The practice of the element zikar-singing consists in singing the vowels of the elements on two lines of the melody of the Inayat Zikar.

Those two lines are sung chromatically raised and flattened within one octave.

The element zikar-singing is meant as an exercise for the voice and the breath.

It is also a concentration and a purification practice of five of the body centers.

The concentration is focussed on each of the five elements in turn, on their vowels, on their colours and on the effects in the corresponding body-centres.

The used element-vowels, colours and centres are:

1. A (a:), EARTH element;

2 O (o:),WATER element;

GREEN colour,

3 I (i:), FIRE element;

RED colour;

THROAT centre;

4. Y (Y:) AIR element;

BLUE colour;

FOREHEAD centre;

5. U (u:) ETHER element;

GRAY colour;

CROWN centre.

You may stay or sit free and relaxed on a chair or cross-legged on the floor.

The practice is to sing each musical line in one breath, first listen well to the pitch of the current keynote.

An Indian harmonium or a piano for tuning may be used or a tape with the accompaniment for the singing.

The tones and vowels when sung may resonate in relation to the body centres.

This can be amplified and noticed by keeping the right hand just above that centre.

The eyes may be focussed on the coloured crystal forms or on coloured balls.

See also the practice of the Element-Singing Exercise nr. 02.

The singing of each element cycle will take about 6 minutes; you can practise also one ore two elements at a time.

Between the five parts of the elements there may be a short interval of reflecting.

The element zikar-singing is an exercise in itself but may be seen a preparation for the practice of the Inayat Zikar.

The exercise will enable you to open up more easily to the Divine Forces of Nature and to become harmonised and tuned to the Great Creation and to the Creator.