Benefits of Yoga Meditation

  • Benefits

    Can you believe meditation does all this? ~ Decreases stress, tension, depression, anxiety, blood pressure, pulse rate, metabolic rate ~ Stimulates/kicks in parasympathetic nervous system ~ Strengthens immune system ~ Improves confidence and concentration ~ Reinforces sense of identity and connection ~ Promotes peace of mind, optimism and self-worth

  • Research

    Research shows meditation can help ease a host of stress-related problems, including chronic pain, headaches, anxiety, PMS, sleep disorders, even infertility. In a study on anxiety at UMass, 20 out of 22 anxiety-prone volunteers showed improvement after an eight week class in meditation. A study on headaches, 72 percent of headache sufferers reported "moderate to great" improvement after learning how to meditate.

  • How Meditation Works

    Researchers say that meditation works at least in part by lowering your body's responsiveness to the stress hormone norepinephrine. Normally, stress triggers the release of these hormones, which in turn causes your heart rate and blood pressure to rise (the "fight or flight" response). But meditation interrupts that flood of stress chemicals, so you don't feel on guard or tense. In short, when you meditate regularly, you're able to control your body's reaction to stress instead of it controlling you.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Mental Yoga

    • Mental Yoga Webinar

    • A message from your instructor

    • Introduction to Meditation Practice

  • 2

    The Four Functions of the Mind

    • IMPORTANT CONCEPTS ON TRANSCENDENCE

    • WITNESSING THE FLOW OF MIND

    • Suffering

    • SELF-REALIZATION

    • UNDERSTANDING THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MIND

    • 1. Manas

    • 2. Chitta

    • 3. Ahamkara

    • Witnessing the influence of Ahamkara

    • 4. Buddhi

    • PURIFYING BUDDHI IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TASK

    • THREE FREEDOMS

    • GOING BEYOND THE MIND

  • 3

    Meditation 101

    • Simple Counting Meditation

    • Meditation Technique #1 STILLING THE MIND

    • Introduction to Third Eye (forehead) meditation

    • Counting Meditation Video

    • CHIDA AKASH MEDITATION

    • Trusting Where You Are Meditation

    • Walking Meditation

    • AUM Meditation

    • DAILY GRATITUDE

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Gratitude Meditation

      FREE PREVIEW

    • SPRING CLEANING LETTING GO

    • BREATHING MANTRA MEDITATION

    • VIPASSANA MEDITATION

  • 4

    Meditation Techniques in the Yoga Sutras

    • Metta Meditation

    • Breath Meditation

    • Senses Meditation

    • Illumintion/ Free From Suffering

    • Colorings of the Mind Meditation

    • Yoga Nidra/ Sleep State Meditation

    • Desires Meditation

    • 4 Types of Mental Absorption
  • 5

    Meditation 102

    • CHAKRA MEDITATION

    • PANCHA PRANA MEDITATION

    • BEEJA MANTRA MEDITATION

    • FULL MOON MEDITATION

  • 6

    Completetion

    • Before you go...

    • Next steps

Meditation Module Course

Learn all about the Mental Side of Yoga Practice so that your mind can benefit from Yoga feeling grounded, calm, peaceful, and focused while you move and when you are still. Read and Watch about Yoga Meditation. Practice Yoga Meditation with Live online classes and/or watch videos. 23 Meditations. Lifetime Access