Health benefits from Nirahara Samyama and The Samyama have been tremendous. With Nirahara, lost around 6 pounds and a further 4 pounds during The Samyama process. BMI has reduced from 21.8 to 19.8. My cholesterol, especially the LDL which was borderline in 2011, has reduced to normal levels and HDL has increased. I feel light and very energetic in the Nirahara lifestyle. I am surviving on 4-6 hours of sleep a night, when previously I needed at least 8 to feel well rested.
Nirahara lifestyle requires living in feeling connection, ajapa japa (continuous chanting of guru’s namavali around the throat chakra) and unclutching (Swamiji’s mahavakhia). This has elevated my spiritual practice, making me live the Master’s teachings in every moment. Further, I can see the patterns related to food just falling away. I no longer feel like reaching out for a snack when bored, instead I find something productive to do. I also noticed a pattern of wanting food when I was upset about something or someone. The Nirahara Samyama process brought awareness to my low mood caused by external events and made me contemplate deeply on why I was upset instead of just using food to fill the gap and feeling better only for a short period of time. Not eating and living on only liquids has freed up time that was previously used in eating. My lunch breaks at work are a lot shorter now and I am able to be more productive at work and at home.
NrHr Ma Nithya Devatananada
Manager of Investments
San Jose, USA
