{"id":601,"date":"2017-03-03T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T10:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/?p=601"},"modified":"2017-03-03T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T10:37:30","slug":"how-to-do-yoga-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/how-to-do-yoga-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do Yoga Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-602\" src=\"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Open-Your-Eyes-Slowly-and-Gently.jpg\" alt=\"Open-Your-Eyes-Slowly-and-Gently\" width=\"646\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Open-Your-Eyes-Slowly-and-Gently.jpg 646w, https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Open-Your-Eyes-Slowly-and-Gently-300x108.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/>The Sanskrit word &#8220;yoga&#8221; actually means &#8220;union with the divine.&#8221; The stretching exercises associated with yoga were originally designed thousands of years ago to help the practitioner gain control of his own life force, a spiritual energy known as Kundalini. Stretching, however, is not the only aspect of yoga. Meditation is also a key facet of yoga. Be sure to choose the right location and prepare yourself properly, and your yoga meditation will be a very beneficial experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal size-full wp-image-603 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/images-1.jpg\" alt=\"images (1)\" width=\"288\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simple Meditation Techniques to Help a Beginner<\/p>\n<p>So simple, yet very effective tips for having a deeper meditation experience:<\/p>\n<p>Choose a convenient time<\/p>\n<p>Choose a quiet place<\/p>\n<p>Sit in a comfortable posture<\/p>\n<p>Maintain a relatively empty stomach<\/p>\n<p>Start with a few warm-ups<\/p>\n<p>Take a few deep sighs<\/p>\n<p>Keep a gentle smile on your face<\/p>\n<p>Open your eyes slowly and gently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanskrit word &#8220;yoga&#8221; actually means &#8220;union with the divine.&#8221; The stretching exercises associated with yoga were originally designed thousands of years ago to help the practitioner gain control of &#8230; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/how-to-do-yoga-meditation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,2,1,74,71,72,73,69],"tags":[98,66],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Do Yoga Meditation - World Peace Yoga School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpeaceyogaschool.com\/blog\/how-to-do-yoga-meditation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Do Yoga Meditation - World Peace Yoga School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sanskrit word &#8220;yoga&#8221; actually means &#8220;union with the divine.&#8221; The stretching exercises associated with yoga were originally designed thousands of years ago to help the practitioner gain control of ... 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