Boost Health Through Chanting

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• Chanting & Health: The power of sound...

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• Food For The Soul: Refreshing ayurvedic no-bake cookies...

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TODAY'S LEARNINGChanting & Healing 

Despite being so straightforward, chanting is frequently shrouded in mystery or challenging by its meaning.

Chanting is like breathing.

By bringing a deep, internal vibration to our breath, we can harness its power to release physical tension and cultivate concentration.

Ancient Origins 

Chanting is possibly even older than language itself. Many different cultures have used sacred sounds and words to unlock the great mysteries of life throughout history.

These traditions can be found in almost every spiritual path as well as in shamanism, mysticism, occult sciences, and religious contexts. Even contemporary music, poetry, literature, and philosophy acknowledge the ability of words and sound to affect us profoundly and change the very mental landscape.

Due to the large number of different religious traditions that use it—from Christian hymns and psalms to Jewish cantillation, Qur'anic reading, and Islamic Dhikr recitations—chanting is frequently dismissed as superstitious, dogmatic, or doctrinal.

There is chanting in the Baha'i, Gregorian, Vedic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Shamanic traditions. Not to mention chanting from various cultures, including African, Hawaiian, Aboriginal, and Native American. There is no denying that communication through words, sounds, and vibrations is a universal ritual.

Healing Through Chanting 

Conceptually speaking, it is simple to comprehend how sound can have a positive or negative effect. A loved one's voice, a child's laugh, or a cat's purr all have the ability to instantly bring happiness or provide mental comfort.

The sound of a car crash, a wild animal, or a pneumatic drill on concrete, on the other hand, may cause an adrenaline rush, fear, or annoyance.

The parasympathetic nervous system also referred to as the "rest and digest" response, is directly stimulated by the harmonious combination of sound, breath, and rhythm found in chanting. This causes the body's natural healing processes to start working, slowing the heart rate and relaxing the muscles.

Chanting has more physiological advantages than that, too. Om chanting has been linked by neuroscientific research to limbic deactivation, vagus nerve stimulation, and increased left-right brain synchronicity, which helps to explain why the practice is so effective for focusing and reducing stress.

Other research revealed that the practice can lessen the signs of anxiety and depression, lower blood pressure, and enhance mood and social cognition.

Here is a powerful mantra chant that you can listen to and even try for yourself: 

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FOOD FOR THE SOULAyurveda Spring Recipes: Refreshing Pumpkin, Cranberries & Coconut Cookies

Enjoy 'Pumpkin Seed, Cranberries & Coconut No Bake Cookies' as a simple snack or use as a wholesome addition to the kids' lunch boxes. This recipe is so easy, you can get the kids involved to shape the cookies as they like. Thick, smooth pumpkin seed butter binds the cookies together and gives a rich, earthy flavor. Sweet and cooling coconut will soothe and pacify Pitta, while the astringency of cranberries will support the body to dry out excess moisture and Kapha. These cookies are great to make when time is of the essence.

Ingredients

1 tsp CARDAMOM 

1 c COCONUT FLAKES 

6 oz CRANBERRY 

1 c RAW HONEY 

2 c PUMPKIN SEEDS

1 tsp  VANILLA EXTRACT

Instructions

Note: Use dried cranberries, not fresh ones.

1. Make pumpkin seed butter using the 2 cups of pumpkin seeds listed in the ingredients. Follow the recipe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIcxQMPI-0

2. Combine pumpkin seed butter with above ingredients and mix well. Reserve some coconut flakes to roll the finished cookies in.

3. Roll the mixture into 1 inch diameter balls. Roll in reserved coconut flakes. Enjoy!

4. Save any extra in a container and place in the refrigerator or freezer.

MEME