Can meditation prevent Alzheimer’s?Ī study at the University of Pennsylvania, which followed people with early cognitive decline for eight weeks, demonstrated that practicing the yoga/meditation technique started reversing memory loss and reduced anxiety, two hallmarks of early AD. Then chant in a strong whisper for 2 minutes. To practice for 12 minutes, begin by chanting aloud for 2 minutes. Kirtan kriya is practiced in a cycle, in which the mantra is first chanted aloud, then whispered, and finally repeated silently, before the whole sequence is reversed. Changes in the brain show, with meditation, higher-order functions become stronger, while lower-order brain activities decrease. This brain center manages higher order brain function, like increased awareness, concentration, and decision making. Meditation is shown to thicken the pre-frontal cortex. Kirtan Kriya was one of the first mantra-based meditations that Kundalini master Yogi Bhajan led when he brought the practice to the U.S. Kirtan Kriya Sequence Sing “Saa” “Taa” “Naa” “Maa” while touching your fingers of both hands at the same time visualize the sound flowing in through the top of your head and out the middle of your forehead in an L shape. What should I visualize during Kirtan Kriya? ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO: Directly translated to “I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher”, this is the opening Mantra chanted at the beginning of a Kundalini Yoga practice. The right hand lifts up and passes the ear, as if you are splashing water over your shoulder. Pittra Kriya: Your left hand rests on your Heart Center and your right hand is cupped in front of you with your elbow relaxed by your side. Studies show, for example, that regular Kirtan Kriya meditation can improve mood, decrease anxiety, stress, blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels, as well as decrease insomnia. The practice has been found to provide a number of physical and mental health benefits. What are the benefits of Kirtan Kriya meditation? With each syllable, imagine the sound flowing in through the top of your head and out the middle of your forehead (your third eye point). If possible, your focus of concentration is the L form (see illustration at right), while your eyes are closed. Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Se So Hang is translated to mean “Sun, Moon, Earth, Infinity: All that is in infinity, I am Thee.” This is a relatively modern mantra as it was first heard in the summer of 1973. How often should I do Kirtan Kriya?Ĭlinical research has shown that practicing Kirtan Kriya for just 12 minutes a day can improve cognition and activate parts of the brain that are central to memory. A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2016 found Kirtan Kriya improved brain functioning by increasing connectivity, improving memory and boosting mood. The simultaneous finger-tapping and chanting is believed to enhance blood flow to the brain, improving cognition, focus and memory. Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation is becoming scientifically recognized as a powerful tool for preventing or stopping Alzheimer’s disease, increasing all aspects of cognitive function, (perception, thinking, reasoning and remembering) and reducing stress levels while improving short term memory. It allows us to relax into our infinite self.24 What are the seven mantras? Does sa ta na ma work? So imagine what chanting this mantra every day, just three times, can do! Day by day, accumulatively, it opens our receptivity, it nourishes our intuition, it offers us a moment’s respite from the endless dialogue of the lower minds. It brings us into a receptive state of consciousness, tuning us in to the intuitive messages from our body and mind. It links the finite ‘me’ with infinity.īy chanting ‘Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo’ at the start of our kundalini yoga practice, we invite our ego, our ‘lower mind’ to acquiesce, allowing our higher self, our intuition, our neutral mind and innate wisdom to take the wheel and guide us through our yoga and meditation. It connects us with the realm of Buddha/ Christ/ Guru Nanak consciousness. ‘Adi’ means ‘primal’ or ‘first’, and this mantra tunes us in to the wisdom of all those who have practised before us our teachers, our teachers’ teachers and the consciousness that holds them all. It was an extended version of how we open the space for our everyday kundalini yoga practice, and it was GLORIOUS! The first meditation we practiced at White Tantra in London last weekend was 31 minutes of chanting the Adi Mantra – Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo – sitting in easy pose with eyes closed and hands in prayer mudra.
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