Mantra: Silently vibrate the five primal sounds—the Panj Shabd: Sa Ta Na Ma—at the brow. Time: Continue for 5 - 31 minutes. © 3HO. This kriya is courtesy of YB ...SkiptomaincontentYouarehereHome3HOLifestyleHealthandHealingHealthandHealingMeditationforHealingAddictionsThepressureexertedbythethumbsinthismeditationtriggersarhythmicreflexcurrentintothecentralbrain.Thiscurrentactivatesthebrainareadirectlyunderneaththestemofthepinealgland.Itisanimbalanceinthisareathatmakesmentalandphysicaladdictionsseeminglyunbreakable.Humanhabitpatternsaresetorbrokenin40daycycles.Moredeeplyingrainedpatternsmaytakelongertocorrect. Oncethepinealglandhasstartedsecreting,itwillgiveyouradiance.Itwillfreeyoufromoldpatterns. Inmodernculture,thisimbalanceispandemic.Ifwearenotaddictedtosmoking,eating,drinking,ordrugs,thenweareaddictedsubconsciouslytoacceptance,advancement,rejection,emotionallove,etc.Alloftheseleadustoinsecureandneuroticbehaviorpatterns.Imbalanceinthispinealareaupsetstheradianceofthepinealglanditself.Itisthispulsatingradiancethatregulatesthepituitarygland.Sincethepituitaryregulatestherestoftheglandularsystem,theentirebodyandmindgooutofbalance.Thismeditationcorrectstheproblem.Itisexcellentforeveryonebutparticularlyeffectiveforrehabilitationeffortsindrugdependence,mentalillness,andphobicconditions.Withpracticethetimeofthismeditationcanbeincreasedfrom5-7minutesto20minutesandultimatelyto31minutes.Thismeditationisoneofaclassofmeditationsthatwillbecomewellknowntothefuturemedicalsociety.Meditationwillbeusedtoalleviateallkindsofmentalandphysicalafflictions.Butitmaybeasmanyas500years,however,beforethenewmedicalsciencewillunderstandtheeffectsofthiskindofmeditationwellenoughtodelineateandmeasureallitsparameters.Posture:SitinanEasyPose,withalightjalandharbandh.Straightenthespineandmakesurethe1stsixlowervertebraearelockedforward.Mudra:Makefistsofbothhandsandextendthethumbsstraight.Placethethumbsonthetemplesandfindthenichewherethethumbsjustfit.Thisistheloweranteriorportionofthefrontalboneabovet