This 3-part meditation helps the body recover from fatigue and regulate the energy through the breath. With practice it develops a “self-rhythm,” in which the two hemispheres of the brain cross-relate and quell the wavering mind.
The whistle breath stimulates the vagus nerve, calms the nervous system, and activates the thyroid and parathyroid glands. It is cooling and relaxing. For the practitioner, this brings balance and energy.
Before you begin your practice, tune-in by chanting the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
How to chant the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Sit in Easy Pose with your spine straight. Press your palms together in Prayer Pose at the center of the chest, sides of the thumbs pressed against the sternum. With your eyes closed, focus your concentration at the Third Eye Point located between the eyebrows at the root of the nose, about a half inch under the skin. Inhale deeply and as you exhale chant Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, on one breath. The sound Dev is chanted a minor third higher than the other sounds. If you cannot chant it all on one breath, take a short breath after Ong Namo. Repeat the mantra three times. The meaning of Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo is: I call on the creative infinite consciousness of the universe. I call on the divine wisdom within me.
Whistle
Posture: Sit in Easy Pose with a straight spine.
Mudra: Bring your hands into Ravi Mudra, thumbs and Sun (ring) fingers touching and the other fingers straight. Rest the backs of your hands on your knees.
Breath & Mantra: Sit calmly for 30 seconds. Then begin to whistle along with Ardas Bhaee Instrumental Version (Healing Sounds of the Ancients #5). Purse your lips and do your best to whistle properly, using the lips rather than the tongue. Purse your lips and whistle: the whistle is not done with the tongue, whistle with the lips. If you cannot make the sound of a whistle, purse the lips and mimic to the best of your ability.
Time
Continue for 9 1/2 minutes.
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