In today’s world, each and every person is in a rush. Some are in hustle to complete their studies and get engage in a job, some are in hurry to set a lifetime job and get married, some are in race competing to achieve success in their carrier, some are moving ahead and planning to settle down and get married. Everyone has a busy and hectic life. In search of the unrealistic things, people are forgetting to live their life with happiness and peacefulness. Sometimes they need a break from this busy life and maintain an inner peace. And this peace, we can get from Meditation. If you can find an inner peace in your mind and soul then no other challenges of the outer world would ever frustrate you. Whereas, having a healthy mind, though and soul is also very essential and Yoga can provide you with this healthiness.
Yoga and Meditation tour program outlined by Nature Trail Travels & Tours, Trekking and Expedition is totally focused on providing the peace and relaxation to its guest while they can enjoy the natural beauty of Nepal hand-in-hand. This tourprogram allows for a richer appreciation of the physical and mental landscape as the body and mind are opened through daily Meditation, Yoga, Stretching and Massage.The combination of these elements creates a more fulfilling physical exercise while strengthening and opening the mind for greater relaxation and awareness all within the beautiful natural environment provided by the Himalayas. While practicing Yoga and Meditation, you will get to know about your own potential and strength. By maintaining a fusion between your body, mind and soul you will get to know yourself better. This helps you to enhance your ability and lets the best out of you. Yoga and Meditation can be practiced side-by-side. Yoga is a process of balancing whereas meditation is the art of concentrating.
Nepal is best destination for Yoga and Meditation. It’s isolation from the World; ideal environment, friendly hospitality, charming villages, undulating mountains and the mesmerizing Himalayan Peaks makes Nepal an ideal place to practice yoga and meditation. Practicing yoga bring a balance in your daily life style by maintaining an inner peace in your body, mind and soul. This aids people to be strong, confident and efficient in their personal life, carrier and maintaining relation. Yoga and meditation program is beneficial for rich materialistic world that makes the life of the people more busy without any direction. Those people who practice Yoga and meditation in a guided way will achieve maximum satisfaction through the spirituality from the Vedic philosophy of Yoga, Buddhism and other types of Meditation, Naturopathy, Herbal medicine and massage. On this tour, we provide a combination package where you will enjoy beauty of Nepal, short hiking, sunrise and visit to some famous tourist sites, practice yoga and meditation.You will also experience the local people’s life style, culture, their religion, agriculture and way of keeping livestock, their use of fresh herbal medicine and ritual healing.
The term “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit word “Yog” which means join or to unite. So, basically Yoga refers to a union of body, mind and soul, or on a spiritual level – a union of our little self with our greatest potential or our Higher Self. Yoga was originated in ancient Indiafor harmonizing body and mind but due to its benefits; it is being practiced all over the world. Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core. Many studies have tried to determine the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for cancer, schizophrenia, asthma, and heart disease. The results of these studies have been mixed and inconclusive, with cancer studies suggesting none to unclear effectiveness, and others suggesting yoga may reduce risk factors and aid in a patient’s psychological healing process.
The great saint Patanjali, who lived 2400 years agodefined yoga as a neutralization of the waves of feelings. He considered yoga a process of energy control, or balancing of ups and downs so we can consciously act from our center and live in a state of higher awareness. Therefore, Yoga practice typically includes breathing exercises (pranayama), postures (asana) and a guided relaxation. The benefits of a regular yoga practice are many, and can be felt on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.The yoga will revitalize and relax your muscles giving them special vigor. Many people have misconception of yoga by thinking, it as to be a way to develop flexibility of body, health and awareness. But in true sense it means to reach the highest goals of spiritual.Yoga and meditation is an art of living, which yields peace, energy and success in its practitioners.There is an inter-relationship between yoga and meditation & you might decide to focus more on either one or both together. The combination of these elements creates a more fulfilling physical exercise while strengthening and opening the mind for greater relaxation and awareness.

Meditation

Meditation is the art of concentration and relaxation. It is a practice where an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or for the mind to simply acknowledge its content without becoming identified with that content,or as an end in itself While sitting still with a straight spine, one is able to let go of all the disturbing thoughts and restlessness, and attain a single-pointed concentration. During the relaxation part of the practice, one experiences a sense of greater freedom and expansiveness. Meditation is known to have numerous health benefits, as well as psychological and emotional benefits. Some of the benefits of the regular meditation practice include reduced stress and tension, increased inner peace and joy, improved concentration and mental clarity, and development of intuition. Ultimately, the goal of meditation is a union with the highest in us. Vipasiance is one of the most ancient techniques regarding meditation which was rediscovered by Gautama Buddha. It is an art of living which helps to develop the positive attitude and free an individual from anger, greed, ignorance and negativities of the mind. A particularly ambitious form of meditation aims at effortlessly sustained single-pointed concentration meant to enable its practitioner to enjoy an indestructible sense of well-being while engaging in any life activity. Meditation may also involve repeating a mantra and closing the eyes. Meditation has a calming effect and directs awareness inward until pure awareness is achieved, described as “being awake inside without being aware of anything except awareness itself. Meditation can also help us to understand our own mind. We can learn how to transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds and cultivating constructive thoughts is the purpose of the transforming meditations found in the Buddhist tradition. This is a profound spiritual practice you can enjoy throughout the day, not just while seated in meditation.

Forms of meditation:

Physical postures

Mindfulness

Mental silence