The purpose of this research were 1) to study meditation practice by using the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Buddhism 2) to study meditation practice by using yoga in Brahmanism 3) to luanch the pattern of meditation practice through the integration of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and yoga. This was study quantitative and qualitative research. The methods of this study included the analysis of the Four Foundation of Mindfulness in Buddhism and Yoga in Brahmanism as well as the integration of this meditation practice in order to create CHIM YOGA model:
1) the meditation postures which were the postrures of sitting, standing, walking and lying down respectively, and 2) the sun salutation and postures the yoga movement. Conseqently, the CHIM YOGA practice spent 10 lessions, each lession needed 1 hour, and each 1 hour consisted of 6 periods. The frist period descriped the knowledge of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and yoga sciences. From the second to the sixth periods were completely the CHIM YOGA model.

The sample grop comprised of 80 practionners. The results of the study revealed that they obtained the knowledge in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and yoga sciences in the highest level (  = 4.73). In addition, they had an awareness of the benefits of 1) mindness, concentration and wisdom (  = 4.63), 2) physical aspect (  = 4.62) and 3) social aspect (  = 4.53) after the CHIM YOGA practice. In other words, all previous aspects were considered as the highest level. The results of these aspects were able to lead them have less stress, enhance more concentration and conscrousness, support self-esteem and self-confidence. The practitionners further pointed out that the CHIM YOGA model ought to provied the basic level to advance level.

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