Rolling an R

[Manik]

Im getting back into yoga and indepth chakra work today. One issue for me is rolling the R. Is there an alternative for those who cant?

 

[Libra]

You should be able to do it if you don’t have anything physically wrong with your tongue or teeth. It just takes some practice. I don’t know how much time you’ve put into it or if you are having more physical problems, but it does take a awhile to get right if your native language doesn’t have similar sounds. Try making the “rrrra” sound but instead of pulling your tongue back like an unrolled r, hold your tongue to the roof of your mouth where your teeth meet your gums.

If you haven’t been trying it for a few months, definitely just keep trying. I wouldn’t know of an alternative personally unless there is an alternative word that can be done that has a similar effect. Like say if you are doing the full chakra meditation, instead of Raum you could do one of the alternative words of power. But still, vibrating Raum would require the r’s to be rolled to be fully effective.

I don’t think you should seek an alternative to rolling your r’s unless you are physically unable.

 

[Alexandros Iowno [JG]]

Just vibrate normally the R. Maxine has some audios on the site with words vibrated with rolled R and also normal.

May I ask why that so? Is there a physical problem or you cannot simply roll it? It is pretty simple, open your mouth normally, press with your tip of the tongue 1 cm behind the teeth on the palate, and blow air into that point until the tongue starts flapping up and down, while you keep the airflow and pressure up. Then add voice to that and you have a perfect rolled R.

 

[FancyMancy]

Like I said in a post before,

Later on, you might want to ty changing the position and shape of your tongue while trying it between something like these two -

and similar, and maybe bow your tongue (the sides up and down, like a boat up correctly, or upside-down) to encourage the tip of your tongue to flap/vibrate. Try not to make your tongue be stiff and rigid like this,

but instead be soft and relaxed like this,

That might help. If you can't roll the Rs, then it is OK. I think rolling the Rs is also preference.

 

[luis]

Im getting back into yoga and indepth chakra work today. One issue for me is rolling the R. Is there an alternative for those who cant?

Don't roll it. It work the same, if you look on the main site they updated it and it says that if you can't roll the R it work the same.

 

[Manik]

Oh ok thanks. I noticed the site hasn't been updated in years, didn't realize it was on there. Thanks again.

 

[luis]

Oh ok thanks. I noticed the site hasn't been updated in years, didn't realize it was on there. Thanks again.

Some thing have been updated, they added the returning curses, the Yaum vibration is now used for the 6th chakra and for the 4th chakra Aum and about the rolled R. It will be updated more this year as far as I know.