{"id":11627,"date":"2019-02-22T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T04:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2019-02-22T10:00:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T04:30:56","slug":"guided-namasivaya-meditation-by-dr-pillai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/guided-namasivaya-meditation-by-dr-pillai","title":{"rendered":"Guided NaMaSiVaYa Meditation by Dr. Pillai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guided NaMaSiVaYa Meditation By Dr. Pillai\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XcZOXfOhjeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the Great Night of Shiva certain practices or sounds are said to awaken the highest consciousness possible.<\/p>\n<p>Close your eyes.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to work with the sacred syllables of Nama Sivaya.<\/p>\n<p>Start at the base chakra and work through the energy centers as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NA at the base chakra, the bottom of the spine<\/li>\n<li>MA at the navel chakra<\/li>\n<li>SI at the heart chakra<\/li>\n<li>VA at the throat and mouth chakra.<\/li>\n<li>YA at the third eye, the two eyes, brain and crown chakra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These syllables do not have to stay in the right order; you can change them around, for example:<\/p>\n<p>MA SI VA YA NA<\/p>\n<p>SI VA YA NA MA<\/p>\n<p>VA YA NA MA SI<\/p>\n<p>YA NA MA SI VA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ff6600\"><strong>Become Enlightened On This Very Special Night<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It takes less than a minute to cycle through these energy centers, but a world of benefits will come your way. 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