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I am naturopathy doctor and yoga trainer with 5 year experience.

meditation and yoga are not the same thing. Yoga is a form of exercise that uses specific body postures to achieve physical and mental health benefits, while meditation is a practice that can be done with or without movement in order to focus and calm the mind
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Meditation is a practice focused on calming the mind, often involving mindfulness or concentration techniques. Yoga, on the other hand, is a holistic system that combines physical postures, breath control, meditation, and ethical principles to promote overall well-being. While meditation can be a part...
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Meditation is a practice focused on calming the mind, often involving mindfulness or concentration techniques. Yoga, on the other hand, is a holistic system that combines physical postures, breath control, meditation, and ethical principles to promote overall well-being. While meditation can be a part of yoga, they are distinct practices with different emphases. read less
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There are 8 limbs of Yoga: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyan & Samadhi. Yoga is a journey to reaching to Samadhi the ultimate bliss. In this entire journey meditation is one limb to reach to the ultimate destination. Meditation means doing noting and staying with oneself....
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There are 8 limbs of Yoga:

Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyan & Samadhi.

Yoga is a journey to reaching to Samadhi the ultimate bliss. 

In this entire journey meditation is one limb to reach to the ultimate destination.

Meditation means doing noting and staying with oneself. It is a effortless complete relaxation process.

Meditation has 3 major principle - 

I do nothing for now.

I want nothing for now.

I am nothing for now.

(Keep this 3 lines in your mind when you are start practicing meditation.)

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Meditation is one of the limb of Yoga. Yoga practices are different forms like Yama, Niyama, Asana, Kriya, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana etc.
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