Meditation cushions and benches are intended to provide support and stability without discomfort. Physically it is helpful if the support you use raises your pelvis above your knees. This will allow the spine to straighten and elongate naturally and to enable sitting longer.

What you focus on determines your reality because your mind becomes active in acquiring and bringing into your reality the things that you focus on.

You bring into your experience what you focus on.

If you focus on lack, limitation, negativity, and scarcity, then that is what you bring into your experience.

If you focus on abundance, expansion, positive things, and plenty, then that is what you bring into your experience.

A moment of introspection will make this obvious.

Swara yoga is an ancient science that correlates the breath with the sun, moon and the five elements, helping us to control moods, heal ailments and be attuned to the cosmic rhythm

We would all like to get more out of life. An abundant lifestyle chuck full of good things, a lifestyle that works for us rather than against us, right? Have you ever wondered how to make that happen? Consider for a moment that taking charge of your life is also taking charge of your energy. The self-regulating methods of meditation work with the ebb and flow of energy, and consciousness. This creates a dynamic new way to look at life. One in which you are the maker of all that comes your way.

People from all walks of life, in all the countries of the world belonging to all the possible religions, meditate for a wide variety of reasons. The same technique offers something different to each according to his needs and motives. Some of the motives for which people meditate today are:

1. To relax the body, mind and rejuvenate ones flow of energy in order to more effectively face the responsibilities of ones demanding and active life.

2. To heal illnesses (especially psychosomatic ones).

3. To overcome emotional problems.

You could also have a meditation of questions and answers. It is important to write down the questions that you wish to ask before you begin, so that there is a flow and a direction of the meditation process. Have a note pad so that you can write down the answers that come to you. Usually it is the first answer that comes to you. Write that down, even it you do not understand the reference. Write down everything until it feels complete and then move on to the next question.

Meditation can be described in hundreds of ways. Here we will give some brief explanations about this so-extremely-important aspect of human harmony, health and spiritual evolution.

Three Aspects of Meditation

1. The first step is relaxation or surrendering of the body and mind so that the mind is not cluttered with various unrelated and disturbing thoughts.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "For everything you have missed, you have gained something else." I love this quote and imagine this idea synonymous with my mother's favorite saying, "Bloom where you're planted." This has become her token saying and usual answer to my constant query: "How will I know if I am following the perfect path for me?"

Meditation is one of the top-10 alternative therapies used by the U. S. population. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that 8% of Americans use meditation as a health tool. No longer just for Buddhist monks and New-Age types, meditation is now appealing to mainstream business professionals, medical doctors and even health care companies. This is a result of the growing evidence which supports that meditation can promote physical healing.

Meditation has been used for centuries to train the mind, and the list for its uses are extensive. Not only does meditation increase wellness in general, it reduces stress, anxieties and cultivates positive emotions. In addition, with consistent use, it reshapes the cortex of the brain resulting in an increase in attention span, sharpening of focus and improved memory.