Welcome to the Sacred Hum More than just a passive musical experience This album is designed to invite you into a daily practice To enhance your connection to the divine through mindful awareness This session is a five minute mantra exercise Initiating divine connection through the simplicity of humming So let's start by intentionally calming the mind and the body Into a settled rhythm of deep breathing Inhale slowly, straightening the spine and neck While letting the shoulders drop As you exhale, relax your jaw and gently shaped your mouth As if you are about to say the letter M Next, we'll execute a few rounds of audible and silent breath cycles An audible breath cycle is accomplished by breathing And purposely adding or amplifying the sound of air As it flows through your air passages You can even control the intensity by slightly constricting Or relaxing the muscles along your respiratory tract Now, do three cycles of audible breathing Slowly inhaling and exhaling while directing your attention To the sound and feeling of the air current within the breath ♪ Very good A silent breath cycle is the very opposite The goal is to purposely allow the breath To continue flowing while relaxing your respiratory tract To the point that you do not create any audible friction But allow the breath to come and go silently Ghostly, and as still is possible Sitting in the stillness and silence Take your time and do three silent breath cycles ♪ Very good Now, while sitting in this created state We begin the sacred hum By inhaling deeply and as you exhale with each hum Allow your lips to barely touch So that the humming sound you create Will reverberate through muscle and bone To the point of acute vibration and resonance ♪ Allow yourself to get lost within the hum To feel the ebb and flow of spirit force Soul force And body force all aligning And coming into attunement ♪ Now for this closing hum Allow the intensity of the hum to vibrate to the point That you feel it in your teeth and in your nasal passages You will allow the hum to go as long as your breath can take it An extended hum that rides along the full span of your breath Don't worry about the rhythm Just allow the hum to ride all the way through 'Til your breath is gone