(Editor's Note: The idea of meditation can be intimidating for yoga beginners. While yoga asanas can be physically challenging, for many people the thought of sitting in meditation can bring up a lot of concerns. Sohan Kaur shares some thoughts on meditation for yoga beginners that will encourage you to pull out your meditation cushion and give it a try!)“It is not meditation that stops the mind. It is the surrender of the mind to the soul, and the soul to Truth. It is when you prefer the word of Truth to the word of your own intellect.”
What do you do when your yoga teacher asks you to close your eyes in class? For many yoga beginners, closing your eyes is more challenging than it sounds. But closing your eyes in your yoga practice can bring about a huge change in your consciousness fairly quickly. In a beginner’s yoga class, you’ll often hear the teacher say, “Close your eyes and open your mind”. But what’s really going on here?