Pamela Amerson

The healing power of HUMMING. Fucking hell, the more you learn about the human body, the more you realise how much we still don't understand about the simplest things. Did you know that humming for just 60 seconds can help calm you down when you're stressed? There's a nerve called the vagus nerve, which runs from your brainstem down through your body and plays a massive role in your nervous system. Slow breathing and humming can help you settle yourself when your head's going a hundred miles an hour. And this is where it gets interesting, fam. Researchers actually found that humming increased nitric oxide in the nasal passages by around FIFTEEN TIMES compared with quiet breathing. FIFTEEN FUCKING TIMES. Now, nitric oxide is involved in blood vessel function, and the vibrations from humming help move air between your sinuses and nasal passages. That's what the research was measuring. Mad when you think about it. Now, funny enough, I was reading Jane Roberts, I believe it was The Nature of Personal Reality, and she was talking about something called inner sound values. The idea that the sounds we create internally, even our thoughts and beliefs, have an influence on our physical reality, right down to the cells in our body. And that got me thinking about something else. Why do you think Buddhist monks have been chanting OM for centuries? Mmmmm. Ommmm. That deep vibration you can actually feel in your chest and head. People have been using chanting and humming in spiritual practices for a very long time, often to settle the mind and bring themselves into a calmer state. It's funny, isn't it? We've got people spending a fortune trying to relax, buying every fucking gadget under the sun, and meanwhile you can sit in your kitchen humming like a broken fridge for absolutely nothing. Try it yourself. Close your mouth, breathe gently through your nose and hum for 60 seconds. Don't force anything. Just notice how you feel afterwards. And if somebody walks in and asks what the fuck you're doing, tell them you're having a meeting with your nervous system. The more you know, fam. 😊