Meditation

Learn how to explore, welcome, and accept your toughest emotions to begin to make peace with them.

Try this Tantric meditation on light. One of its purposes is to make you aware of the essentially spiritual, or subtle, nature of the physical body, which Tantrikas regard as a condensed form of divine light, or divine sound vibration.

If you think there's no way to get your mind off of discomfort in your body, try this practice to shift how you experience it.

Be curious about your pain and you'll find that though it may not be optional, the pain of your reaction is.

Sat Kriya is one of the most basic and powerful exercises of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

Try this calming meditation to keep holiday stress at bay.

When you feel at odds with the world, practice this meditation to regain harmony.

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This meditation will help you visualize the ideal work situation so you can bring it to life.

Practice mantra meditation to tune in to the stillness that resides within you.

Present your knowledge of yoga in a fun and creative way through meditation and children.

No matter what you’re feeling, this powerful practice can allow you to meet yourself exactly where you are.

Confronting a stressful situation is hard, but if you go with the flow when dealing with stress, it may become easier.

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Meditation encourages students to apply the strength and balance generated during asana practice to learn how to manage their minds.

Sometimes the fastest way to speed things up is to slow down. Try this slow-motion hand meditation to clear your mind.

When you deny the reality of life, you appreciate it less. Meditate on the Buddha's Five Remembrances and rediscover the magic of life just as it is.

In times of crisis, we tend to latch onto whatever strength we can find. Here's how to tap into your most reliable support.

If you've considered taking up meditation but don't know where to begin, start here to find the technique that's right for you.

You already possess one of the most effective ways to soothe stress overload.

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Through the practice of yoga, we can learn to hear— and follow —our inner guidance.

Quieting the mind doesn't have to mean shushing your many inner voices. By letting them have their say, you can discover the all-encompassing stillness of Big Mind.

In the classical yoga tradition, hatha yoga is practiced as preparation for seated meditation. So over time, you might naturally find yourself drawn inward toward more contemplative practices.

Everyday noises can be irritating and distracting— or they can provide another vehicle for mindfulness.

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As taught by the late Eknath Easwaran, passage meditation offers us the chance to let spiritual texts deeply penetrate our being.

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To harness the energy of the mind, you must learn to see beyond the content of your thoughts to their very substance.

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Learn how to infuse your hatha yoga practice with metta in motion to find your lovingkindness.

Research suggests that more time on the meditation cushion means more everyday enlightenment when you get off it.

When it comes to practicing mindfulness, the yoga and Buddhist traditions have much in common.

Recognize and explore your edge, the point you are not willing to go beyond, in order to move past it.

Meditation and mindfulness don't have to only happen sitting down. Learn how to incorporate your mindfulness in motion and your entire practice.

Rather than straining to quiet the mind in meditation, simply relax into the quiet that contains the mind.

Patanjali's basic advice in the Yoga Sutra may sound simple, but many find sitting in meditation painful and difficult. Here's how you can bring ease to your seated posture.

Having thoughts arise during meditation is normal, but are you clinging to these thoughts rather than simply watching them drift by?

While many medication treat the symptoms, vibrations created from chanting Om can help clear your sinusitis and ward off infections from its source.

Surrendering to the unknown is less frightening if you have faith that something will catch you when you fall—whatever name you call it by.

Learn how to create a moving meditation in your daily life with mindful nature walks.

Traditionally, the goal of a spiritual practice has been to attain enlightenment, but is that what today's seekers are really after?

By visualizing your heart as a lotus flower, you can begin to create a safe, comfortable place for your mind to settle.

Many yogis find that anapanasati, a form of meditation that focuses on the breath, is a natural place to begin their sitting practice.

Based on Taoist Meditation practice, Shiva Rea's inner smile meditation is an opportunity smile at yourself and embrace your happiness.

Try this meditation to nourish the heart from the inside out.

Learn why you should vocalize your mantras instead of silently thinking them to benefit the heart and the central nervous system.

Loving-kindness meditation (metta) challenges us to send love and compassion to the difficult people in our lives, —including ourselves.

Put aside your expectations and allow your mind to relax into its true state of meditation.

When we begin to practice meditation, we come to recognize the sense of limitation that has been imposed on our lives.

What keeps a meditation practice going for 25 years? Renowned author Natalie Goldberg offers some insight.

Knowing what to do with your wandering thoughts is perhaps the greatest challenge for meditators.

In 1990 River Huston was a kick-ass fitness trainer in New York City. Her workouts were about pain, tight buns, and thousands of stomach crunches. Pushing herself beyond physical limits was her modus operandi.

Finding the right concentration technique for your meditation practice means opening as many doors as possible.

Know whether to exhale through the mouth or nose during pranayama breathing or just in natural breathing.

Shiva Rea offers a meditation is based upon the mantra "so hum," ("I am that") used within the traditions of Tantra and Vedanta.

Meditation invokes a shift in consciousness, whether in stillness or motion.

This contemplation meditation is an opportunity to focus "thinking mind" on the mystery of being.

If you're not meditating, are you really doing yoga?

If you're having difficulty meditating because of back pain, you could be sitting incorrectly.

Keep your meditation terminology straight with this mini guide.

Meditation and yoga allow you to weather the sudden storms in your relationships.

Meditators of all levels are drawn to silent yoga retreats for spiritual awakening and peace of mind. Here are 9 meditation centers that support silence.

Are you ready to tap into all the benefits that meditation offers? Here's our go-to guide on how to get started.

This five-part meditation clears the heart and quiets the mind.

This concentration practice grounds you in the present moment.

Depressed people think they know themselves, but maybe they only know depression.

Cautiously relinquishing her reservations about meditation, a Vermont writer signs up for a nine-day silent retreat.

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Teaching meditation in public schools could have positive benefits, but does it cross the line?

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