CHANTING, HUMMING, SINGING, BUBBLING
These simple techniques support our health more than you might think.
These simple techniques support our health more than you might think.
For example, they expand lung capacity and relax the mouth area.
The face begins to vibrate — releasing tension and fascia,
and promoting blood circulation.
The face begins to vibrate — releasing tension and fascia,
and promoting blood circulation.
Often we use these techniques quite intuitively,
and perhaps you will allow yourself more and more to follow this intuition again.
and perhaps you will allow yourself more and more to follow this intuition again.
🎶 Look at your body as an instrument.
What parts is it made of?
What path does the sound take?
What parts is it made of?
What path does the sound take?
It begins with the vibration of the vocal cords.
If they are loose or tense, this changes their sound.
If they are loose or tense, this changes their sound.
Next, the breath flows through the diaphragm.
Its elasticity and muscle tone
have a big influence on the vibration of the sound.
Its elasticity and muscle tone
have a big influence on the vibration of the sound.
An upright posture — as a vertical axis —
supports the resonance space within the body.
The same applies to tense or relaxed neck and shoulders.
supports the resonance space within the body.
The same applies to tense or relaxed neck and shoulders.
🧘♀️ In yoga, chanting and toning are practiced —
the focus is on the vibrations and their resonance within the body.
the focus is on the vibrations and their resonance within the body.
🔁 Repeating a mantra also invites the mind to rest
and positively influences health.
and positively influences health.
Yoga assumes that our mood
can be positively affected by these vibrations.
That’s why positive affirmations are important:
They create positive vibrations
that harmoniously resonate throughout the entire body.
can be positively affected by these vibrations.
That’s why positive affirmations are important:
They create positive vibrations
that harmoniously resonate throughout the entire body.
🧠 Body and mind are more connected than we often realize.
🕉️ Mantra
A mantra can consist of one or more words.
There are many traditional mantras —
but you can also create your own,
by choosing one or more words
with which you connect positive associations.
There are many traditional mantras —
but you can also create your own,
by choosing one or more words
with which you connect positive associations.
It can be a name, an image, or a memory.
You can repeat it as often as feels good to you.
You can repeat it as often as feels good to you.
🌙 Try it sometime, also when you can’t sleep —
and give yourself an encouraging smile. 😊
and give yourself an encouraging smile. 😊
Breathe consciously in and out,
and observe how your body expands when inhaling
and contracts when exhaling.
and observe how your body expands when inhaling
and contracts when exhaling.
❓ How do you feel after one minute?
The most famous mantra is “OM” or “AUM,”
considered the primal sound of nature.
considered the primal sound of nature.
CHANTING THE LETTER " A "
A single letter can also be chanted as a mantra.
Each letter carries its own vibration,
which creates different resonance within us.
Each letter carries its own vibration,
which creates different resonance within us.
No matter which letter you chant calmly for a few minutes —
you will expand your lung volume,
train your diaphragm,
and help your mind let go. 🌬️🧘♀️
you will expand your lung volume,
train your diaphragm,
and help your mind let go. 🌬️🧘♀️
If you chant "yang" letters,
like “A”,
you might notice a rise in energy
and feel your inner strength moving outward. ☀️💪
Did my “A” just attract that flock of birds?
like “A”,
you might notice a rise in energy
and feel your inner strength moving outward. ☀️💪
Did my “A” just attract that flock of birds?
If you chant "yin" letters,
like “O”,
you may feel calm, warmth,
and a sense of inner security. 🌙💗
like “O”,
you may feel calm, warmth,
and a sense of inner security. 🌙💗
🎵 (Music: “Estoy Feliz” by Alejandra Tabita)
Bubbling is fun — and has many positive effects on our well-being! 🫧😊
It relaxes the jaw and cheeks in face yoga,
increases lung volume, and is used for thrombosis prevention in senior yoga.
It also serves as a breathing exercise in yoga,
a warm-up for singers and speakers,
and supports focus and energy flow in children’s yoga.
increases lung volume, and is used for thrombosis prevention in senior yoga.
It also serves as a breathing exercise in yoga,
a warm-up for singers and speakers,
and supports focus and energy flow in children’s yoga.
👉 Bubbling has its place everywhere!
Here’s how:
🥤 Take a glass filled about one-third with water,
and place a straw into it.
🧍♀️🪑 Sit or stand in an upright posture.
Gently seal your lips around the straw.
🥤 Take a glass filled about one-third with water,
and place a straw into it.
🧍♀️🪑 Sit or stand in an upright posture.
Gently seal your lips around the straw.
Find the most comfortable depth
at which you can create a clear “UhUhUhUh” bubbling sound. 💨💧
Let all of your breath flow through the straw.
at which you can create a clear “UhUhUhUh” bubbling sound. 💨💧
Let all of your breath flow through the straw.
✨ Enjoy the pleasant vibration in your body —
for 3 to 5 minutes.
for 3 to 5 minutes.