Prayer and yoga combined

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Paramahansa Yogananda gives a splendid presentation of how prayer and yoga can be combined in Lesson 88 of the Self Realization Fellowship Lessons. It is actually a technique to improve focus and concentration in prayer.

At times we just feel like relaxing in bed, and this example he gives of laying down in bed, praying and chanting a mantra while letting the breath out and then inhaling serves an essential function in slowing respiration, developing concentration and at the same time relaxing while doing it.