Lately I have progressed a little on meditation. I am able to concentrate and sit quiet for around 15 minutes. Well is this an achievement!! For me it is. Our mind is curious (remember monkey mind). When we do asana and stretch your body, it wants to sit quietly and meditate. When we sit quietly in meditation, it is pondering about the asana and how we could have stayed in the posture for a longer duration. We feel the urge to get up and try it. Or may be hundred different things.
My practice is an early morning practice. After practice my next chore is preparing breakfast for the family. The what, how breakfast thoughts are always occupying my mind during practice.
Lately I can control many of them and can concentrate of my breath. I do keep looking for various ways of mediation. Among them I found the best is the Sadhguru mediation style, the Isha Kriya.
After finishing Autobiography of Yogi, I wanted to understand more about Kriya yoga. There are many Kriya yogi styles. I couldn’t find enough resources in net to understand in-depth about all styles. However this quora post on reviews of various style provides a good understanding.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-review-of-Kriya-Yoga
Inorder to start Kriya practice, I started with Sadhguru’s mediation style. I do feel energectic. Not sure if this is due to the practice or daily yoga. However it is a good way to start meditation. The process is around 15 minutes long and you really get fully absorbed during the last phase.
Here is more in depth about the process. I have heard both sides about Inner Engineering program. I don’t know what is true since I have not done a full course. However, I feel the below process mentioned by Sadhguru is a good way to start meditation for beginners. In case you don’t like, there is nothing harm in switching to some other style. It is always better to explore and share with others about what helped you 🙂
P.S: This video is also in ishayoga site. At present I am not able to find it. Hence posted from the web.
