How Much Yoga Is Importent ?

Posted by Sulekha Holidays on October 27th, 2019

How to Meditate in Yoga

The first step to successful meditation is practicing it often. But even in a class where the yoga teacher sets time aside for meditation, getting the hang of how to meditate can be quite challenging, whether you're a beginner to yoga or you've been taking yoga classes for a while. Considering that serious yogis spend a lifetime honing the art of meditation, there's no sense in pressuring yourself to perfect your own meditation technique after just a few sessions.

Yoga meditation for beginners

'An easy way to learn how to meditate is to focus on the here and now,' says Morissette. When you're mindful about being in the moment, there's no room for your attention to be pulled toward distracting thoughts about the past or future. 'That can be very freeing,' says Morissette.

He recommends beginning with active meditation, where you focus your thoughts on something specific. 'The idea is to streamline your attention to only one thing at a time, like your breathing or gazing at a candle flame.'

When you're first trying out this meditation technique, says Morissette, be prepared for your mind to wander sometimes. Whenever you become aware that your thoughts have drifted, simply redirect your mental focus back to the present.

Want to give yoga meditation a try? Follow Morissette's advice for getting started.

' Set aside just a few minutes at first. Choose a time of day when you're able to meditate without interruption. You might coordinate your meditation so you do it right before or after a physical yoga practice.

' Sit with good posture either on the floor, cross-legged, or in a chair if it's more comfortable. (If seated cross-legged, switch which leg is crossed on top each time you meditate.)

' Gaze at a simple object such as a candle's flame or a black dot written on a piece of paper. Or, close your eyes and home in on the rhythm of your yoga breathing.

Yoga and Personality Development

Yogic practices are found effective for development of all dimensions of personality.

Let us talk about the yogic practices that influences development of different dimensions of personality.

Yoga and Physical Dimension of Personality: Physical dimension is related to our body. It means that all organs and systems of our body should be properly developed and function.It implies a healthy body without any disease. Yogic practices

like asana, pranayama, and bandha play a beneficial role in physical development of children. There is a series of asanas and pranayamas which help to improve the functioning of the body.

Yoga and Emotional Dimension of Personality:

Yogic practices are effective for development of emotional dimension related to

our feelings, attitudes and emotions. There are two kinds of emotions : positive and negative. For example love, kindness are positive emotions, while anger and fear (exam phobia) are Personality Development Through Yoga

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120 Health and Physical Education-Class IX negative emotions. Similarly, our feelings and attitudes may be positive and negative. For emotional development, positive feelings, attitudes and emotions should be developed and

negative ones should be controlled, as the negative attitudes and emotions work as a mental block for the development of personality. in Yoga plays a critical role in development of positive emotions. It brings emotional stability. It helps to

control negative emotions. Yogic practices such as yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara and meditation help in emotional management. For example, the principle of non-violence will protect us from negative emotions and

develop positive feelings of love and kindness. Similarly, other principles of yama and niyama will help to develop positive emotions and attitudes in our personal and social life and therefore help in the management of emotions.

Yoga and Intellectual Dimension of Personality:

Intellectual development is related to the development of our mental abilities

and processes such as critical thinking, memory, perception, decision making, imagination, creativity, etc.Development of this dimension is very important as it enables us to learn new things and acquire knowledge and skills. Yogic practices such as asana, pranayama, dharana, dhyana (meditation) help to

develop concentration, memory and thereby help in intellectual development.