yoga_meditation

Yoga and Meditation

Total Wellness with Yoga

The word yoga means "union." Yoga in its inclusive form is a set of practices and behaviors designed to achieve integration of mind, body, heart, senses and spirit. Concentration, meditation, breathing techniques and postures combine to achieve discipline and flexibility of mind and body. Just like ayurveda, yoga is based on wholeness and balance. The two sciences are complementary and each enhances the benefits from the other. Learn how yoga can impart benefits to your entire physiology and help you achieve total wellness.

Meditation: A Modern Necessity

Yoga Postures for Managing Stress

Numerous research studies validate the
health benefits of regular meditation.
Make meditation a daily part of your
life for physical, mental and emotional
balance. A good teacher can help get
you started right, and there are many
different techniques to choose from.
Whichever one you choose, it's
important to do it regularly for
the period of time you set aside.

As the total approach to
fitness and well-being,
yoga postures help address
the mind and the heart
along with the body.Yoga
postures, when done
correctly and mindfully,
following proper breathing
techniques,can be calming
and settling or uplifting.
The Corpse Pose, for
example, is designed to help
you achieve a state of total
relaxation.

Sun Salutation: Whole Body Workout

Creating Your Own Personal Peaceful Space

Surya Namaskar or Sun
Salutation is a series
of twelve postures
performed in a flowing
fashion alternately
with the right and left
leg. Done regularly,
it enhances strength,
It can be performed at
the start of a yoga
session to stretch all
the muscle groups or
on its own.

For most of us, daily demands leave
little true "me-time": a time when
you can let go and revel in the joy
of being alive, the here and now.
With a little planning, you can find
oases of personal space to fit into
each day. These breaks can help keep
you vital and charged so your
productivity increases. Try some of
our suggestions for creating brief
peaceful spaces for yourself.

Ayurvedic How-To:
Meditation Aroma Blend

Yoga Retreats: Treat Yourself!

Frankincense, sandalwood, ylang ylang
and lemon essential oils are combined
to create a settling fragrant blend that
can be used in a diffuser to create a
peaceful environment for meditation.

Here's how

The Kripalu Center for
Yoga & Health in Stockbridge,
Massachusetts is our
featured yoga retreat
destination this month.
Nestled in the Berkshires,
the Kripalu Center offers
a variety of Retreat &
Renewal programs
year-round.

Learn more