Why is meditation necessary?
The mind has a wandering tendency. It's restless nature can be curbed by meditation. Though the objectives of meditation may be varied, it progresses towards self- realization or analysis (the senses try to look within), which is a steppingstone to the path of Absolute Reality. Meditation involves visualization, concentration, and pranayama (breath control).

What is Meditation Therapy? Meditation Therapy is a bold new approach to finding lasting solutions to our deepest problems and concerns. Combining the power of deep meditation practice with the insights of psychology.

Meditation Therapy will help you to experience healing transformation in powerful and lasting ways. Genuine healing occurs only when we are willing to examine the deepest parts of ourselves and create positive new patterns of responding to life. This video will help you understand the attitudes and environment necessary for deep, lasting healing. Most importantly, you will learn how to transform your mental attitudes and activate your own innate healing power. Clear, accessible, and brief, Meditation Therapy for Health and Healing is divided into different sections.

The dhyeta or mediator can be:
AARTI (the troubled): Adversities and situations can be demanding and stressful and from stress, sprouts negative emotions like fear, anger, avarice (greed), lust etc. These emotions can be conquered focussing on them and dispelling the negative energy giving the mind the reins of will power, faith and the strength to fight and survive.

ARTHARTHI (the desirous): After overcoming troubles, dreams and desires take shape in the ARTHARTHI. He tries to materialize his visions, namely acquiring wealth, property, fame etc.

JNANI (The knowledgeable): Jnani, being a repository of knowledge realizes the purpose of his birth and goes in quest of the Lord (salvation) meditating upon His form. Gradually his Sagun (meaning that which has form) worship diffuses into the Nirgun (formless), when he realizes and experiences the persuasiveness of the Lord in everything and the feeling of the self-being one with the Supreme.
Vedic Meditation
From time immemorial, the Vedas have been a rich source of knowledge about the different aspects of mortal and immortal existence. Vedic meditation prescribes different methods and forms of meditation, derived from the Vedas and the Shastras. These methods are dealt with at the

Material (The Aarti and Artharthi level)
Emotional (The Aarti and the Artharthi) level
Spiritual (The Jnani) level

Meditation is the key to eliminating stress from your daily routines and from your life. The self healing techniques can be applied without the need for professional massage. Self healing enables you to extend your capabilities, without the need for conventional medical treatments.

Yoga is one of the most popular types of medication. Made famous by celebrities such as Madonna as the meditation of choice in the western world, its benefits are endless. The word Yoga means “to join or yoke together,” and it brings the body and mind together into one harmonious experience. Yoga is based upon three main foundations: exercise, breathing, and meditation. Yoga is suitable for most adults of any age or physical condition. Daily practice produces a clear, bright mind and a strong, capable body. We instruct you to compose your body, mind and spirit in the way of Yoga for a healthy life and spirit. Practice yoga for your mental and physical health. Learning its meditation techniques will help you to neutralize mental, physical and emotional stress, allowing you to achieve balance and inner calm.

Here are some benefits of meditation:
General:
Practice of yoga bestows upon the Practitioner: a firm body, steady mind, and a benevolent spirit.

Physical:
Strength - yoga postures (asanas) tone every part of the body.
Endurance - regular dedicated practice increases the capacity to do work.
Flexibility - a youthful ease is maintained or reestablished through correct stretching
Posture - as tone and flexibility are balanced, an erect and effortless posture is achieved .
Tremendous energy - improved glandular functioning and deep relaxation leaves one refreshed.
Health - a consistent and positive state of well being is experienced when the body and mind are balanced.

Mental:
Concentration - penetration of the yoga postures (asanas) deepens and extends concentration.
Emotional stability - contact with the one's Self give perspective to life and insulates the mind from disturbances.
Peace - stillness in the body, tolerance in the mind and absorption in the Self generates an abiding state of peace and tranquility.

Spiritual:
Wisdom - persistent alert practice develops knowledge that flowers as wisdom.
Freedom - physical health, mental equanimity and wisdom lead to the experience of freedom in daily life.
Integration - regular exploration and connecting of our physical, mental and intellectual layers leads to a state of integrated harmony.