Waking Energy 7 Timeless Practices Designed to Reboot Your Body and Unleash Your Potential

Although you can do this practice anytime, I always love performing it either in the morning, to
clean the energetic slate, get grounded, and set my intention to prepare for a productive and joyful
day, or in the evening before bed, to clear away the energy of the day, cool the organs, recalibrate and
balance my internal temperature, and prepare the body and mind for a deep, restful, rejuvenating
sleep.
This beautifully simple little ritual, not unlike so many of the other practices in this book, if
performed regularly, can change your life on its own—it is that immensely powerful and effective. If
you perform it daily, you will significantly boost your immune system, prevent illness, and create an
exceptional state of inner and outer balance. Perhaps the best news is that once you become adept at
performing the different cosmic healing sounds and can move from one organ to the next in a seamless
flow, you can compete the entire set in under fifteen minutes.
Finally, like anything that has to do with Waking Energy, the healing sounds follow the flow of
nature: they are ordered according to the progression of the seasons. It is good to practice extra
repetitions of a healing sound if you are in the season associated with it. This advice may be
counterintuitive, because you would think that an organ would flourish in its own season, but it’s
similar to the principle in Chinese astrology that your animal year may not necessarily be the best
time for you. For example, in the autumn when the lungs are vulnerable, consider performing the
Cosmic Healing Sound for the Lungs sequence twice as many times as the other healing sounds, to
strengthen lung chi and build resistance against bronchial issues.
If you’re ever feeling an excess of a specific emotion, perform the healing sound related to the
organ that governs it to balance your emotional state and restore your inner peace and equilibrium. If
you feel exhausted or out of gas at work, simply practice the healing sounds for the lungs and kidneys,
if you don’t have time to perform them all.
Now let’s explore the first cosmic healing sound.
The Practice
Cosmic Healing Sound for the Lungs: Ssssss
Mouth position: Semismile with tongue behind two top front teeth
Paired organ: Large intestine
Emotions: Grief, sadness, depression
Signs of imbalance: Asthma, bronchial infection
Benefits: Cultivates courage, confidence, integrity, right action
Related senses: Smell, touch
Element: Metal
Sounds: Metal bell ringing, brass Tibetan bowl singing, gong reverberating
Season: Autumn
Color: White