Summary: Introduction to yoga meditation and the importance of breathing in yoga in this free how-to video on kundalini yoga and meditation training.
Leta Koontz has been studying yoga since 1998. Her first instructor was Lori Brungard. In 1999, a trip to India focused her interest in Ashtanga yoga. She has trained for many years...read more
" Hi! My name is Leta and I’m a yoga instructor for the School of Yoga located in Pittsburgh. In Patanjali Yoga Sutras it is written "Yogas citta vritti nirodhah", which translates as yoga is a sensation of the fluctuations of the mind. And in yoga meditation we work to reduce the number of thoughts that have been through the mind, now we do that we accomplish that through the use of the breath. The mind has an interesting ability to be able to reflect upon itself when we use the mind’s ability to study itself in meditation."
eHow Article: Introduction to Yoga Meditation & Breathing