Susan Elizabeth Hale

Do you know the story of your name? Perhaps your parents told you a favorite relative or friend that you are named after, or why they were moved to make up an original name. Even if you don't know this story there is a another story waiting to be discovered. That is the story of the vowels of your name.

Vowels are both the emotional content and the sacred content of speech. They are the instinctual sounds that we make when we are moved. Ahhhhh is the sound of sympathy and heart expansion. Eeeee is for delight. Vowels are made by the breath and are rich in harmonics.

Your name contains vowels and each time your name is said these vowels are reinforced in your aura.

A simple exercise working with the sacred vowels of your name

1. Say your first name out loud and listen for the vowels it contains.Then say any childhood names and nicknames that you grew up with to see if the vowels are the same.

2. Now say your full name and listen for the vowels in your middle and last names. Are there new vowels that you hear or cerain vowels repeated?

3. Write down the vowels in your name and also look to see what vowels are missing.

4. Now sing your name on one pitch. It doesn't matter what pitch you sing on.

5. Now sing your name again and elongate the vowels of your name giving them more breath. As you sing the vowels listen for harmonics, higher sounds than the main pitch you are singing.

6. Sing the vowels of your name and as you do change the shape of your mouth and tongue to enhance the harmonics. Place your fingers in your ears so you can hear these harmonics more clearly. Notice where you feel the vowels vibrating in your body.

7. Pause in silence and notice how you feel.

8. Do the same process with the missing vowles of your name.

9. Pause, notice how you feel.

10. Sit in silence.