| Yoga meditation is the art and science of remaining in | | | | towards the center of consciousness. |
| a state of union without the distraction of thoughts. | | | | It makes use of various practices such as |
| The meditator overcomes the false perception of | | | | contemplation, meditation, mantra and prayer; and is |
| separation and finds himself in the awareness of union. | | | | holistic in nature. Yoga Nidra is one of the easiest and |
| It is a form of Raja Yoga. Yoga Meditation technique | | | | highly effective yoga meditation and relaxation |
| involves a systematic viewing, acceptance, training and | | | | technique. |
| understanding of the respective levels of our being. | | | | The final goal of meditation & yoga is to |
| The goal is to coordinate and integrate those aspects | | | | experience the eternal, pure and absolute center of |
| of ourselves, so that we can ultimately experience the | | | | consciousness or God. This can be done by |
| all-pervading center of consciousness. | | | | overcoming the sense of separation and being in the |
| "Yoga meditation" is actually not a separate part of | | | | awareness of union for long durations. |
| Yoga. But, this phrase is used to distinguish between | | | | The word yoga means "to join" or "to be one with". It |
| yoga meditation techniques as a complete system of | | | | means to be in a state of awareness of oneness or |
| self-realization and the popular belief of Yoga being | | | | un-dividedness of the various aspects of yourself with |
| just a couple of physical postures and exercises for a | | | | the universal consciousness. The interesting thing is |
| better health. | | | | that they were never divided in the first place. |
| The fact is that, Yoga or Meditation Yoga is a process | | | | Yoga and meditation practices are not a religion or a |
| that is complete unto itself, and only a small (but useful) | | | | belief system. The primary source for learning the |
| part of it relates to the physical body. | | | | practices and science of the meditation technique |
| Meditation techniques of Yoga or simply "Yoga" | | | | yoga, meditation & meditation techniques is the |
| involves systematically working with our body, senses, | | | | Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. |
| the various levels of mind, breath and gradually moving | | | | |