{"id":14990,"date":"2019-07-17T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T14:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/17\/yoga-and-meditation-what-is-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T06:36:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T06:36:14","slug":"yoga-and-meditation-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/yoga-and-meditation-what-is-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga and Meditation: What is the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14990\" class=\"elementor elementor-14990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ef7c630 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ef7c630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b3d3d0\" data-id=\"68b3d3d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d696c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d696c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Yoga-and-Meditation-scaled-e1676874601783-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769aa37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"769aa37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Yoga and meditation; meditation and yoga. Of all the holistic activities in the zeitgeist, there are none that are mentioned together more frequently than yoga and meditation. Indeed, they\u2019re combined so frequently that they\u2019ve come to seem, at first glance, like the cheese and crackers of the contemporary wellness diaspora \u2013 a natural pairing. Both are feel-good pursuits that \u2013 let\u2019s paint with the broadest possible brush strokes possible at this stage of discussing them, and their relationship to one another \u2013 have <em>something<\/em> to do with syncing the energies of the body and mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>However, the constant pairing of the words \u201cyoga and meditation\u201d can be misleading. They <em>can <\/em>be synergistic concepts, and indeed can be practiced simultaneously. Complicating matters, however, is the fact that, as individual terms, both \u201cyoga\u201d and \u201cmeditation\u201d contain almost infinite multitudes of different techniques, lineages, and ways of thinking. These myriad meanings are accrued across millennia and cultures. To make matters even more intricate, most recently, these words have, separately and together, undergone a process of fathomless diversification in the Age of Social Media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Defining these terms in a way that means something to you will empower you to engage with them on your own terms. This space voyage through the cloudy cosmos of \u201cyoga and meditation\u201d will introduce each of the two concepts, in its most basic format, paving the cosmic highway for you to explore their relationship, as well as deciding to take up yoga \u2013 or meditation \u2013 independently from one another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356288e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"356288e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658b22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Yoga and meditation: define your terms, or save your prana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mentioning yoga and\/or meditation without specifying types and contexts is the height of mindlessness; they are such broad terms that they have ceased to be semantic signifiers. In short, without more details being provided, both terms are obscured by an ever-expanding nebula of possible identities, meaning that it\u2019s totally okay \u2013 indeed, to be expected \u2013 if you\u2019ve heard them together, or separately, and haven\u2019t the foggiest idea what the actual practices entail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Depending on who\u2019s using the words \u201cyoga and meditation,\u201d they might be purposed on conjuring up conceptions of Buddhist monks or trendy Silicon Valley tycoons \u2013 with the listener independently conceiving of something else entirely, like yummy mummies in yoga pants. It doesn\u2019t help that the clan of concepts contains relative misnomers like \u201ckundalini yoga,\u201d which, with its heavy focus on meditation and the chanting of mantras is, essentially, a physically intensive meditation practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The right pairing of yoga and meditation could be like cheese and crackers, but these two words connote so many different modes of practice that an alternative combo could just as easily be like chalk and cheese. Let\u2019s start by stripping away the sociocultural layers, to reveal the base definitions of both yoga and meditation \u2013 turning them back into words you can work wonders with.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Yoga: a way of living<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In its purest essence, yoga is a way of life. It is one of many possible approaches to healthy living, but it encompasses more than just physical health. Traditional yoga, or <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ashtanga_vinyasa_yoga\\&quot;\">Ashtanga yoga<\/a> has eight branches, also known as limbs or steps, which together, target aspects of your being in a totalistic sense. As well as your physical health, yoga, in the true sense of the word, curates your overall mental wellbeing, moral fibre and deep inner world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eight limbs sounds like a lot, but there\u2019s no need to get them in a twist. The eight steps, or elements, of a life yogically lived are as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\\\"ordered\\\":true} -->\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Yamas <\/strong>\u2013 your codes of self-conduct; how you see and move through the world, including making commitments to truthfulness and nonviolence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Niyamas <\/strong>\u2013 your practices of self-discipline; for example, maintaining your studies and cleanliness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asanas <\/strong>\u2013 the postures you practice regularly to attain strength, stamina and boost your overall physical health\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pranayama <\/strong>\u2013 the art of learning to control your breath, the life-force which sustains you<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pratyahara <\/strong>\u2013 focussing your senses inward, to develop your inner self<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dharna <\/strong>\u2013 learning to concentrate deeply<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dhyana <\/strong>\u2013 in order to <strong>meditate <\/strong>effectively, in order to achieve<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samadhi <\/strong>\u2013 the sensation of transcendence; the ultimate goal of yogic meditation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many people have a misconception that the term yoga refers solely to the asanas which they might encounter in a class at the gym, perhaps with a smidgeon of pranayama practice thrown in, for \u201cauthenticity,\u201d if there\u2019s a particularly well-travelled teacher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fact that people practice the asanas without being aware that they are just one of the eight interconnected wellbeing techniques that make up yoga as a whole is not necessarily problematic. In our contemporary society, people experience all kinds of positive effects from doing what they think of as \u201cyoga.\u201d These include, but are not limited to, improved self-esteem, alertness, posture, digestion, and strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the many (octo)plusses to be gained from looking at the asanas as part of the eight-limbed entity that is yoga as a whole, however, is the sense of connection between yoga and meditation becomes apparent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\\\"level\\\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>The Savasana: where yoga and meditation meet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although it is eminently possible to practice the asanas and reap some benefits, without also necessarily allocating time for meditation, one reason that they are often paired together is that they can be synergistic. Moving through a sequence of yogic poses, particularly if you incorporate pranayama breathing techniques into your practice, can help relax both the body and the mind, serving as excellent preparation for meditation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most sequences of asanas end, traditionally, with the Savasana, or \u201ccorpse pose,\u201d a position in which you lie flat on your back with your arms by your sides and your palms facing upwards. In this position, you can concentrate on feeling the full force of the vibrations which you have encouraged into your body by the means of your yoga practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is considered to be an optimal point from which to begin meditation, with many people opting for an \u201cextended Savasana\u201d and spending ten to fifteen minutes in this pose in order to enjoy its meditative benefits. If you\u2019re already practicing yoga poses, and are considering taking up meditation too, the Savasana could be an excellent place to start.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Meditation: a way of thinking<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meditation is part of the yogic way of life, but it\u2019s also something you can practice in its own right. So, if even hearing the term \u201cdownward dog\u201d makes you feel like you\u2019ve had a full-body workout you never asked for, there\u2019s no need to look away. In its most basic form, meditation is a means of interacting with your mind. There are many different techniques which constitute meditation, and which vary in complexity, and in the extent to which they coalesce with particular physical yoga practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019re not yogically inclined, but you do like the sound of some of the <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/why-meditate\/\\&quot;\">benefits of meditation<\/a> \u2013 which include reduced anxiety and increased awareness, improved creativity, boosted mood and inner peace, to name a few \u2013 you might wish to explore one of the forms of meditation which is entirely effective in its own right, such as mantra-based meditation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An entirely self-contained process which contains the formula for a more fulfilled self, mantra-based meditation can be practiced any time, anywhere: all you need is your mind and your mantra. In Beeja meditation, which is based on the oldest form of meditation in the world, your mantra is specially chosen for you from among thousands by dedicated meditation teachers, ensuring that, when you come to your practice, you are in full posession of the one and only tool you need to succeed.\u00a0<br \/>If you would like to explore Beeja meditation, whether this is your first encounter with yoga and meditation, or whether you\u2019re considering adding this technique to your existing yoga practice, you can visit us in London, or <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/courses\/beginners\/\\&quot;\">book a course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-259f6c7\" data-id=\"259f6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d83b98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d83b98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7712f2b\" data-id=\"7712f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb21a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb21a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png 474w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e5221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e5221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Benefits of Beeja Meditation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766a041 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"766a041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reduce stress and anxiety<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Greater clarity and calm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increase focus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Enhance relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sleep better<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Feel energised<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3ec86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga and meditation; meditation and yoga. Of all the holistic activities in the zeitgeist, there are none that are mentioned together more frequently than yoga and meditation. Indeed, they\u2019re combined so frequently that they\u2019ve come to seem, at first glance, like the cheese and crackers of the contemporary wellness diaspora \u2013 a natural pairing. 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