Bija Mantra Meditation

Hi, y'all. This is my husband, Liguri, and he's going to join me today. We're going to chant the bija mantras for you. So the word bija simply means seed, so we're going to place a seed of sound along the spine at the chakras. So we're going to start at the base of the spine and move our way up. The first sound is lam. So it's at the base of the spine or the pelvic floor, lam. The second sound is vam, and this is in the lower abdomen, or you might feel it at the back of the body at the sacrum. The third sound is ram. You'll feel that at the upper abdomen, or bring your awareness to the upper abdomen. Again, you might also feel it at the back of the body and the spine. And then the fourth, coming to the heart chakra, is yam. So maybe feeling this just in the center of the chest or at the heart. You could even feel it at the back of the heart between the shoulder blades a bit. And then coming up to the throat, hum. So maybe feeling this in the neck, in the throat somewhere, just bringing your awareness to this area. Sixth chakra, the sixth one is om. So we'll bring our attention either to the third eye or maybe the center of the brain, if you feel it there. I like bringing my attention to the center of the brain for that one. We're often taught third eye, but I really like it in the center of my brain. And then the last one is the crown of the head. So the seventh chakra, we're going to chant the sound om, but it'll be like a resounding om. So we'll actually chant om at the sixth chakra as like a sing-songy chant. And when we get to the seventh, we will just chant together om. So we'll move up the spine. And we'll do this twice, call and response. And then once we'll do it as together. So we'll do it three times for you. So just find yourself in a comfortable seated position. You could even do this in a chair or standing, but somewhere where your spine is upright. And just nestle in and relax. And remember that if the sound in any way makes you feel uncomfortable, usually it's just the mind getting self-conscious about the sound of our voice. So try to relax into the body. The body is not self-conscious. See how the body responds to the sound.