Meditation is a great way to relax yourself, but meditation also has many other benefits to enhance your life. Meditation means to take a break away from your daily life, from your job, from your concerns, and so on. It means to turn off your mobile phone, turn off may be your telephone and really practice meditation by yourself. Let your computer and your e-mails wait for a minute. And really give yourself some time to do meditation.
Recent research has shown that meditating twice per day for about 10 minutes can reduce stress and other bad side effects of having a hectic life style.
Kundalini Reiki is one of the most powerful forms of healing and self-development that exists. By opening and strengthening the major chakra energy centers of the body, it is possible to channel healing Reiki energy for yourself and others simply by intention.
What is Kundalini?
As the word is used in Kundalini Reiki practice, kundalini means that certain healing channels and chakras have been opened, and you have thereby gained intentional access to the Universal Energy Force of which all creation is a part.
Yoga and Ayurveda together form a complete approach for optimal health, vitality and higher awareness. They are both closely connected spiritual sciences deeply rooted in the Vedic tradition of India. Ayurveda is the Vedic science of healing for both body and mind. Yoga is the Vedic science of self-realization that depends on a well-functioning body and mind. Both disciplines developed together and have always been used together. Therefore, those who are interested in one would greatly benefit from studying the other.
Everyone needs a little help one time or another to get their health and thinking on track. Practicing yoga brings the perfect out of all of us, teaching us to meditate and at the same time, helps relieve that awful stress. Along with helping to relieve stress, yoga strengthens our limbs, mind, refreshes us and even helps us lose weight. Our energy level will increase because we feel better.
Deep breathing is both calming and energizing. The energy you feel from a few minutes of careful breathe is not nervous or hyper, but that calm, steady energy we all need. Slow, steady, and quiet breathing gives a message to your nervous system: Be calm.
Whole books have been written on yoga breathing. Here is one 5-minute Breath Break. (Read through the instructions several times before you try the practice.)
The forehead chakra is the center of awareness and intuition. In Sanskrit, it is called the ajna chakra. Anja means “to know or perceive.” Higher knowledge can be obtained only by stepping beyond duality. The two most important energy pathways, pingala and ida, end in the ajna chakra. These two currents of energy represent duality – the sun and the moon, masculine and feminine – and they meet in this chakra. By meditating upon it, one can attain freedom from dualistic thinking.
The throat chakra in Sanskrit is called the vishuddha chakra. Vishuddhi means “pure.” Consciousness of language and truth belong to this level. Its role is to pruify awareness and provide inner clarity. The vishuddha chakra is also called the neck chakra, the communication chakra and the fifth chakra.
The heart chakra lies at the center of the chakra system. In nearly every culture, the heart is linked to the power of love. The heart chakra forms the center of ones humanity and feelings for others.
Embark on a 3 day exploration of the human spirit. Watch films with meaning that are entertaining and thought-provoking. Meet the film-makers who are making a difference. Dedicated to the exploration of the human spirit through the medium of film, our festival aims to educate and empower our audiences and artists to consider new perspectives on life, and ultimately, to help make the world a better place. All in the stunning mountain resort of Sun Valley, Idaho, known as the first American ski resort!
YOGA ROCKS MOUNTAIN FEST kicks off its Second Annual, weekend-long live music and yoga celebration, Aug. 21 – 23, 2009, on the pristine, 17-acre festival grounds of Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, Co. With riverside camping under the stars, 15 live musical acts including Dave Stringer, Donna Delory, Wade Morissette, and Ariana Saraha and 20 inspiring yoga and wellness instructors, 2009 promises to attract upwards of 500 yoga lovers to its sunny festival grounds.
