Beta mastery, the tongue and no discussion (a repost)

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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 fears, to take them

the highest place within yourself and drop them.

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 our

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 out 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,

Dharam