Udgeeth Pranayama – Resonate With The Universe, Be One With The Source and Get Whatever You Seek

Udgeeth pranayama is the 6th among recommended 7 simple breathing exercises that daily practice of Pranayama involves.

Pranayama is the art of conscious breathing. All it takes is a small investment of 20 minutes a day to reap the amazing benefits that practice of pranayama has to offer.

Benefits of Udgeeth pranayama:

At physical level, Udgeeth pranayama is good to cure insomnia, depression, lack of concentration and other mind related issues. However, real benefits of Udgeeth are realized at a different level.

Udgeeth involves chating of AUM(OM) with each exhalation – lasting upto 20 seconds.

In 1998, scientists discovered that earth is relentlessly producing a sound; a hum, inaudible to human ears yet detected by seismometers. Earth is apparently singing a tune that is always present, yet, can only be heard by those who know. It is believed that Sun, as well as other planets are also singing the tune that resonate with earth’s song. So, earth’s song in effect is the universal symphony.

Mark Morford noted that earth’s constant humming resonates with divine sound of ‘AUM’ (See below). The 2008 article is available here.

The vibrations created with chanting of OM in Udgeeth, thus resonate with the primeval vibrations of universe – connecting you to the source – ‘The universe’ and when you are one with the source, you can ask for whatever your heart desires and it would be given.

Precautions:

All pranayama should be done on empty stomach. Having a gap of 5 hours after a full meal is advised. For this reason, Best time for pranayama is early morning after freshening up.

There are no restrictions for Udgeeth pranayama . Everybody can do it for any duration of time.

How much of Udgeeth Pranayama:

Start with 2 minutes of Udgeeth pranayama to maintain good health. 1 repetition takes anywhere from 15-20 seconds: thus, 6-8 repetitions are good to start with. Upper limit on Udgeeth is defined only by your physical limitations and available time.

Ancient Indian saints were known to practice Bhramari and Udgeeth for upto 18 hours a day towards the goal of  spiritual awakening. You may do Udgeeth for as long as you are comfortable doing so.

How to do Udgeeth:

• Sit comfortably but erect; either in Sukhasana or Padmasana. If either of these is not possible; you might use a chair with straight back. If a chair is not feasible either, doing it lying down works fine as well. Either way, keep your back straight and eyes closed.

• Inhale slowly through both nostrils to lung’s capacity.
• While exhaling, chant Oooooooo………..mm. This chanting of ‘Aum’ or ‘Om’ vibrates, awakens and energizes the mind. The approximate ratio of ‘O’ and ‘M’ should be 6:1.
• Repeat the cycle of inhalation and exhalation at least 3 times. Here is a visual demonstration of Udgeeth pranayama by Swami Ramdev. 2:38 – 3:48 is the area of importance.