THE SOUND OF CREATION

The element represented in the fifth chakra is sound. In the Eastern philosophies, mantras or chants are often used during meditation to reach a state of transcendence. When we meditate, our minds can go into chatter and it can be very difficult to stop it or silence it. I’ve found that chanting a mantra during meditation helps me focus.

During the birth of my daughter, I discovered the sound Ah. This sound is used as a mantra in one of the most ancient forms of meditation. In India, it is believed that Ah is the first sound of creation, the root mantra and primal sound which all creation issues forth. Dr. Wayne Dyer, who made this chant popular in the early nineties, noticed a common denominator between this sound and the sound we make when pronouncing the many names given to the creator. See for yourself by saying these out loud: God, Atman, Ra, Buddha, Tao, Krishna, Allah, and Yahweh. All these names have one sound in common, the sound Ah. People refer to the “ah-ha” experience when they talk about a moment of sudden insight or discovery, the sudden finding of a solution to a problem. Ah is what we say in the moment of ecstatic conception. Ah is what we exclaim when we feel satisfied, when we finally exhale. Ah is the sound of creation.

In labor, the sound Ah is instrumental for two purposes: it will guarantee you’ll keep a rhythmic breath, and it will give voice to the feelings you are experiencing. The sound should come from a very low point in your body. In fact, it should generate right at your uterus and move up through all the chakras until it reaches above your head and transports you into the sacred place of creation. If done properly, your body will not be able to tense up while chanting. Chanting the sound Ah keeps us aligned with the universe, our body, and our child.

Here is how you can practice it. Find a time in your day when you can comfortably sit undisturbed for at least twenty minutes. Close your eyes and take a deep breath in. As you exhale, float with the sound of AHHHHHHH. When you make the sound, place one hand on your belly and feel the sound as it resonates into your uterus. Make sure the sound does not come from your throat, or it may get sore.

Now continue to chant AHHHH, and imagine the wave of a contraction arising in your body. Ride it with the sound, as you would ride a wave, and relax in between, envisioning your cervix opening up like a flower. You will notice that as you vocalize the sound Ah, you cannot tense up your body?it brings total relaxation.

Usually, when we are fearful we hold our breath. As we do this, all our muscles tense up and pain increases. With the profound sound Ah, you will create a clear channel from your ninth chakra, down through your entire body, and out of your first chakra, encouraging your baby to come forth.

Sit comfortably, close your eyes, take a deep breath and begin your Ah meditation. Do it every day until you give birth. Become an expert at relaxing every single muscle of your body.

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