NHK has been conducting Yoga workshops for Meditation and Government organisations for the last 17 years and has trained over 27,000 employees in Corporate and Government Organisations.
Meditation is a loose term referring to any of a family of practices in which the practitioner trains their mind or self-induces a mode of consciousness in order to realise some benefit. Loosely, meditation refers to the state of the mind when you are in yoga (in union), and actually means yoga (union).
Texts on râja yoga, which is said to be the ‘yoga of meditation’, say that yoga, and hence meditation, is the state that arises when you ‘still’ the fluctuations of the mind. Texts on hatha yoga, which is physical yoga, say that yoga, and hence meditation, is the state that arises when you ‘still’ the fluctuations of the breath. It is interesting to note that experienced meditation and yoga practitioners who practice breath-control (prânâyâma) in its ultimate form of breathing significantly less than normal (hypoventilation), are seen to have coherent and synchronous brain wave patterns.
OM BHŪR BHUVAH SVAH
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHĪMAHI
DHIYO YO NAH PRACODAYĀT
We meditate upon the divine mother. Thou art most luminous, pure, and adorable. May there be peace in the three phenomenal worlds. Inspire and guide our intellect in the right direction.
Gayatri mantra is a powerful mantra from the Rig Veda that purifies, guides, protects, and heals. It removes darkness and brings light. Everyone can chant this mantra.
OM TRYÁMBAKAM YAJĀMAHE SUGHANDHÍM PUSTIVARDHÁNAM
URVĀRUKAM IVA BANDHÁNĀN MRTYOR MUKSĪYA MĀMRTĀT
A worship of Lord Shiva, the three-eyed one, representing the sun, moon, and fire. May He release us from the bondage of death for the sake of immortality, just as a ripened cucumber is liberated of its bondage from its stalk.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is from the Rig Veda. It wards off all the negative and evil forces, cures diseases, and protects from all mishaps. Everyone can chant this mantra.
ASATO MĀ SADGAMAYA
TAMASO MĀ JYOTIR GAMAYA
MRITYOR MĀ AMRITAM GAMAYA
Lead us from unreal to real. Lead us from darkness to light. Lead us from fear of death to knowledge of immortality.
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
May the entire universe be filled with peace, joy, love, and light.