Meditation
Meditation
We had been icorporating the initial two steps yama and niyama as prayers for yama and niyamas for preliminary asanas (before asanas per se ). This is 3rd step in Patanjali Yoga. Beore going into the actual meditation postures we try to control our breath by Pranayama, which also helps us to control the senses. Pratyahara and subsequent steps like Yonimudra, Broomadhya Drishti, Nasikaagra Drishti, Thrataka are features icorporated in concentration i,e., dharana and this leads into meditation proper.
Introduction
There are few asanas for meditation Sukasan, Sidhasan, Padmasan, Gomukasan and Vajrasan, that are recommented and one can choose in whichever he finds comfort and solace. Whatever is the asana chosen one has to remember to keep both the hands in Gyanamudra namely the thumb and index oppose each other resting on the knees and this mudra prevents the gravitational force interfering with once perfpormance.
Sukasan
A common sitting posture of just crossing the limbs bending at the knee. The feet fixed and facing the ground an asan of very great comfort and commonly used in routine living.
Video:Swastikasan
This is to see that one ankle joint is Kept over the other keeping a wide base.
Video:Gomukasan
Sitting with crossed knee one above the other like the jaws of the cow .
Video:Vajrasan
The asan is performed by bending the legs backward at the knee. The soles turned upwards behind and slightly apart and sitting straight with normal breathing. This is very good Asana with people with osteo-arthritis. This is the only asan that could be done soon after taking food. Very effective for digestion.
Video:Padmasan
Very good meditative posture this is to sit with the legs cris-crossed in front one over the other in such a way both the soles face the sky over the opposite thigh.Have to remember that the knees should not be raised from the ground and the spine to be erect.
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