Brief introduction of Yog,Yoga and

related to Meditation

contents• Yog,Yoga and Meditation• Ashtang Yog• Types of Meditation• About chakras,pranas, swars and Brain wave patterns

YogYog means to meet or to

addIt means to meet the soul

with supreme soul

yogaIn modern age in Ashrams

maximum they teach on physical and breath level

Physical yoga and pranayam

Pranayam

Physical Yoga

Birds/Pets/Animal also do yoga

Meditation

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Even Ravan was very good Meditator and knowledgeable person

Ashthang Yog• 1) Yama (The five "abstentions"): non-violence, non-lying, non-covetousness, non-

sensuality, and non-possessiveness. -----Ahinsa,satay,astay,brahmacarya,aprigrah• (2) Niyam (The five "observances"): purity, contentment, austerity, study, and

surrender to God -- - - shoch,santosh,tap,svadhay,ishwar pranidhan• (3) Asana: Literally means "seat", and in Patanjali's Sutras refers to the seated

position used for meditation. • (4) Pranayam ("Lengthening Prāna"): Prāna, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the

breath, "āyāma", to lengthen or extend. Also interpreted as control of prana.• (5) Pratyahara (Abstraction): Withdrawal of the sense organs from external objects. • (6) Dharana (Concentration): Fixing the attention on a single object. • (7) Dhyana (Meditation): Intense contemplation of the nature of the object of

meditation. • (8) Samadhi ("Liberation"): merging consciousness with the object of meditation.

For health only not for liberation

For relaxation only not for liberation

Types of meditation• There are hundreds of ways of getting to a

meditative state, yoga, mantras, relaxation tapes.

• But mainly there are 2 types of meditation

• 1 –concentrative meditation

• 2 – Insight meditation

Concentrative meditationThis is like a zoom lens in camra.we narrow our focus to a

selected field.We can concentrated on

1-Breath2-Mantra3-Sound4-An image5-Star6-Moon

Insight meditation Mindfulness meditation involves opening the attention to

become aware of the continuously passing parade of sensations and feelings, images, thoughts, sounds, smells, and so forth without becoming involved in thinking about them. This type of meditation are

1-walking meditation2-eating meditation3-sleeping meditation and so on

Muladhara

svadhisthan

Manipura

Anahata

Vishudhi

Agya

SahasraraChakras in humman body

Five Pranas• Udana

• Prana

• Samana

• Apana

• Vayana

Location of Five Pranasin human body

Pran

samana

Apana

Udana

Udana

UdanaUdana

Vyana (pervades the whole body)

Swaras

Right nostrailLeft nostrail pingla

Surya swara

ida

Chandra swara

sushmana

Ida is connected to right hemisphere of the brain Pingla is connected to left hemisphere 0f the brain

Four categories of brain wave patterns

-30 Hz

•EEG and the brain's state

EEG (Electroencephalography) technology is used to measure brain's electrical vibrations from the surface of the scalp. The resulting EEG pattern will contain frequency elements mainly below 30Hz. The frequencies are categorized into four states as follows:State Frequency Range State of Mind Delta; 1 Hz - 3.9 Hz Deep sleep Theta; 4 Hz - 7.9 Hz Drowsiness (also first stage of sleep) Alpha; 8 Hz - 13.9 Hz Relaxed but alert Beta; 14 Hz - 30 Hz Highly alert and focused

Reasons for distraction in doing meditation

•Busy life•Lack of time•Lack of true knowledge

Busy lifeWe should limit our desires.Earn for requirements not for

competition

Lack of timeTime

managament

Lack of true knowledge

Church

Thanks

By- Rotarian Daljit Singh

spirituality•  • You go to church every Sunday and you say your prayers every day. Does this mean you

are a spiritual person?

No.

You practice yoga and meditate every day. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?

No.

You belong to spiritual group and are devoted to following the teachings of the group. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?

No.

What, then, does it mean to be a spiritual person?

Being a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be loving to oneself and others. A spiritual person cares about people, animals, and the planet. A spiritual person knows that we are all one, and consciously attempts to honor this oneness. A spiritual person is a kind person.

Religion

• A set of beliefs

• The life style

• The practice of religion beliefs (ritual observance of faith)

• Own language

• Own holy book

Positive Attitude

Breath of healthy man12 fingure

Biological clock