These studies have proven and highlighted the benefits of the two ancient practices and have caused them to soar in fame although many still see yoga as just a practice or physical exercise that is beneficial to the body it is a lot more than that yoga just like meditation has a meditative and spiritual grounding. Cyndi lee founder of om yoga offers a practice to complement sitting meditation in part three of mindful s getting started series get up move we look at mindful walking and movement and feature 10 simple yoga exercises to reduce stress improve well being and get you primed for a sitting meditation session or anytime. Mindful yoga bringing mindfulness onto the mat practising mindfulness meditation techniques on the yoga mat can bring a sense of ease which filters through into our whole life some of us may have already experienced occasions in a yoga session where were standing in warrior pose virabhadrasana for example and we reach through our back foot as our arms reach up towards the . A meditation exercise can be as simple as doing some deep breathing or as complex as repeating a mantra or doing transcendental meditation any activity that helps to quiet the mind could be considered a meditative activity even sitting outside and quietly watching the world go by