How can I quiet my mind, Beta mastery and the tongue

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Getting the mind to quiet is something usually best accomplished by working

through the body. Yogiji says don't try to solve problems but strive

to drop them. (dissolve, don't solve). He says of fear to take them the highest

place within yourself and drop them. Getting to that highest place

is something done with Sadhana (spiritual practice). Spiritual practice involves

yoga, chanting and/or meditation.

On another level what we are trying to do is reduce and master Beta brain

waves. One way of doing this is to relax our tongue. Relaxing our

tongue is relaxing to our mind. When we think, we have a tendency to talk to

ourselves. Even if we are not aware of this sub-vocalization out

tongue will feel tense, ready for action when we are thinking. You may

experience this as a gentle pulling at the back of the tongue or may not

feel it at all, but if you relax your tongue completely you cannot talk to

yourself, therefore it is much more difficult to think. (I don't

suggest doing this while operating heavy machinery) Now, one can simply be

still, block every other thing and focus only on the tongue and

relaxing it. To relax the tongue (mouth and jaw) allow it to become short and

fat and feel as though it were floating in the mouth cavity. Stay

with this for a minute or more and experience it for yourself. Yogis will often

do Lion breath, Sitali breath and other extending and twisting

actions of the tongue to get a relaxation response. You can try these as they

are very effective. All in all, when practicing any yoga keep your

mouth and tongue relaxed. Smiling helps a bunch. Enunciating (and not mumbling)

our mantras with exaggerated mouth movements is also key to a

profound experience.

Check out kundalini yogakyt21.html as it specifically works with

the brain waves and the mouth.

 

Sat Nam and Happy New Year,

Dharam