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Yogic Flying was introduced in 1976 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the world’s foremost scientist of consciousness, who has brought to light the knowledge of India’s ancient Vedic tradition. Yogic Flying is a natural extension of the Transcendental Meditation program, which Maharishi introduced in the mid-1950s and which has become the most widely practiced and thoroughly researched program of self-development in the world.

Yogic Flying is a phenomenon of a thought projected from Transcendental Consciousness, the Unified Field of Natural Law, the field of all possibilities. This is the simplest state of human consciousness, self-referral consciousness, which is easily accessible through the Transcendental Meditation® technique and enlivened through the TM-Sidhi program, which includes Yogic Flying.

Yogic Flying demonstrates perfect mind-body coordination with maximum EEG coherence, indicating maximum orderliness and integration of brain functioning. Even in the first stage of Yogic Flying, where the body lifts up in a series of short hops, this practice produces bubbling bliss for the individual and generates coherence, positivity, and harmony for the environment.

Yogic Flying places the individual in control of Nature’s central switchboard, from where Natural Law governs the entire universe. From here, the individual can command creativity and the invincible organizing power of Natural Law. An order from the Prime Minister commands the total authority and resources of the nation for its implementation. Similarly, any intention projected from the Unified Field of Natural Law commands the infinite organizing power of Natural Law for its immediate fulfillment.

The practice of Yogic Flying provides a practical demonstration of the ability to project from the Unified Field of Natural Law and develops the ability to act spontaneously in accord with Natural Law for the fulfillment of any desire. The phenomenon of Yogic Flying proves that through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program, anyone can gain the ability to function from [...]

Many people have never heard about Restorative Yoga and are thoroughly surprised when their physicians recommend it to them as alternative therapy for dealing with stress. Most people have a belief that yoga is a fitness and exercise regime that helps one keep one’s body healthy and fit. However, this is just one aspect of yoga. Yoga has a lot more to offer than just physical fitness. Yoga is also immensely beneficial to the mind. It helps calm the mind, rids it of its distractions and allows you to control it. This can help you be more mentally alert and sharp. But, even beyond physical and mental fitness, yoga can offer a lot more benefits, one of which is stress relief and management.

Restorative yoga has become immensely popular as a unique system of stress relief and management in research circles as well as amongst practicing medical professionals. The benefits of restorative yoga are for all to see and more and more physicians are recommending it as an alternative therapy as opposed to dependence on prescription drugs. If you want to understand how restorative yoga works, read on…

The mind and the body are deeply interconnected. When the body is under tremendous physical strain, the mind is likewise afflicted and when the mind is under strain, physical symptoms are evident. When people sleep or rest, they are unable to provide the mind or the body with adequate relaxation it needs to be able to rejuvenate itself. What is required is deep relaxation wherein every tissue and muscle of the body is relaxed along with the mind which is empty of all thoughts, concerns, worries, emotions, fantasies or day dreams. And this is what restorative yoga provides.

On one hand, Restorative yoga makes use of a [...]

Writing:

Writing can be a great stress reliever as it allows you to pour your heart and mind out onto a piece of paper. Don’t bother how bad your hand writing or sentence formation is. Just get yourself a diary and start penning down anything that you like to write about. It could be a poem or a story or simply something that is on your mind.

Fishing:

Freshwater fishing is both fun and extremely relaxing activity. All you need is some basic fishing equipment and you are done. You need not be an expert to get started with fishing but you can get some much needed advice from the internet. Just google it up.

Cycling:

Cycling has a host of health benefits plus it is an excellent way to say goodbye to stress. Invest in a good road bike and get started. You can cycle at any time of the day, but the best time would be early mornings.

Painting:

Again you need not be a natural artist to paint. Take an empty canvas, buy some colors and see what you create. Every one of us has a creative element hidden somewhere. What better way to bring it out?

Playing Music:

Playing music would require that you take up some music classes initially; but believe me it will be well worth your money and time. Creating music is a powerful stress reliever. Start with a guitar or the piano.

Yoga:

Yoga is a great stress reliever. There are some basic yoga stress relief techniques that you can easily learn right off the internet. So you really need not go to a [...]

Yoga breath meditation attempts to balance mind and body via controlled breathing, and the calming of the mind through relaxation and meditative practices. Yoga uses breathing techniques and relaxation methods to explore the internal framework of the mind and soul. It provides the structure for experiencing mental and spiritual wholesomeness.

By combining physical postures, awareness methods and breathing techniques, the mind becomes silent and the body becomes refreshed and rejuvenated.
Yoga teaches us how to silence the mind by placing attention on the breath as well as on the stillness of the body. In fact, Yoga improves every facet of physical and mental fitness through a mind/body exchange of energy.

The practices support and develop mental clarity and concentration. Yoga breath meditation improves your posture and alignment to support your daily activities. The mental stillness and flexibility you thus attain, helps combat stress and tension and keeps our minds supple and youthful.

Techniques of Breath Meditation

Breathing practices are the basis of Yoga and the link between the mind and the body. They provide a valuable means of releasing tension and reducing stress and are a strong foundation of meditation. As a matter of fact, the uniting discipline of the six limbs, expounded in the Upanishads are: (1) breath control (pranayama), (2) sensory inhibition (pratyahara), (3) meditation (dhyana), (4) concentration (dharana), (5) examination (tarka), and (6) ecstasy (samadhi).

Benefits of Breath Meditation

Through the practice of Yoga breath meditation we focus our attention inward finding integration, balance, compassion and love. Yoga is able to affect every aspect of our being through its multifarious practices which is why its appeal is largely the calm, controlled breathing and breath meditation. The goal of bringing mind, body and spirit into unity through breathing practices forms the [...]