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On the afternoon of December 21, a 180-minute meditation program was held at a yoga practice space located on Seocho-daero in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The event was organized to commemorate the 2025 World Meditation Day and featured a variety of meditation practices engaging the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
The program was hosted by the Korea Yoga Meditation Association (KYMA), an affiliate organization of the Korea Therapy Yoga Association (KTYA). Preparation was led by the Korean Organizing Committee for World Meditation Day, composed of yoga and meditation center directors from across the country. The executive director of the event was Soojin Kim, who operates a yoga practice space in the Seocho area.
The meditation session began with a visual practice in which participants observed changes in perception while gazing at a candle flame. This was followed by an auditory meditation using singing bowl sounds, a tactile meditation focused on sensing warmth and touch through the hands, an olfactory meditation involving aromatic scents, and finally a gustatory meditation in which participants slowly savored raisins. At each stage, participants received brief guidance before spending time observing their own sensory experiences.
Participants shared a range of reflections on their experience. One attendee noted that although it was their first time practicing meditation, following the senses made it easier to concentrate. Another participant said that separating and experiencing each sense individually felt entirely new.
The program opened with breath awareness. Kim guided participants to observe their breathing and encouraged them to maintain this awareness throughout the sensory meditations. An event organizer explained that the program was designed to expand awareness through the senses while keeping the breath as a central anchor, ultimately returning participants to a state of stillness. The organizer also emphasized that meditation is not limited to experienced practitioners but is accessible to the general public.
While yoga and meditation programs are increasingly offered in diverse settings, many remain one-time experiences or short-term events. This World Meditation Day program stands out in that it is planned and operated annually under the leadership of an association.
KYMA is an organization that operates yoga and meditation within a structured educational and evaluation system, offering instructor training programs and assessment frameworks. KTYA likewise continues to develop instructor training and academic activities based on rehabilitation- and therapy-focused yoga education. An industry insider commented that it is rare to see a structure in which education and on-site program operation are integrated at the association level.
Kim, director of Shanti Yoga Seocho, has been operating a yoga practice space since 2011 and has over 20 years of experience as a yoga instructor. She currently serves as Chair of the RYTK300 Education Committee of KTYA, Chief Examiner of KYMA, and Vice President and Capital Region President of the K-Wall International Alliance (K-WIA). She also holds certifications as a Health Exercise Manager and a Lifestyle Sports Instructor, and completed a master¡¯s program in Sports Medicine at Korea National Sport University. In addition, she has appeared on broadcast programs as an exercise prescription specialist.
After the meditation session, participants took part in journaling and group sharing, exchanging reflections on their physical sensations and levels of focus. One participant remarked that the experience extended beyond a personal practice, feeling enriched by listening to others¡¯ stories.
As the yoga and meditation industry continues to grow, attention is increasingly focused on program quality, safety, and the standardization of instructor education. The World Meditation Day program was cited as an example of combining association-led governance with real-world application, prompting ongoing discussion about whether such a structure can be sustained in the future.




