Suppose you are meditating, you are in a peaceful state but suddenly a song starts in the background of your mind, I don’t need to explain how irritating this is. Meditation is a practice of bringing your attention in the present moment but a meditator is used to face these kinds of distractions whenever they try to established themselves in mindfulness state.

So, definitely a question arises that how can I stop thoughts while meditating?

To answer this question, first of all you have to know exa

It is often said that doing any kind of exercise after the meal. However, yoga is an exception as it is an only form of exercise that can be performed even after any heavy meal. There are certain yoga poses that help in boosting your digestion. Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that focuses on a lot of breathing that brings several health benefits. Although the most optimal time for practicing yoga is in the morning however there are also certain yoga poses that can be practiced after the heav

The practice of pranayama and meditation
Pranayama means the regulation of the most vital force of breath that flows through different channels of the body and sustain its functioning. Breath is the essence of life and how we breathe influences our mind and body. The practice of pranayama is essential to the process of purification that is needed for a deeper practice of meditation. The practice of correct deep breathing calms the anxious mind and corrects many lifestyle disorders and relieves yo

Meditation yoga teacher training in Rishikesh at Rishikesh Yog Mandir is solely focused on various advanced meditations practices, guided meditation, kundalini meditation and yoga Nidra along with yoga practices. Meditation is a process that is highly beneficial for physical and mental health by creating unwavering focus, awareness, positivity in our life.

Today’s hectic lifestyle give a lot of mental stress and anxiety and meditation give you a relief from that stress and anxiety and give you th

You might have thought that yoga is only for an adult not for kids as it is all about bringing balance and sense of wellbeing and when it comes to a kid it is all opposite. Kids are always super active and very curious about everything and the yoga give it a direction. When it comes to yoga kids can be considered as a born yogi and yoga can become a medium for them to express their creativity, fear and anger in a most powerful yet effective way with yoga. Also, it makes them more disciplined inc

Although India is quite famous for the best yoga training but Rishikesh is popularly known as the world’s yoga capital. You can find eminent yoga teachers here in Rishikesh. Rishikesh has lots of good yoga schools and have certified yoga teachers that will teach you yoga and various asana. You can find various good teachers that will help you with meditation, spiritual connection with the God through Yoga, healing of various diseases, teach you “laughter yoga” techniques, and give you lectures o

We have greatly increased the content of ocoy.org in the past 9 months, adding a How to Meditate section, as well as a large amount of Free PDFs on various aspects of spiritual life in our e-Library.

We would have posted more frequently, but I lost the link to Yoga Vidya!

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For me, the new year began with a determined effort to engage in an intensive study of the spiritual teachings of yoga. If you feel that you are ready to take the next step in your inner work, please join me. I will be posting exerpts from my series of talks. And you may feel inspired to take my e-course: www.flyingmountainyoga.org/text/e-course.shtml

"From self-study, you are able to connect with higher Truths".
- Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 2.44

ARE you enlightened SPIRITUALLY

Dear Spiritual Seeker

NAMASTE,

It is as I felt that we have been exchanging spiritual divine knowledge to each other which is itself a nice way to share the knowledge no matter whether they are received from holistic books or self experiences. My thought in this regard is whichever way for self-realization that must work and its influences as divine knowledge should be seen in the practitioner if we talk about MEDITATION, ASANAS, and MANTRA SADHANA etc.

If the one is

("The path to enlightenment" by rohit gowaikar)

"The Door Of The Law" is a suite in six parts inspired by "A Parable About A Parable" from RAWilson's "Quantum Psychology," itself inspired by Kafka's "Before The Law." (There is also a video version by jackhalfaprayer.)

After Simon tells his roshi the story of the man who waited at the door of the Law, he begs him to explain the dark parable. The teacher replies that he will explain it, if Simon follows him into the zendo. So the young American fol

“Aaa” chanting

· Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.

· Adopt Chin mudra while exhaling, chant "Aah” .

· Feel the sound resonance in the abdomen and the lower parts of your body.

· Repeat nine times.

“Ou” chanting

· Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.

· Adopt Chinmaya mudr