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TODAY'S TEACHINGYoga Concentration Techniques

In asana, using a drishti (gazing point) will significantly improve your mental concentration. During balancing poses like Tree pose and Eagle pose, it will be especially effective to focus your eyes on a drishti point. The forward- and backward-bending poses, which lengthen the spine, activate the spinal column and stimulate the nervous system. Inverted positions that increase blood and oxygen flow to the brain include headstand and Sarvangasana shoulder stand.

In pranayama, the mind is focused on the breath as it flows in and out of the body. By controlling breath, one can also increase the amount of oxygen and prana (energy) in the body and brain. Pranayama therefore nourishes the brain and improves concentration.

Meditation is a step beyond Dharna, requiring even more mental focus and concentration. By reducing overthinking, meditation, either by itself or in combination with asana and pranayama, helps to clear the mind of clutter. Overthinking drains mental resources and clouds the mind, making it difficult to see and think clearly. An internal Drishti can be used in Meditation on the sixth chakra or the third eye will activate the brain as well as focus the mind. yantra, mantra, visualization

More experienced yogis can also experiment with a number of other less common and esoteric hatha yoga techniques to improve their mental focus. By combining the aforementioned methods with the bandhas, you can sharpen your focus even more. Numerous mudras and shatkarmas, such as the Trataka and Khechari mudra, will also significantly increase mental focus.

WEEKLY ASTROLOGY 

Venus will enter the sign of Cancer on May 7 and stay there through June 5. As a zodiac sign, Cancer is frequently referred to as the mother archetype. She is compassionate, giving, healing, and intuitive. A water sign, Cancer represents our emotions and our safe spaces in the world. She speaks to our sense of peace, our home, our loved ones, and our familial and ancestral roots.

We are given new ways of thinking, seeing, knowing, and acknowledging on May 9 when the Sun and Uranus are in conjunction. A fresh, unconventional viewpoint is presented to us. one that originates directly from the heavens. one who seeks to lead us in a new direction. One that might surprise us.

We are given a fresh viewpoint as the Sun and Uranus hold their annual conjunction. We are given the opportunity to pause time for a moment and look at ourselves and our lives as if from above by using a different lens.

Venus in Cancer supports us throughout the week and into the following month as the Sun conjunct Uranus transitions and awakens. It provides a calming foundation, a cozy setting, and a tender whisper. It serves as a reminder that we are held while inviting beauty into our hearts and finding ease in accepting the blessings that are being offered.

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POSITIVE NEWS OF THE DAY

According to a recent study of students in Spain, eating a handful of walnuts three times a week is sufficient to improve secondary school students' attention and brain development.

The nuts contain a specific kind of omega-3 oil that is especially advantageous to developing brains.

Researchers who looked at 700 children between the ages of 11 and 16 discovered that those who consumed nuts frequently showed greater cognitive and psychological maturation.

CRYSTAL OF THE DAY

LEARN SANSKRITJapa (Jah -pah)

A mantra or the name of a deity is recited aloud or silently during the ancient practice of Japa. The word is a translation of the Sanskrit word jap, which means "to repeat quietly and internally."

Japa yoga is a fusion of yoga and Japa. When regularly practiced, Japa yoga is thought to purify the mind, eliminate sins, and eventually lead to samadhi, or communion with God.

MANTRA OF THE WEEKHumana Beej Mantra

"Aum Aeem Bhreem Hanumate

Shree Ram Dootaaya Namaha"

Meaning - I bow in front of Lord Hanuman, who is the greatest server and messenger of the Lord Sri Rama.

You may or may not believe in supernatural forces, but it is a belief that ghosts, devils or any kind of evil spirits never trouble a person who regularly recites the Hanuman Mantra. Hanuman Mantra recitation infuses one with unlimited energy and power. Also, as we have mentioned in the story above, reciting Hanuman Mantra on a regular basis helps you fight the harmful effects of Shani or Sade Sati.

As Hanuman is said to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Reciting various different kinds of Hanuman mantras also helps in pleasing Lord Shiva. All in all, there are numerous Hanuman mantras, and they are said to bring the natives all kinds of benefits.

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