chant - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-29T12:44:54Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/chantNadanusandhanahttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/nadanusandhana-12010-07-04T09:51:35.000Z2010-07-04T09:51:35.000ZSwami Saradanandahttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/SwamiSaradananda<div><font size="4">OM<br />This is a wonderful practice combining mudras and mantras that I plan to teach at the "Spiritual Retreat" that I will be leading in Bad Meinberg 1-6 August</font><br /><div style="text-align:center;">******<br /></div><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Sit in any meditative position and close your eyes.</span> <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">“Aaa” chanting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Adopt Chin mudra while exhaling, chant "Aah” .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Feel the sound resonance in the abdomen and the lower parts of your body.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Repeat nine times.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">“Ou” chanting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Adopt Chinmaya mudra <span style="color:#000080;">(</span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">tips of thumb touching the tips of the index – and the middle, ring and little fingers folded to touch the palms)</span> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">and while exhaling chant "OU".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Feel the sound resonance in your chest and the middle part of the body.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Repeat nine times.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">“Mmm” chanting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Adopt Adi mudra (</span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">make a fist by folding your thumb inside and fold the other fingers touching the palms)</span> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">and while exhaling chant "mmm".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Feel the sound resonance in the head region.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Repeat nine times.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">AUM chanting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Inhale slowly and completely fill your lungs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Adopt Brahma mudra <span style="color:#000080;">(</span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">make each of your hands into a fist with the thumb tucked inside the fingers. Place your fists on either side of the navel)</span> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">and while exhaling chant :AUM".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Feel the sound resonance throughout your body.</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><span>· </span></span><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Repeat nine times.</span></p><br /><br /></div>