By Faye Martins and Sangeetha Saran
Before considering the benefits of Khechari Mudra, we should understand the basics. What is Khechari Mudra, and how can we practice this technique? A regular, proficient practice of Khechari Mudra (tongue lock) is said to release the very elixir of life. The term “khechari” is derived from two Sanskrit roots translated as “one who moves the sky.”
Universal Awareness
In other words, an ardent practice of this tongue lock mudra will propel a devotee into a state of the universal awareness of God. As the tongue puts pressure on the soft palate in the middle indentation located on the roof of the mouth, a variety of sensitive glands are stimulated and release tiny drops of ambrosial nectar.
Merging of Consciousness
This ambrosial nectar is known as amrita in Sanskrit. It is said to relieve all hunger and thirst in very advanced practitioners. For the rest of us, it clears the energetic pathways of the Sushumna Nadi. It allows the awakened Kundalini Shakti energy to continue her ascension through the seven chakras until she pierces the Crown Chakra, where the devotee’s consciousness merges into God’s consciousness. Regular practice of this mudra will keep these energetic pathways clear and stabilize a practitioner’s consciousness in the higher chakras.
Physical Benefits
Several physical benefits have been associated with the practice of Khechari Mudra. These benefits include:
1. Increased flexibility in the neck and spine.
2. Improved circulation throughout the body.
3. A strengthening of the immune system.
4. A detoxification of the body via the stimulation of the lymphatic system.
5. An improvement in digestion and elimination.
6. A reduction in stress levels and an increase in the overall sense of well-being
Mental Benefits
When practiced regularly, Khechari Mudra can positively affect mental health and well-being. This mudra is said to help quiet the mind and promote a sense of inner peace and calm. It is also said to improve focus and concentration and to heighten awareness and intuition. Regular practice of Khechari Mudra is said to help reduce stress and anxiety and promote happiness, tranquility, and well-being. This mudra is also said to be beneficial for those suffering from insomnia or sleep disorders, as it can help induce deep relaxation.
Emotional Health Benefits
These benefits include inducing bliss, ecstasy, and peace; improving concentration and memory; and promoting feelings of love, compassion, and kindness. This mudra is said to allow prana, or life force energy, to flow freely through the body and reach the crown chakra at the top of the head. Practitioners report feeling more blissful, peaceful, and contented after performing the gesture. Additionally, this mudra promotes feelings of love, compassion, and kindness.
Feel Good
Practicing the Khechari Mudra also stimulates the release of “feel good” neurotransmitters such as dopamine. With the release of calming and soothing hormones, a Khechari Mudra practitioner also experiences a profound state of calmness and well-being. Additionally, applying pressure to the points on the roof of the mouth helps to balance out the energetic pathways throughout the body.
Practical Application for Emotional Benefits
There are many ways to work with emotional challenges using Khechari Mudra. One way is to simply sit with the mudra for a few minutes each day. Doing this will help to calm and focus the mind, which can be helpful in dealing with challenging emotions. Another way to use the tongue lock mudra for emotional challenges is to meditate with the mudra. This can help to quiet the mind and bring about a sense of peace. It can also be helpful in gaining insights into whatever is causing the challenges. In addition, Khechari Mudra can be used in conjunction with other techniques, such as meditation, pranayama, journaling or visualizations. By combining these techniques, you can create a powerful toolkit for working through any emotional challenge.
Times of Emotional Need
At a time of emotional lows, it can be difficult to know how to cope. We may feel like we are not in control of our emotions and that they are controlling us. This is where khechari mudra can be helpful. Khechari mudra is an ancient yoga practice that involves the use of the tongue to stimulate certain points on the roof of the mouth. This stimulation helps to release blocked energy and promote balance in the body. When we are feeling emotionally challenged, the tongue lock mudra can help us to find balance and peace. This mudra will help you to find balance and peace in the midst of chaos.
Seven Spiritual Benefits
The Khechari mudra is a Siddha Yoga technique that bestows spiritual benefits upon the practitioner. The mudra involves pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and curling it back towards the throat. This action stimulates the pineal gland and opens the third eye, resulting in heightened spirituality and psychic abilities. Seven of the purported benefits of practicing Khechari mudra include:
1. Improved concentration and focus
2. Increased ability to meditate deeply
3. Enhanced intuition and psychic abilities
4. Connection with higher realms of consciousness
5. Greater clarity of thought
6. Expanded awareness
7. Feelings of bliss and ecstasy
Khechari Mudra Practice
To practice Khechari Mudra, sit comfortably on a chair, blanket, or yoga mat on the floor. Close your eyes and fold your tongue back and up towards the soft spot in the middle of the roof of your mouth. Gently apply pressure to this point with the tip of your tongue. Practice Ujjayi breathing or ocean-sounding breath as you perform Khechari Mudra. Hold this mudra for several minutes. After completing the practice, sit for a few moments and feel the calm and expansiveness.
Scientific Scrutiny
There is some scientific proof of the benefits of practicing Khechari Mudra. A study published in the International Journal of Yoga showed that people who practice Khechari Mudra had increased levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin is responsible for regulating mood, sleep, and appetite. As a result, the study found that people who practice Khechari Mudra have higher serotonin levels and feel happier and more balanced than those who don’t.
Additional Research
Furthermore, a study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that Khechari Mudra can help treat hypertension, migraines, allergies, and respiratory disorders. Of course, the study also showed that regular practice of Khechari Mudra could improve sleep quality and reduce anxiety levels.
Limited Studies
Another study published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that people who practiced Khechari had significantly lower blood pressure and heart rate than those who did not practice the mudra. So, while there is not much scientific evidence to support the benefits of Khechari Mudra, a few studies suggest this ancient yoga practice can be beneficial for stress reduction and cardiovascular health.
Best Time for Practice
There are many benefits to practicing Khechari Mudra, but when is the best time to do it? The answer may surprise you. However, it is essential to understand that there is no perfect time to practice Khechari Mudra. Everyone is different and will have their own unique needs and preferences. This mudra can be practiced anytime during the day, although it is best to practice it when the mind is calm and relaxed. When practicing tongue lock mudra, choose a comfortable position with your spine straight. Take a deep breath in and then exhale completely. Relax as you practice. You can practice anytime you are not talking.
Beneficial Times
Firstly, if you are experiencing physical pain or emotional distress, practicing Khechari Mudra can help to ease your suffering. Secondly, if you are seeking spiritual guidance or insight, practicing the tongue lock mudra can help you to connect with your higher self and receive advice from the Universe. Thirdly, the best time to practice Khechari Mudra is whenever you feel called. Fourthly, trust your intuition and let it guide you to the best times for practice. Additionally, if you are experiencing nightmares, sleeplessness, worrying, or chronic stress, it can’t hurt to try this mudra.
The Best of Both Worlds
Khechari mudra is an advanced yogic technique that involves curling the tongue back and inserting it into the soft palate. This mudra is said to bestow a number of benefits upon the practitioner, including improved concentration, deeper meditation, and enhanced spiritual experiences. Yoga Nidra is another powerful tool for deepening meditation and promoting relaxation. In Yoga nidra, the practitioner lies in savasana (corpse pose) and brings their attention to different parts of the body while remaining in a state of deep relaxation. Practicing tongue lock mudra and Yoga Nidra together can be a highly effective way to quiet the mind, deepen meditation, and promote relaxation. The two practices complement each other perfectly, and can lead to some truly transformative experiences.
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For centuries Mankind has searched for the Holy Grail/Chalise
Its rumoured to hold the Nectar of life within it.
Drinking this Nectar Legend states gives immortality.
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Sai Baba says the Holy Chalise/Grail exists within
mankind.
There is no need search here and there.
The Holy Grail/Chalise and Nectar of Life is activated within.
How? Read on
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LESSONS FROM GOD- THE HOLY GRAIL/the Holy Chalice
Sept 2005
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I remember being taught to roll the tongue upwards and slightly backwards in our Kriya Yoga Initiation and Qigong and by my Guru Sathya Sai Baba, (of course when we talk we allow the tongue to straighten)!
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Roll the tongue always said our masters-=- all the time.
I had meticulously rolled my tongue for approx 6 months, when one day I became fed up.
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I went to the mirror and looked at myself and said Sai Baba I am Fed up no more rolling my Tongue I look stupid, I feel stupid No More.
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I stopped rolling my tongue.
A Couple of hours later I was praying in my car when suddenly Sai Baba stood in front of me and said, “Amarjit come with me”.
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Baba then took me out of my body and we were hovering over Biggin Hill Airport looking down into my body.
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I could see myself sitting in the car praying with my tongue rolled backwards.
Sai Baba said, “Amarjit, look what is happening to you when you roll your tongue!”.
Then the most incredible drama happened. Sai Baba gave me X-ray eyes-I could see into my body.
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I saw this huge Divine (click here) Chakra, opening in my forehead.
I was shown this Nectar of life being formed and secreted flowing down my brain, throat into my spine and flowing into where it was Karmically needed.
The Taste was Unlike none other. It was the Holy nectar of the Gods.
Then Sai Baba said
“Why does mankind seek the HOLY GRAIL here and there. ( click here : Holy Grail )
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The Holy Grail lies within your Temple, your body. This Holy Grail/ Soma/Nectar/Ambrosia can be activated by rolling your tongue upwards and backwards, Amarjit!”
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In your body is contained all the universes of creation. Cherish this!
Roll your tongue as much as you can, so long as you roll this the Nectar of life/Soma nectar will be activated “.
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This Soma Nectar/Amrita is released down our spine into our 72,000 Nadi system. Wherever the Soma Nectar drips there we will never accumulate Karma. Its like a Cosmic Teflon, where Karma cannot accumulate.
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Imagine a force which enters your life and says from now on in this particular circumstance you will not accumulate any Karma here. this is the force of the Soma Nectar. Pictures of Shiva shown with the Crescent moon on his forehead The moon is the Soma Chakra. Because this Nectar is Akin a Nuclear explosion only a small amount is released at any one time. It can only be activated Thru Gods Grace or initiation in a dream or by the grace of a True Sadguru in flesh.
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When you roll your tongue the Great wine of the Yogis the Nectar of immortality starts flowing. (You will notice an increase in saliva flow. This gives much stilness in your mind, great calmness and healing). Also the increased saliva will help with any stomach problems.
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The Yogis snip below the tongue for greater flexibility. Sai Baba says this is not necessary for us.
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To activate the Holy Grail/Soma Chakra into a great force the Kechari Mantra is mentally chanted while rolling the tongue upwards and backwards.. This achieves Immortality of the Ego Mind Personality.
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“HRIM BHAM SAM PAM PHAM SAM KSHAM”
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Swami Sivananda says 500,000 repetitions of this great mantra banishes wrinkles and grey hair. Why roll the tongue at all.
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Click here: YouTube – Kechari Mantra
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acknowledgement to my Mantra Guru http://www.sanskritmantra.com
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Click here: Chakra – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sai Baba says “Why does Mankind keep running around looking for outside HIGH’S
When within the human Body God has bestowed on us Divine Mansions”
(Jesus said “In my Father’s House there are many mansions”
our body is our Fathers mansion.
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The greatest ecstasy comes from chanting the Name of God with the tongue rolled up or service to mankind, . Mother Teresa did not need drugs etc she was on constant high serving and chanting the name of God :
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What is kechari mudra? Let’s put it in terms that we can easily
relate to. A centimeter or two above the roof of our mouth is located
one of the most ecstatically sensitive organs in our whole body. It
can be reached relatively easily with our tongue. It is located on
the back edge of our nasal septum, and when the nervous system is
purified enough through advanced yoga practices, our tongue will roll
back and go up into the cavity of our nasal pharynx to find the
sensitive edge of our septum.
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When this happens, it is like a master
switch is closed in our nervous system, and all of our advanced yoga
practices and experiences begin to function on a much higher level.
When kechari is entered naturally, we come on to the fast track of
enlightenment
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English Translation: Extract from The Sikh Guru Granth Sahib
RAAMKALEE, FIFTH MEHL: It is beyond the three qualities; it remains untouched. The seekers and Siddhas do not know it. There is a chamber filled with jewels, overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar, in the Guru’s Treasury. || 1 || This thing is wonderful and amazing! It cannot be described. It is an unfathomable object, O Siblings of Destiny! || 1 ||
Its value cannot be estimated at all; what can anyone say about it? By speaking and describing it, it cannot be understood; only one who sees it realizes it. || 2 || Only the Creator Lord knows it; what can any poor creature do? Only He Himself knows His own state and extent. The Lord Himself is the treasure overflowing. || 3 || Tasting such Ambrosial Nectar, the mind remains satisfied and satiated. Says Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; I have found the Guru’s Sanctuary. || 4 || 4 ||
i am practicing khecheri past 7 years. from sep 2011 khecheri starts to work tongue went back inside and sitting for hours and happening naturally pranayamams, mudras, yoga positions, all happening without my effort.
LESSONS FROM GOD : Holy Grail Holy Chalise Our tongue – Our Energy Electric switch. (Kechari Mudra)
Sai Baba spoke, Our tongue is one of the secret activation centres within our body.
It is the Main electrical switch to access our Divine Spiritual Meridians
In our previous lesson the Holy Grail, the Soma Nectar,
the Nectar of Life,
is activated by rolling our tongue upwards and slightly backwards.
How many of you practice this?
For those who do :
It increases Calmness and our concentration into deeper God conciousness.
It increases the flow of Saliva? This aids in digestion and dissolves
many diseases in the body!
Roll the tongue as you mentally chant your prayers/mantras as they become even more powerful!
`Rolling the tongue creates an abundance of Internal Healing Chi and fluid.
This fluid which flows like a waterfall down through the palate across
the upper palate to the back down to the mouth and the throat (Twelve storied pagoda)
from where we are able to swallow it down to fill the other two Tan Tiens. This water is also known as the nectar, water of life or the golden elixir the Soma Nectar.
singhbam@aol.com
Some Benefits of the Khechari Mudra?
A regular, proficient practice of Khechari Mudra releases the very elixir of life.
The term “khechari” is derived from two Sanskrit roots that are translated as meaning “one who moves the sky.” In other words, an ardent practice of this tongue lock mudra propels devotee into a state of the universal awareness of God. As the tongue puts pressure on the soft palate in the middle indentation located on the roof of the mouth, a variety of sensitive glands are stimulated and are release tiny drops of ambrosial nectar.
.This nectar is known as amrita in Sanskrit. It is said to relieve all hunger and thirst in very advanced practitioners. For the rest of us, it clears the energetic pathways of the Sashumna Nadi and allows the awakened Kundalini Shakti energy to continue her ascension up through the seven chakras until she pierces the Crown Chakra where the devotee’s consciousness
For those who do :
It increases Calmness and our concentration into deeper God conciousness.
It increases the flow of Saliva? This aids in digestion and dissolves
many diseases in the body!
Roll the tongue as you mentally chant your prayers/mantras as they become even more powerful!
`Rolling the tongue creates an abundance of Internal Healing Chi and fluid.
This fluid which flows like a waterfall down through the palate across
the upper palate to the back down to the mouth and the throat (Twelve storied pagoda)
from where we are able to swallow it down to fill the other two Tan Tiens. This water is
also know as the nectar, water of life or the golden elixir the Soma Nectar.
singhbam@aol.com
Click here: Kechari Mudra
Click here: Visual Khechari Mudra « Yoga in Daily Life
Some Benefits of the Khechari Mudra?
A regular, proficient practice of Khechari Mudra releases the very elixir of life.
The term “khechari” is derived from two Sanskrit roots that are translated as meaning “one who moves the sky.” In other words, an ardent practice of this tongue lock mudra propels devotee into a state of the universal awareness of God. As the tongue puts pressure on the soft palate in the middle indentation located on the roof of the mouth, a variety of sensitive glands are stimulated and are release tiny drops of ambrosial nectar.
.This nectar is known as amrita in Sanskrit. It is said to relieve all hunger and thirst in very advanced practitioners. For the rest of us, it clears the energetic pathways of the Sashumna Nadi and allows the awakened Kundalini Shakti energy to continue her ascension up through the seven chakras until she pierces the Crown Chakra where the devotee’s consciousness
Its really very good. Practicing the Khechari Mudra has the power to awaken the divine Kundalini Shakti energy that lies coiled at the base of the spine. Thanks for sharing it.
A regular practice of the Khechari Mudra into our Yoga practice will help to revitalize our entire being. Nice information!
Practicing the Khechari Mudra has the power to awaken the divine Kundalini Shakti energy that lies coiled at the base of the spine. Really its very powerful.
Good and encouraging advice to me by seeing all this important points!