Dhyana

Dhyana

Sthiti: Any meditative posture.

Technique

• Sit in any meditative posture.
• Keep your spine comfortably erect.
• Hold Jnāna mudra as follows:
• Touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger, forming a circle.
• Do not strain.
• The other three fingers are straight and relaxed.
• All three fingers are side-by-side and touching.
• Keep your palms facing upwards upon the thighs.
• Arms and shoulders should be loose and relaxed.
• Close your eyes and sit with a slightly upturned face.
• You need not concentrate. Just maintain a mild focus between the eyebrows and be conscious of your breath.
• Dissolve your thoughts and attain single and pure thought.
• Meditate.

Note: For beginners, soothing music may be played in the background during meditation and Stay as long as you can.

Benefits

• Meditation is the most important component of Yoga practice.
• It helps the practitioner to eliminate negative emotions like fear, anger, depression, anxiety and to develop positive emotions
• Keeps the mind calm and quiet.
• Increases concentration, memory, clarity of thought and will power.
• Rejuvenates the whole body and mind giving them proper rest.
• Meditation leads to self-realisation.

Source: Ministry of AYUSH