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Meditation without yoga may be problematic, but is there any problem with practicing yoga without meditating, in your opinion?
by 600frogs 5y ago
Meditation without yoga may be problematic, but is there any problem with practicing yoga without meditating, in your opinion?
- graderjs 5y agoYeah I think that's probably really safe, but you'll probably be missing out a little bit. Just 5 minutes or less of quietly sitting, eyes closed, and letting any thoughts, feelings, and sense impressions (sounds, feeling of weight of body on the floor, weight of the clothes on the body, feeling of breeze, etc), just come and go, and gently bringing your focus back to your breath (sound of your breath, or feeling of breath at your nostrils), at the end of a yoga session is good I think. You might find it helps quiet your mind and bring you back to the moment after the session, as well as sort of balance you and really sort of settle in that relaxed state to become part of you and your experience at that moment. Just that much, and no more is good I think. Mind will wander. Gently bring it back to the breath. Notice quiet at the end of in-breath or end of out-breath. If you want something to think or say to yourself, you could consider, as you are aware of the thoughts, feelings and sense impressions passing by, "These are my thoughts, they are mine, but they are not me. These are my feelings, they are mine, but they are not me. These are my impressions, they are mine, but they are not me. I am not my thoughts. I am not my feelings. I am not my impressions. I am. I am. I am what watches." and repeat :)