The Physiological effect of The OM Mantra

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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/

GLOBAL INCREASED BRAIN COHERENCE


 "It is further postulated that higher coherence between different sites of the brain may be associated with higher creativity, emotional stability and overall improvement in moral and ethical attitudes. Since higher coherence between two areas of the brain implies these areas are interlinked in activity, such coherence may produce a global effect and could lead one toward higher states of consciousness. In other studies also, it has been observed that executives who had undergone yoga training had better coherence of brain waves than controls."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278129/

HEART AND BREATHING COHERENCE

"Mantras seems to entrain some physiological functions in the body. It was observed that during both prayers and mantras, there was an increase in the synchronicity of cardiovascular rhythms when they were recited 6 times a minute."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278129/

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