In the yoga tradition, meditation is a practice designed to calm the mind, focus attention, and achieve inner peace and awareness. Meditation practice helps maintain inner balance and deepens the understanding of what fosters spiritual growth.

Meditation, also called dhyana (Sanskrit: ध्यान dhyāna), is one of the higher stages of yoga, where focused consciousness flows single-pointedly and uninterruptedly towards a single sacred object, unlike concentration, known as dharana (Sanskrit: धारणा dhāraṇā), where the mind can still wander. Thus, the goal of meditation is a single-pointed focus of consciousness, which is essential for achieving a higher level of awareness, inner liberation, and ultimate unity with the spiritual essence.

In the yoga tradition, meditation is the main tool that helps a yogi achieve self-knowledge, purify the consciousness of ignorance and other impurities, and calm the mind. Meditation practice leads to the highest state of consciousness, in which the mind achieves inner peace and silence. This state is required to achieve the goal of yoga - merging with the Self.

By practicing meditation, a person develops the ability to focus and maintain attentiveness for a long time. This allows the mind to calm down, relax, improves emotional regulation by reducing the frequency and intensity of negative reactions, and cultivates self-observation and deeper self-knowledge. Meditation practice is an essential part of the yoga teaching aimed at human spiritual growth.

Kriya I and Kriya II meditation can only be practiced after taking the course "Introduction to Mai Ram Yoga Kriya Meditation Practice", which takes place twice a year, in autumn and spring. Exact dates are specified on the website's news page.

The course "Introduction to Mai Ram Yoga Kriya Meditation Practice" consists of two levels and initiation:

First meditation level "Introduction to Mai Ram Yoga Kriya I Meditation Practice". Course duration: 3 hours.
Second meditation level "Introduction to Mai Ram Yoga Kriya II Meditation Practice". Course duration: 3 hours.
Total course duration: 6 hours.

Mai Ram Yoga meditation practices have deep roots in the ancient Indian spiritual practices of yoga and tantra. The masters of the Natha lineage not only spread yoga knowledge, but also emphasized the importance of the Guru and disciple (Guru-shishya) transmission in spiritual experience. Mai Ram Yoga meditative techniques teach conscious energy management, harmonization of human psycho-physiological processes, and transcendence of the mind. As a successor to the Natha tradition, Guru Mai Ram adapted the authentic teaching for modern people, while maintaining its essence. The yoga tradition emphasizes not only the practice techniques but also a conscious lifestyle that leads to self-discovery, self-realization, and inner harmony. Therefore, Mai Ram Yoga meditation (dharana, dhyana) is not just calming the mind, but a deep transformative practice that allows one to realize their true nature.