Morning Yoga Stretches

Surya Namaskar Yoga Illustrations

Morning is undoubtedly one the best times to practice yoga and the perfect morning yoga set is Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation, as it incorporates some excellent poses to help stretch the entire body.  Surya Namaskar should probably have been the very first article on this blog, instead of now four years later, but hey, better late than never .

Surya Namaskar is a set where you flow from one yoga posture to another.  This style is called Vinyasa or Flow Yoga and it is a wonderful way to practice yoga.  Flowing gracefully from pose to pose, when done with full awareness and attention, allows you to extract the calming and harmonizing aspects of yoga, in addition to it’s well known physical benefits.

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Yoga Pose for Strength

Simple Yoga for Flexibility

The pose I will detail for you today, Triangle Pose, is one of those yoga poses that gives you a great many variations to choose from.  From the base position you can take multiple postures and derive a wide range of benefits from each.  These many variations to Triangle Pose give opportunities to both beginners and experts to find positions and movements that suit their level, which is why this is one of the most common poses you will find in yoga.

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Courage and Self Esteem

Self Belief and Fearlessness

Self Confidence is a key, not just for success in manifestation, but also a key for making genuine spiritual progress.  We all know the important part confidence plays in ordinary life, allowing you to make great strides in your personal development, career, relationships, etc, but in the spiritual realm self confidence is equally important.  In the spiritual realm you have to have confidence in your ability to work your way through the illusion of duality and the ensuing suffering, and the self belief that you will be able to find your way out of the chaos.  At the end of day, as I have often said, enlightenment is a path walked alone.

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Vedanta and Hinduism

Yoga Philosophy

(Anmol: Here is a great article by guest author David explaining the foolishness of fighting with each other due to superficial differences in the various spiritual paths.  David is a deeply spiritual being with great knowledge and wisdom about natural healing, yoga and meditation.  Read more of his wonderful writings on his website and blog http://scientificliving.net/.

If you would like to be a guest author on Master of Meditation and Yoga, please email me at anmol@anmolmehta.com). 

The 3 Fundamental Teachings of Vedanta and the Harmony of Religions

By David

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Exercise for Fast Abs

Yoga Sit Ups for Building Abs

One of the important factors to optimize fitness gains is to introduce variety in the exercises you use to target various muscle groups, and in that way abs and stomach muscles are no different.  Not only does variety help keep your fitness and yoga routines fresh, but it also help to challenge the muscles in different ways which is essential to their development and strength.  So I think for those who have been doing the various ab exercises and workout already on the blog, such as Core Abdominal Power Yoga Set or the Terrific Yoga Ab Exercises and Workout for Shaping Stomach, it is time to introduce you to the another excellent technique for getting a fast ab workout, the potent Yoga Situps.

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(Anmol: I am very happy to present this great guest article from Kundalini Yoga teacher and extraordinary spiritual blogger and guide Sharlene Starr.  Be sure to check out her terrific Kundalini Yoga website and blog here:  http://www.SharleneStarr.com)

If you would like to be a guest author on Master of Meditation and Yoga, please email me at anmol@anmolmehta.com).

Welcome To Mind

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Learn Meditation Program

How to Meditate Course

As many of you know I run a Meditation Certification Program which has been very successful so far, but the feedback I received was that many of you were interested in a Beginner’s Meditation Course, so you could first learn how to meditate and then progress from there.  So today I am very happy to announce the launch of the Mastery of Meditation Learn How to Meditate Course and welcome anyone interested in learning this profound art to join the program.

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Anger Management Technique

How to Be Free from Anger

There are some excellent techniques in yoga and ayurveda to help you deal with anger issues and help you free yourself from anger.  Anger, as I have mentioned previously, is simply energy and many of the problems that anger leads to is due to the storm of powerful egocentric and aggressive thoughts that arise as a result of it.  For long term peace and tranquility there is nothing better that meditation for dealing with anger.  Techniques such as Zen Meditation Technique, So Hum Mantra Meditation or Smiling Buddha Meditation for Happiness are great for this.  But, a more active and immediate method for dissipating anger and finding the calm within comes from the school Kundalini Yoga.

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Yoga Exercises for the Elderly

Simple Yoga Exercises

If you are looking to stay healthy and fit into the later years of your life then follow the example of this amazing Yoga Teacher, who is yes 91 years old.  She is not the only example of the wonderful benefits of yoga, if you are looking to live a long and healthy life.  Just look around at the yoga teachers you know, and I am sure you will notice that their energy and body do not reflect their age. 

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