Ally Sabita

1.  Om Mitraya Namah NAMASKAR POSTURE Also known as prayer pose, Pranamasana is the start of your Surya Namaskar. Stand upright on your mat with your both feet closely aligned. Inhale deeply, expanding your chest and relaxing your shoulders. While you inhale, raise your arms from the sides. And as you exhale, join your palms together as if praying in front of deity. This is the Pratham Namaskar or first salutation towards the sun. 2.  Om Ravaye Namaha INHALE Keeping the palms joined in the previous prayer position, breathe in and lift your arms up and bend backwards slightly. Your biceps should lie close to your ears. This posture is to loosen up your body by stretching the entire body backwards, standing at your tip toes. 3.  Om Suriyaya Namaha EXHALE N ow breathe out, and bend forward from the waist. Go down and touch you’re the ground but keeping your spine erect. Do this as your exhale slowly and completely. 4.  Om Bhan...

Close your mouth and breathe naturally. Make sure the air goes in and out only through your nose. Keep your jaw muscles relaxed and your upper and lower teeth slightly parted instead of clenching them together or touching one another. Observe your breath while it goes in and out. Don’t force it or add any frills to it. Let it be. OM Chanting: While you inhale and exhale, chant ‘Om.’ Fit the chant to your breath duration rather than breathing to the chant. Break down the ‘Om’ syllable to ‘A-A-U-U-M’, followed by silence and back again. Say the first two syllables with your mouth opened widely and the next two by pursing your lips together. Place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth to pronounce the last two syllables. Then, get engrossed in the silence that ensues. Combine all: Continue the Om chanting, keeping it in sync with your breath. Naturally, the cycle of chanting will fall into place and relax your mind. You can also chant ‘Om’ mentally. Listen to the inte...

There is something your eyes cannot see, but your mind can sense. Pursuing it will give you the highest knowledge, bliss, and realization. It will keep you from running away, and see things as they are. Sounds great, right? You can experience it through a technique called Om meditation.  Om exists in everything – the words we speak, the things we use, and in ourselves. The daily chanting of Om will give peace to your mind, body, and soul. The yogis of ancient India knew the inherent power of the Om mantra and chanted it to connect to their soul. They believed that it is present and active within all of us and will reveal itself only through Om meditation.