How to Do Yoga Meditation: 7 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

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The Sanskrit word "yoga" actually means "union with the divine" or "oneness unity". We do yoga because it makes our bodies stress free. The stretching exercises that we in the west associate with yoga were originally designed, thousands of years ago, to help the practitioner gain control of their own life force, a spiritual energy known as kundalini. When this energy rises from the base of the spine up through the top of the head, an expanded state of awareness, called self-realization, can be achieved.

With practice, a self-realized person can feel not only his or her own kundalini as it moves between the 7 primary energy centers (chakras) of their body, they will also be able to experience "collective consciousness" -- an advanced awareness in which they can feel the spiritual energy of anyone they put their attention on.

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    Find a quiet place to be alone for 5 - 10 minutes. A well ventilated room or open place can be used for meditation.

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    Sit upright in a chair, but not too rigidly, remove your shoes and keep your feet slightly apart. If you can sit comfortably on the floor, do so, with shoes off. Have the palms of both hands open on your knees.

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    Close your eyes. Become aware of your surroundings, then direct your attention inside, to the base of your spine. Slowly, pull your attention up through the center of your body along the spinal column, until it comes to rest on the top of your head and slightly forward, to the place where the soft spot was when you were a baby.

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    Keeping your eyes closed, firmly press the palm of your right hand onto this soft spot on your head, then raise your right hand about six inches above your head, palm down. Move it up and down slightly until you locate an energy between your head and your hand. You may feel it on your palm either as cool or warm.

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    Keep your attention where your hand is over your head, then bring the hand back on to your lap. You may repeat step 4 using your left hand, as one hand may be more sensitive than the other.

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    Sit like this for 5 - 10 minutes, in mental silence. If a thought pops up, just watch it rise and fall, or say either, I forgive or Not now.

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    Slowly open your eyes at the end of your meditation. Become aware of any change you may feel inside your body, or any shift in your attention.

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