Meditate on Surya to dispel darkness
Om Surya Namaha is one of the twelve mantras to the sun given in the yoga meditation, Surya Namaskar (Salutation to the Sun). Surya Namaskar is the yoga asana (posture) for worshiping God by meditating on the Sun. As the energy provider for our solar system, the Sun is the primal representative of the inner sun of being.
The complete Surya Namaskar, which is helpful in support of the ability to concentrate, is a yogic meditation traditionally performed in the open air at dawn, facing the Sun.
But the Surya Namaskar is more than a physical exercise. It is a spiritual practice to dispel the … Continue Reading
People who meditate have larger brains
A study by the UCLA Laboratory for Neuro Imaging shows that those who meditate tend to have significantly larger volumes of the hippocampus and areas within the orbito-frontal cortex, the thalamus and the inferior temporal gyrus. These are all areas of the brain known to regulate the emotions.
44 people were examined, 22 were control subjects and the other 22 had practiced various forms of meditation. Those who practice had … Continue Reading