IYO® International Panch Kosha Meditation Teacher

What is Panch Kosha Meditation?

Pancha Kosha meditation is a type of meditation that helps you focus on the five sheaths, or layers, of consciousness that make up the human framework:
  1. Annamaya (Food sheath): It is our physical body consisting of blood, bones, muscles, and organ system nourished by the food we consume. This stays in a state of equilibrium only when these are in synchronization both structurally & functionally. That can happen only if we eat the right sorts of food suiting our constitution, season, mind and surroundings.
  2. Pranayama (Breath sheath): It is a subtler sheath that may be just felt, but not seen by our naked eyes when compared to Annamaya kosha. This Consists of Prana or Chi or Energy or Breath as you call it. It’s nourished by the respiratory breathing that’s far more essential than our meals and the outside energies in the environment.
  3. Manomaya (Mind Sheath): It cannot be touched like the earlier two sheaths. It consists of emotions, ideas, memories, and feelings. These elements of the brain affect our physiology, relationships, responses & efficacy directly. 
  4. Vigyanamaya (Intellect sheath):  It is nothing but our intelligence & wisdom. This sheath helps us to utilize the earlier three sheaths appropriately by providing us the discriminative capability to differentiate between the right & wrong, positive & negative. 
  5. Anandamaya (Bliss Sheath): The bliss sheath of consciousness  is a state of the ideal balance of all of the aforementioned sheaths of living. 

The goal of Pancha Kosha meditation is to help you transcend the outer four sheaths and experience the innermost Anandamaya kosha. The practice is based on the idea that by crossing these sheaths one by one, you can gradually free yourself from the limitations of each sheath. This can help you reach your ultimate goal of freedom from the cycle of death and rebirth.

After completing these courses, students receive both soft and hard copies of their certification from the IYO® International Yoga Organisation. This helps obtain employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors. Furthermore, 195 nations accept this accreditation.

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