~Sri Bhavani, Narmadha, Poovizhi
This week Miss. Muthukumari created an opportunity for us to experience sound bowl therapy. I am grateful to join the yoga session with shifuians.
My reflection on sound bowl therapy: When I hear the sound during meditation, I feel relaxed. It improved my concentration and felt brisk after the session.
This bowl is also called a singing bowl. Buddhist monks used this bowl during meditation practices.
She used a bowl, sound wave takes 7secs to fade for single struck on the wall of the bowl. This sound helpful to activate 7 chakras (energy centres) in the body. Each chakra has its own frequency to activate. Sound bowl help to activate them by singing it in different note.
The length of time it takes to fade depends on many factors like size and shape of the bowl, material and the way it struck.
Because of these factors, it is pretty hard to assign accurate frequency for a singing bowl.
The 7 chakras in the human body are
Root Chakra (Muladhara): This chakra is located at the base of the spine and is associated with the colour red.
Sacral Chakra (Svadhishthana): This chakra is located in the lower abdomen and is associated with the colour orange.
Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura): This chakra is located in the upper abdomen and is associated with the colour yellow.
Heart Chakra (Anahata): This chakra is located in the center of the chest and is associated with the colour green.
Throat Chakra (Vishuddha): This chakra is located in the throat and is associated with the colour blue.
Third Eye Chakra (Ajna): This chakra is located between the eyebrows and is associated with the colour indigo.
Crown Chakra (Sahasrara): This chakra is located at the top of the head and is associated with the colour purple.
And also, we did asanas with supporting material like shawl in this week. We did back stretch and front stretch. This new method supported us to stretch beyond our comfort zone. We learned the asanas along with its benefits. There are some asanas than can help us recover from back pain and varicose nerve problems.
This is one of the pranayamas we learned in the yoga session. While doing this pranayama, we create a bee humming sound. It helps to calm our mind and helps to heal nerve system.
I learned to do the asanas with their benefits. It is good to have practice in routine life.