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(Message started by: goprel on Apr 11^th, 2014, 6:10am)

Title: Yoga and Meditation
Post by goprel on Apr 11^th, 2014, 6:10am

What is your opinion on yoga and meditation? Is it ok for Western people?

In my opinion it is like a psychology from the East. Do you agree. What are the benefits of yoga and meditation?

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by towr on Apr 11^th, 2014, 7:49am

I don't see how they're like psychology; they don't try to explain/find out how the human mind works.
I'd say they're a type of exercise with the intent of improving well-being. There is also some scientific evidence they meditation, at least, does affect the brain and can improve well-being (I don't know about yoga; though in general physical exercise has the same benefits, so that aspect of yoga probably does as well). However, they also tend to have that new-age-y/religious bullsh*t going on around it; and I'm not much in favor of that.

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by goprel on Apr 13^th, 2014, 12:09am

My yogi frind says that yoga is just preparation for meditation. You have to work with your body in order to calm dow your mind.

Talking about relation to psychology - maybe psychology and yoga (yoga and meditation alltogether) dealing with the same thing - human problems

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by nady_7 on May 10^th, 2014, 3:38am

I can see that yoga and meditation for giving comfort and calm.

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by goprel on May 13^th, 2014, 11:39pm

I would say that yoga is for to extend your comfort :) As a result in more places and situations you will feel comfortable

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by erica on May 19^th, 2014, 10:52pm

I agree with your thought on Yoga.

on 05/13/14 at 23:39:45, goprel wrote:

I would say that yoga is for to extend your comfort :) As a result in more places and situations you will feel comfortable

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by jordan on Sep 25^th, 2014, 1:25am

This post was in reply to a post from Nathan505 (now quoted below) which was removed before I noticed it was replied to --towr

Quote:

what is the western people you mean by? according to me yoga is something a way to cool your mind and relax the life. <spam>

Western people is Europe, South America and Australia.

People are rich in these countries but also very depressed

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by gintarina on Feb 2^nd, 2015, 7:30am

I think yoga is good for any culture, any country and any other kind of people

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by anglia on Jul 24^th, 2015, 1:23am

Western are more likely to adapt new things that's why it's more popular in western countries now days even it's from Asian countries like India.

Title: Re: Yoga and Meditation
Post by gitanas on Jan 27^th, 2016, 12:16am

Yoga is ok for me. But meditation.... sitting and doing nothing... impossible :D