Yoga Class: Teach you how to sit and meditate

Yoga meditation uses meditation to clear out chaos and sort out thoughts, so as to achieve peace between the body and mind.

Meditation is generally a continuous meditation period of 10 minutes to 2 or 3 hours. The first thing to pay attention to is to sit correctly. Newcomers can sit on the edge of a seat cushion about 8 centimeters high and focus their attention 3 feet away, or do not think about anything and only focus on breathing. When meditating, you should learn to breathe through your abdomen. When you inhale, your abdomen expands and when you exhale.

Dress during meditation is also very particular, and it is best to wear fluffy pants, because any tight clothing will make you feel uncomfortable during meditation. While sitting quietly, use self-suggestion to relax your whole body. Every time I relax a department, I fantasize and throw away the uneasiness and anxiety in my heart. After sitting quietly for about 10 minutes, your body will no longer feel tension and pressure. If you can practice more, after a period of time, your mind will always be in a calm state, your thinking will be clearer, and your analytical ability will be improved.

Frequent meditation and meditation can reduce the stress of life, enhance the body's ability to resist diseases, relieve mental tension, and have a good improvement effect on respiratory tract, headache, stomach pain, nervous system and other diseases.

Meditation is not difficult to learn. You don't have to recite words, focus on your dantian or sit with lotus flowers. In fact, if you have prayed constantly, or stared at something for a long time (such as a campfire or the sea), you probably already know the trick to meditation.

If you want to practice formally, the essentials are simple:

1. Sit down in a comfortable posture. The traditional posture is to sit cross-legged on the ground, with a small round cushion under your hips. If you feel uncomfortable sitting like this, there are many other postures, such as lying on your back, sitting on your calves, or sitting straight in a chair.

2. Keep your back straight and imagine your head hanging from a rope tied to the ceiling.

3. Take a deep breath through your nose to fill your lungs with air, causing your abdomen and entire chest cavity to expand. Then slowly exhale through your nose or mouth, and contract your abdominal muscles until you are almost done, evacuating all air from your abdomen.

4. Choose something to look at, such as candlelight, flowers or pictures. Or,(At this time, you can learn from what your teacher taught you during yoga rest. When you inhale, you can slowly recite "Oh... ai... oh..." and slowly recite "Oh... ai... oh" when you exhale and inhale.) Or count the number each time you breathe out, inhale slowly, and count to five; After slowly exhale, count to five, if you find yourself distracted, slowly pull your mind back and focus on your breathing or the object you are looking at.

It's best to practice for ten minutes to an hour a day at first, but experts say even a few minutes will work. (Editor in charge: Teng Yun)