Steve's Yoga Sutra Studies

The Om Sound and Phonetic Anatomy  The O or U sound is caused by the tongue body pushing the soft palate against the underside of the skull. The small oval of the lips  allows the vocal cords to generate and vibrate the soft palate and base of skull by acoustically creating over pressure in the sound chamber of the mouth. The sound waves must pass narrowly between back of the thorax and tongue. At some frequencies the whole cortex is vibrated because of this proximity.  If your tongue is adjusted properly and the tone is right for you, you will feel  the vibration at the base of your skull on the back of your neck. The 'M' sound is caused by vibrating the roof of the mouth without the tongue near the base of the skull.  This sound vibration can be felt in the sinuses and chest cavity.  The level of vibration felt  is controlled by pitch or tone. You have an individual note that will maximize the vibration.   Women and men experience a different optimum pitch or

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Book 1 Sutra 28: "Repeating the sound OM and meditating on its meaning is the way." OM IS NOT GOD'S NAME BUT THE SOUND GOD MAKES. The Om sound causes verified physiological changes through repetition and resonance of the ancient brain complex and the heart center. With a rate of six breaths per minute, a resonant frequency is set up that triggers endorphins and neurotransmitters to be released into the body from the hypothalamus and other glands. Over a half hour period, these neurochemicals modulate perception on a cellular level creating and altered state of consciousness. The follow on effects are documented below: INCREASED ALERTNESS AND SENSORY SENSITIVITY "It is considered that a person who realizes  Om , merges with the Absolute. Scientific studies on  Om  suggest that the mental repetition of  Om  results in physiological alertness, and increased sensitivity to sensory transmission." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952121/