About Meditation

Meditation has been practiced for centuries as a path to spiritual growth and as a method to relax and rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit. When we still the mind to a state of inner awareness and intentional detachment from random thoughts and images, we are meditating.

Benefits of Meditation

enhanced well-being
decreased stress and anxiety
lower blood pressure
improved creativity

Meditation can provide deeper spirituality with a sanctuary within, making life more serene and rewarding.

Yoga classes at the Mindful Yoga Studio are based on Raja Yoga and include a meditative style. A large component of practice is learning to still your mind with the use of the breath, giving you a better sense of well-being.

What is Required to Learn Meditation?

Relax the body
Sit in a comfortable and steady position
Make your breathing process serene
Calmly witness the objects traveling in the train of your mind
Inspect the quality of your thought and learn to promote those which are positive and helpful to your growth
Remain centered and undisturbed in any situation

Meditation Class at Hawthorn Hollow

Still Your Mind

5 Step Approach

Follow these 5 steps and allow yourself to fall into a deep meditative state that will reveal a closer connection to the present and help calm you when you’re upset.

1. Breathe

Focus on your breath. Draw awareness inward. Experience the presence and flow of energy.

2. Relax

Deepen awareness of sensation.

3. Feel

Let your sense of feeling move beyond physical sensation. Acknowledge who you are as a being of energy.

4. Watch

You are a witness. Observe phenomena arising in and around you.

5. Allow

Sense who you are with no preferences. Be present in the process of your life unfolding moment by moment.