Chanting Mantra’s Little Secret
07-08-20
Ever wonder why when chanting it instills a profound sense of calm?
Science has proven that chanting can improve our health in amazing ways.
We Are Healthier When We Chant
Did you know that chanting, like “OM”, “Shanti” or any spiritual word, calms the mind and decreases stress in a way that we become healthier?
Chanting certain mantras changes some breathing patterns and puts pressure on tongue, vocal chords, lips, palate and other connecting points in the body. The vibrations during chanting of the mantra stimulates a gland called hypothalamus. This gland is responsible for regulating many of the body’s functions, including immunity and some happy hormones.
Helps to Calm the Mind
The vibrating sounds of mantras helps stimulate the hormones that calms the mind and relaxes your body. With it’s tranquilizing effects, it helps with concentration.
Chanting regulates the hypothalamus of the brain, which also controls the emotions and calms down the amygdala of the brain, which controls anger. Chanting heals the amygdala so that anxiety can start to disappear and also anger. Chanting also has the ability to help free your mind of background chatter and calm your nervous system.
Studies done over a 24 hour period show that those who chant actually lower their heart rate and lower their blood pressure while chanting.
Lowers Stress Hormones
Those who practice chanting can lower their levels of theta waves and even delta brain waves and they have a lower amount of stress throughout the day. But it was not only those doing the chanting, even those who listen to chanting had lower stress.
Vedic Mantras Help Balance the Chakras
Chanting helps to stimulate the body chakras. These energy centers help regulate the functions of different body organs. At times, the alignment of the chakras can be off balance and chanting helps to align them, keeping your body disease free.
Chanting Slows the Aging Process
In 2011, a study showed that when people chant they had an increase in cellular telomerase activity. This slows down the aging process.
Add to your healthy routine of either listening to mantras or try chanting some yourself. There are plenty of chanting mantras to choose from on Youtube. Find what works best for you.
