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Meditation guidance – how to meditate and not give up.
MEDITATION

Meditation guidance – how to meditate and not give up.

Yogic classical meditation. This is the system of 8 limbs Yoga of Patanjali Maharishi, where meditation is limb number 7, and Samadhi- the state of superconscious is limb number 8. Classical Yoga (Raja Yoga) includes ethical behavior , (1) the behavior to avoid (Yamas) and (2) the behaviors to adopt (niyamas) (3) the yoga postures (asanas), (4) breathing exercises to control prana (pranayama) (5) and the turning inwards (pratyahara) as the outer steps of Yoga practice. The inner steps are (6) concentration (dharana) and (7) finally meditation (dhyana).

7/5/2026By Media Team
Stress Relief Counseling – from darkness to light
MEDITATION

Stress Relief Counseling – from darkness to light

Stress Relief Counseling: A Global Need Today’s topic is a very appropriate topic. It’s about stress relief counseling. The International Sivananda Yoga Centers are offering a service of stress relief counseling for all, in 12 languages. So if you see the announcement, please share it with as many people as possible. Because the situation of suffering and stress due to the epidemic is a global situation. So we want people to be able to access the counselors who may be able to support them through this period of stress. You can imagine the situation. There are all kinds of

11/3/2026