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Dr Oz: Sound Therapy Chakra Bowls

Ancient secrets from Tibetan monks are said to link your mind, body and spirit for better health. Could this growing trend in alternative health be the answer to help slow aging and restore your youth?

Tibetan monks maintain a constant state of intentional awareness and prayer, infusing this energy into every thought and worldly action. The three secrets Dr. Oz and Pamela discussed on the show are all used to help maintain this lifestyle of focused intentionality and well-being.

Herbal medicine (nutrition), sound healing (induced meditation through the use of sound and vibration), and the Five Tibetan Rites (exercise), yoga-based moves designed to give you a renewed sense energy and vitality, are three of the many secrets Tibetan monks use to maintain health, vitality and longevity.

Sound therapy is done with Tibetan Bowls and is a way of bringing vibration into the body. You might have seen this remonstrated recently on the Doctor Oz Show where Dr Oz had an audience member lie on stage with 7 bowls strategically placed around her. The Chakras are listening to the vibrations. As the notes are being played, the Chakras are listening and releasing any negative energy you may be holding. You don’t have to use Seven Bowls as seen on the Dr Oz Show, you can use one or two bowls and get the same effect.

Dr Oz actually tried it too by sitting in a chair and placing one bowl upside down on his head and tapping the Tibetan Bowl with the stick and holding the Tibetan Meditation Singing Bowl with his other hand. This created a soothing vibration, almost like the familiar ooommhh Tibetan Meditation sound.

Little about Tibetan Singing Bowls: Singing bowls (also known as ‘Himalayan bowls’ or ‘rin gongs’ in Japan) are type of musical instrument classified as a standing bell. Rather than hanging inverted or attached to a handle, standing bells sit with the bottom surface resting. The sides and rim of the bell vibrate to produce sound. Singing bowls were traditionally used throughout Asia as part of Bön, Buddhist, Ngagpa and shamanic meditation practice. Today they are used worldwide for meditation, relaxation, healthcare, mystical and religious practice.

How To Play Tibetan Singing Bowl: Start by holding your bowl in the palm of your left hand (right if you are left handed) The very bottom of the bowl should be the only part of the bowl touching your hand so the body of the bowl is allowed to vibrate freely. With a wooden mallet or whatever mallet you are using, slowly start rubbing the outside rim in a clockwise circular motion, keeping an even and constant pressure on the edge of the bowl. Sometimes it is helpful to gently strike the bowl before you start the rubbing motion.

Pamela said when placing a bowl on your head, try to pick one that fits loosely over your head. Dr Oz said it felt as though his insides were vibrating. You can purchase bowls in specialty stores, I’ve even seen them on Amazon.com for way less than I imagined they would cost.

If you don’t have the Tibetan Meditation Singing Bowls all around your house, even though they are very attractive and make a nice decorative piece, you can bring vibration into your house by humming. Hum for 60-seconds when you have a stressful moment.

One of my favorite ways to listen to Tibetan Meditation Singing Bowls is to purchase a CD or upload to your iPod, iPad or computer, which can be purchased online or in specialty stores. This way you can listen to them on your lunch break, soaking in some sun in your new lounger, in bed at night as you drift off to sleep or even in the grocery store while shopping. Very relaxing way to free your body from stress.

I noticed that Amazon.com has a nice selection of Tibetan Meditation Singing Bowls on CD and Uploads available for any MP3 Player. Click Here to see more about Tibetan Singing Bowls

Herbal Medicine: Herbs and Food as Medicine

Our body is designed to absorb nutrients and phytochemicals from foods found in nature, helping us decrease inflammation. By keeping inflammation down, we are assisting all the systems of our body to function at peak performance and not cause any undue strain on the organs or the chakras, leaving us with ample amounts of vital energy.

Fenugreek is an ancient medicinal plant with a variety of health benefits that dates back 6000 years with roots in Egypt. This little herb is known for balancing digestive disorders, like acid reflux, by decreasing inflammation. Fenugreek helps lower blood sugar levels, which can be invaluable for type 1 and 2 diabetics, and is also used in Chinese medicine tonics for the kidneys. The seed is most commonly used ground up for teas or as a spice in curries for cooking. You can also grow your own fenugreek. As it grows, take the sprouts, rich in vitamins A, B, C and E, and eat them in a salad. Believe it or not… Fenugreek is available at Amazon.com in all forms, capsules, seeds, drops and more all at great sale prices.

Another key component in the health and vitality of the monks is their diet of anti-inflammatory foods, primarily barley, rice, and in-season fruits and vegetables that are pesticide-free.

The monks have also adapted the concept of “you are what you eat.” The denser or more complex the food, the denser the matter of the body and energetic field become. The monks, striving to maintain lightness of being, eat simple, easily digestible foods that provide a plethora of rich nutrients. This provides the body sustainability, as well as freeing the energetic systems to be open and expansive without sluggishness. This lightness allows for a more consistent presence or seat in consciousness, leaving one able to remain the observer, unattached to the pulls and hooks of the reactive world. This makes it possible to experience full, uninterrupted communing with the superconscious and the divine within.

Dr Oz: The 5 Tibetan Rites

These yoga-based exercises bring attention and alignment to those forces of matter, energy, and consciousness within us. When done regularly, they can calm the mind and slow down aging.

These specific exercises help us pulse vibrant energy through the body, helping to clear the chakras, bringing the body into balance. These exercises help maintain overall well-being in a number of ways:

• Remind the physical body of its strength and balance by giving it new variables to work with.
• Increase the vibrational rate within the heart/solar plexus chakras, increasing our digestion, emotional flexibility and receptivity.
• Connect the practitioner with the crown chakra, enlisting the cultivated life force energy to directly align with the divine and creating clarity of consciousness.

For a complete instructional video from Dr. Oz on how to perform these exercises, click here.

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