Guided Yoga and meditation
In the practice of guided meditation, a teacher will guide through the steps of yoga and meditation. Guided yoga and meditation is most suited for beginners as the teachers are experienced in yoga. If the steps and breathwork is not performed correctly, then the asanas might not give you the benefit. This is one of the most sought-after wellness programs in resorts as people want targeted health and wellbeing outcomes instead of taking it as a casual practice.
Yoga asanas or postures have evolved over thousands of years addressing many different health conditions. These asanas performed regularly and diligently under the guidance of a yoga guru or master will keep you healthy and fit. Yoga develops immunity and has many mental as well as physical health benefits for all, young and old. Learning yoga from a professional will help you learn the asanas correctly, which you can integrate into your life.
Yoga therapists consult with patients and create personalized plans that go hand in hand with other surgical or medical therapies. It supports the healing process, and reduces the trauma of ill-health as it reduces distress and centers the person.
Slow movements and deep breathing increase the blood flow in the body. Yoga eases symptoms of arthritis, chronic lower back pain, helps in reducing high blood pressure and weight management. Mental benefits of yoga is that it dissipates anxious thoughts and helps you develop a cheerful attitude.
Guided meditation?
During guided meditation, your teacher will guide you to get the most out of your meditation experience. The teacher will first explain how your mind behaves during the meditation, and then leads you through a meditation technique. You would learn how to integrate this in your daily life during unguided meditation or silent meditation.
Meditation techniques are usually derived from calming (samatha) and insight (vipassana) meditations. Guided meditation courses can be learnt during a fixed period of time, a week, 10 days or 30 days.
Calming meditation’s intention is to nurture a quiet, peaceful state-of-mind, with improved concentration. In this form of meditation, the teacher would ask you to focus on the breath, a visualization, a mantra, physical sensations in your body, or any physical object, and help you returning to the object when you become distracted. Insight meditation has the intention of mind and emotion transformation and to develop qualities such as compassion and wisdom.
Guided yoga and meditation will enable you to gain knowledge and techniques from the qualified and experienced teachers who can help you start a new, peaceful, physically and mentally healthy journey of life.
