The Five Koshas

Our body is made of several layers and bodies.  The physical body is the one you see.  The other subtle layers are experienced through breath, yoga, and the environment.

The Physical body is a tangible cover for the self.  The skin is the permanent clothing to protect our physiology, which functions automatically.  The advanced technology enables us to see the interiors of the body and understand the function of the body, but it does not help us to understand the subtle function of the body, such as Chakras, the meridian lines, and the Marma points.   The unseen and sensory body enables us to connect with the intuition, the Chakras, the 11 bodies and the Koshas.  

The Koshas are the one element of the function of your physical body.  The knowledge helps to understand the Self.

The Koshas (five layers) are:

Annamaya Kosha - the food sheath

The Annamaya Kosha belongs to the physical body. The Physical body is one you can...

Mantra Meditation involves reciting or chanting a sound or phrase repeatedly.  The chanting or reciting connects massages the brain when the tongue touches the palate and massages the acupressure points.  These acupressure points connect the nerves to the brain. 

Kirtan Kriya is one of the many meditations in which one chants, presses finger and thumb tips in sequence to make the connection to the brain and the heart.

Regular practice helps to:

• improve brain health
• reduce blood pressure
• reduce anxiety
• improves sleep quality
• enable deep healing
• reduces inflammation
• helps focus mind
• enhanced self-esteem and self-worth
• improves mood
• suitable for all ages

The technique is easy to learn and practice and can be practiced in a group or own your own and family members.

The words SAA TAA NAA MAA are easy to say.  To help you start, use a recording to become familiar.  There are many ways to practice this simple and highly effective Mantra Meditation e.g.

• chanting...