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Meditation as Part of Your Yoga Practice

Some people come to yoga through an interest in meditation, but for many people it's the other way around. If your yoga practice is leading you to explore meditation, here are some resources for you.
Meditation 101
Holistic Healing Guide Phylameana lila Désy offers a nine day email course on starting a Meditation practice
Mudra Photo Gallery
Phylameana lila Desy's photographic guide to mudras, the hand gestures often used to channel energy during yoga practice and meditation.
Step By Step Meditation
About Mental Health Guide Leonard Holmes leads you through a simple meditation practice.
Meditation Results in Brain Growth
About Mental Health Guide Leonard Holmes explains new research finding that regular meditation practice results in increased thickness of grey matter in the cortex of the brain.
Introduction to Meditation (Dhyana)
Excellent introduction to meditation (Dhyana), and its relationship to yoga, from the renowned Sivananda yoga center.
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