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Breathing Exercise: Calm Balancing Breath

Breathing Exercise: Calm Balancing Breath

Sit comfortably or lie down in a comfortable position. Let your body relax and bring your mind to the awareness...

by YogaJensFebruary 7, 2022
Meditation Stories: The Bird’s Eye

Meditation Stories: The Bird’s Eye

About 5000 years ago the great acharya (teacher) Drona decided to test his students' skill in archery. To test their...

by YogaJensJanuary 28, 2022
Meditation Stories: The story of Zazen

Meditation Stories: The story of Zazen

Once a Zen master noticed a monk trying too hard to meditate. So he interrupted the monk and asked: "What...

by YogaJensJanuary 23, 2022
Memento Mori – Memento Vivere

Memento Mori – Memento Vivere

Memento Mori a Latin phrase meaning "Remember Death" has been – since the mediaeval times – an anchor used philosophers...

by YogaJensJanuary 6, 2022
Five ways MEDITATION Apps ruin us

Five ways MEDITATION Apps ruin us

Meditation and mindfulness have been around for thousands of years, with their origins in Dharmic traditions such as Hinduism and...

by YogaJensMay 8, 2021
The Essence of Meditation

The Essence of Meditation

Meditation is not an abstract or remote state unnatural to humans. In fact, it is the most spontaneous and natural...

by YogaJensMay 25, 2021
Why Meditate? The most IMPORTANT reasons

Why Meditate? The most IMPORTANT reasons

Why Meditate? This is a very interesting question because at once most people need some reason to do something but...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
What is Meditation? A philological and theological exploration.

What is Meditation? A philological and theological exploration.

The word ‘Meditation’ is one of the most misused rather abused words of the English vocabulary. It is so mistreated...

by YogaJensJune 8, 2019

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Breathing

Breathing Exercise: Calm Balancing Breath

Breathing Exercise: Calm Balancing Breath

Sit comfortably or lie down in a comfortable position. Let your body relax and bring your mind to the awareness...

by YogaJensFebruary 7, 2022
Breathing Exercise: Continuous or Wave Breathing

Breathing Exercise: Continuous or Wave Breathing

When we create involuntary pauses either at the inhale or exhale our awareness is also interrupted and broken. Hence a...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Breathing Exercise: The Tactical Breath (Box breathing)

Breathing Exercise: The Tactical Breath (Box breathing)

This is a very ancient yogic breathing method made popular by Navy SEALs, they call it the tactical breath. I...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Breathing Exercise: The Sigh of Relief (Stress Relief)

Breathing Exercise: The Sigh of Relief (Stress Relief)

This breathing exercise is particularly good for stress relief. Whenever you lengthen the exhalation it stimulates the vagus nerve and...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Breathing Exercise: Becoming Aware of the Breath

Breathing Exercise: Becoming Aware of the Breath

Breathing really matters. An average person breathes anywhere between 12 to 20 times a minute, which is around 23000 breaths...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021

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Meditation Stories: The Bird’s Eye

Meditation Stories: The Bird’s Eye

About 5000 years ago the great acharya (teacher) Drona decided to test his students' skill in archery. To test their...

by YogaJensJanuary 28, 2022
Meditation Stories: The story of Zazen

Meditation Stories: The story of Zazen

Once a Zen master noticed a monk trying too hard to meditate. So he interrupted the monk and asked: "What...

by YogaJensJanuary 23, 2022
Meditation Stories: The inexperienced woodcutter

Meditation Stories: The inexperienced woodcutter

Once upon a time, an unemployed man approached a timber merchant for a job but he was neither much educated...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Meditation Stories: A King teaches AWARENESS to a monk

Meditation Stories: A King teaches AWARENESS to a monk

Once a spiritual seeker approached his guru and said "Sire! After years of sitting meditation, I still haven't attained unbroken...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Meditation Stories: The Monkey Mind

Meditation Stories: The Monkey Mind

A spiritual practitioner once on a casual visit was asked by his Guru how are his spiritual practices going on....

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021
Meditation Stories: Nature of Bondage and Liberation

Meditation Stories: Nature of Bondage and Liberation

Once a Sanga (spiritual gathering/group) of ascetics was travelling from one village to another and they came across a flooding...

by YogaJensJune 4, 2021