This meditation balances the diaphragm and fights brain fatigue. It renews the blood supply to the brain and moves the serum in the spine. It also benefits the liver, navel, spleen and lymphatic system.
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.
8 Stroke Breath
Posture: Sit in Easy Pose with the elbows bent and upper arms near the rib cage.
Mudra: The forearms point straight out in front of the body, parallel to the floor. The right palm faces down and the left palm faces up.
Breath: Breathing through the nose, inhale in 8 strokes and exhale in 8 strokes. On each stroke of the breath, alternately move the hands up and down. One hand moves up as the other hand moves down. The movement of the hands is slight, approximately 6-8 inches, as if you are bouncing a ball. Breathe powerfully.
Change Hands: After 3 minutes change the hand position so that the left palm faces downward and the right palm faces upward. Continue the same breath and movement.
Once again change the hand position so that the right palm faces down and the left palm faces up. Continue the breath and movement.
Time
Continue for 3 minutes in each position for a total of 9 minutes.
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