Welcome to the introduction to Primordial Sound Meditation.
I'm your guide Kerry.
Please take a moment to make yourself comfortable,
Whatever that looks like for you today.
Maybe you'd like an extra cushion,
A sweater,
Blanket.
It is recommended that you sit up tall.
If you need to lean against the wall or sit in a chair,
That's fine too.
Just make sure you have some support underneath your feet if you're in the chair.
And if you need to lie down,
That's okay as well.
Listen to what your body needs.
Sometimes though when we do lay down to meditate,
We can fall asleep.
If you do,
That is just what your body needed and that's okay.
It's good to give your body what you need.
You can come back to this practice anytime.
Try to pick a position that you can stay in for about the next 20 minutes that we're together.
The idea is to have minimal movement and stillness so we can experience deeper layers of relaxation.
So if you have to move,
Just be mindful of that.
That being said,
I want you to be comfortable.
First and foremost,
That's the most important thing about the practice.
I also want you to be able to come back to the practice over and over again.
In the beginning,
I like to share a little bit about primordial sound and the five W's.
Who,
What,
When,
Where,
And why.
Who.
Anyone and everyone can meditate.
All you need are two things.
Your breath and to be comfortable.
What.
The practice of primordial sound meditation is rooted in the ancient Indian philosophy of Vedanta.
Vedanta is the path for discovering who we really are.
It is a mantra based meditation practiced silently.
Mantra in Sanskrit means tool of the mind.
Ma meaning mind,
Tra meaning tool or vehicle.
I like to think of this as an anchor.
Mantra meditation helps us go to a deeper level in our subconscious mind.
Everything in nature has energy and all energy has a vibrational quality sound.
There are 108 primordial sounds found in nature.
These are translated into Sanskrit mantras.
When.
It is recommended to practice 20 minutes two times a day in the morning and in the early evening.
The hardest thing about meditating that I've heard is actually the commitment to the practice.
But I think once you start to experience the benefits for yourself,
You'll realize that it's something that you'd like to do more often.
Why.
The purpose of meditation is to remember and connect with who we really are.
Restoring this memory of wholeness is the basis of all our health and healing.
It is also the antidote to stress.
It counters the effects of our modern day living.
The benefits of group meditation help us to raise the collective vibration of health and happiness as well.
And when we meditate together in a group,
We reinforce each other's commitment to our mind body wellness.
I'd like to explain a little bit about the practice.
First,
We'll gently close our eyes or have a soft gaze down at the floor and we connect with our breath.
We'll then hear a bell.
This bell starts our practice.
I will introduce the four soul questions and the mantra.
The mantra is so hum.
It reflects the sound vibration of our breath and it translates to I am in Sanskrit.
The next bell will indicate our time to sit in silence.
Anytime your thoughts try to take you away,
Gently guide yourself back to your mantra.
I'd also like to mention that you're going to have thoughts.
You have between 60 to 80,
000 thoughts a day.
That's the mind's job.
It's a thought factory.
So be comfortable.
Try not to have any expectations.
Each meditation is different each time every day and your thoughts are okay.
Anytime they bring you away and you feel like you're getting swept up,
Just come back to your mantra.
And then the last bell will bring us out of our meditation.
Please take a moment to sit comfortable,
Comfortably.
Then we'll begin.
Sitting up tall,
Gently closing our eyes,
Taking a deep breath in,
Exhaling through the mouth,
Letting go of what no longer serves us.
Begin to follow your breath,
Inhaling through your nose,
And exhaling through your nose.
Inhaling and exhaling.
As we begin,
Let's ask ourselves,
Few soul questions.
The first question is,
Who am I?
Who am I?
You may not know the answer to this question,
But this may be a good time to start the dialogue with the universe.
What do I want?
What do I really,
Really want?
The answers can be material,
Spiritual,
Ethereal,
Anything you would like to see fulfilled.
What is my Dharma?
That's a Sanskrit word for purpose.
And how can I serve?
What is my purpose?
And how can I serve?
What am I grateful for?
What am I grateful for?
Now take a deep breath in and exhale it out,
Letting it all go and allowing the universe to work out the details.
Simply observing the inflow and outflow of your breath.
Now take a deep breath in through your nose while listening to the word so,
And a deep exhale out through your nose while hearing the word hum,
Allowing your breath to flow freely,
Silently and gently repeating to yourself,
So hum,
With each inhale and exhale.
Whenever your attention drifts to your thoughts,
Sounds in the environment,
Sensations in your body,
Gently return to your breath,
Silently repeating so hum.
Now take a deep breath in through your nose,
Letting it all go and allowing the universe to work out the details.
Now take a deep breath in through your nose,
Letting it all go and allowing the universe to work out the details.
Gently release the mantra,
Sitting with your eyes closed while we rest in being.
Take a moment to come back to your breath,
Bringing your awareness back to your breath inside your body.
Taking a deep inhale through your nose,
Exhale letting it out with a sigh.
And when you're ready,
Very gently open up your eyes and welcome back.
Thank you for joining me today.
Namaste.
