the feet together and the arms by your sides (see the tad-asana or mountain pose).
2 Draw the left foot ...
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