Yoga Where Concentration Ends and Meditation Begins

Where does concentration end and meditation begin? In this teaching, Gurudev Shri Amritji reveals how yoga becomes a living bridge between concentration, meditation, and Presence. Through the lens of I AM Yoga®, he explains that asana is not only a physical posture. It is a doorway into witnessing consciousness, where scattered attention is gathered, prana is directed, and the body-mind learns to move from reaction into response. While holding a posture, attention becomes focused. This is the practice of Dharana, or concentration. When awareness is brought into the edge of sensation, tension, or resistance, the light of consciousness begins to meet what was previously unconscious. The body is no longer forced by the ego-mind. It is met through responsive, co-creative interaction. When the posture is complete and the body comes into stillness, the practice begins to shift. Focus softens. Awareness turns inward. You move from the seen to the Seer, from doing into non-doing Being, from outer form into the inner Presence that I AM. This is where concentration begins to open into Dhyana, or meditation. Gurudev explains how I AM Yoga® integrates Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga through Meditation in Motion. Rather than treating asana, pratyahara, dharana, and dhyana as separate practices, this approach reveals them as one continuous movement of awareness through the body, mind, heart, and deeper Presence. This teaching is for anyone who wants to understand yoga beyond exercise, stretching, or physical discipline. It explores Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita teaching that “Yoga is skill in action,” the role of prana, the relationship between body and mind, and the shift from conflict-creating reaction to co-creative Presence. Watch this teaching to discover how yoga changes not only the body, but the way you meet life. Continue studying the living teachings of Gurudev Shri Amritji through Amrit Yoga Institute. Learn more: https://amrityoga.org Study with Gurudev from anywhere: https://amritji.tv Subscribe for more teachings on I AM Yoga®, Yoga Nidra, meditation, asana, prana, Patanjali, witnessing consciousness, and spiritual life mastery. Share this teaching with someone who is ready to experience yoga as a path from concentration into meditation, and from reaction into Presence. #IAMYoga #GurudevAmritji #AmritYoga #Meditation #YogaPractice #Patanjali #HathaYoga #RajaYoga #YogaPhilosophy #Presence