All About Aum...
This blog post is adapted from a mini masterclass all about Aum. that I taught recently,
Known as the mantra of all mantras, Aum carries immense therapeutic benefits and is a cornerstone of mantra practice, a sound healing practice, most yoga classes, and definitely kīrtans!
This post compiles some of the most frequently asked questions I've received about Aum in my 10 years of teaching teachers (and nearly 30 years of being a mantra nerd!), along with some of my practical insights on chanting.
Aum is an audible echo of an...
Psychology researcher, Gemma Perry, shares her doctoral research and personal experience with the use of chant and mantra sound yoga therapies for the body and mind. Her innovative research experiments explore the effects of chanting mantra by creating a sense of community, connection and a deeper relationship with self while motivating the practitioner to seek harmony by pursuing their potential.
Gemma Perry is a meditation and yoga teacher currently doing her PhD in the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Gemma investigates the...
When you're facing a serious illness, such as a cancer diagnosis, you need a vehicle that's big enough to hold ALL. THE. FEELINGS. that arise and swirl and add stress to an already difficult time. Mantra can do that. And hopefully your treatments work wonderfully and you enjoy a long healthy life ahead!
But if the treatments don't work, and there's nothing left to do but prepare for departure... mantra therapy will still help. In my experience, sound healing is what the dying (and their families) wish for most.
Throughout my 25+ year career in the sound wellness...
Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary’s combined expertise in both modern neurology and the ancient science of health known as Ayurveda has uniquely positioned her as an expert able to pull from the broadest possible base to treat her clients. Dr. Chaudhary was the Director of Wellspring Health in Scripps Memorial Hospital for ten years. She is the author of The Prime and Sound Medicine and has appeared as a medical expert on numerous programs including
The Dr. Oz Show and Home & Family. She is also a neuroscientist and has participated in over twenty clinical...
Chanting OM in a yoga class or kīrtan is practically ubiquitous. Everyone chants OM all the time, it seems! It's certainly the most well-known mantra.
But are you one of those (many!) folks who shyly mumbles along,
not really sure what you're supposed to do or how you should be feeling?
Or are you one of those chant lovers who thrills at the chance to tune into this potent, primal sound and lets it ring through their bodies with full resonance before you dissolve back into spacious silence and peace, becoming fully attuned and aligned with your whole self in JUST....
I had the honor of sitting down with Punnu Wasu, an incredibly talented musician and spiritual teacher from Hyderabad, India. His journey through music, yoga, and mantra chanting has touched countless lives, and his insights provide a unique perspective on how these ancient practices can awaken peace and joy within ourselves.
Punu’s connection with music began at a very young age, learning Kirtan from his father at the age of five and later diving into Hindustani classical music. Throughout...
Since the magazine itself is only available if you are a C-IAYT yourself, or for purchase online, they've given me permission to share our interview with our Heart of Sound community.
Sound yoga therapy is so potent!
I got another gushing thank you from someone who told me mantra saved their life, just yesterday. I am inspired to keep doing this work so people FEEL the FULL POWER of sound and...
If you love mantras, you know that finding properly spelled Sanskrit Mantra is really challenging!
This post is part of a series on accurately spelled Sanskrit mantras in IAST. If you're looking for reliable information on how to spell the Savitri Gayatri Mantra you'll find it below:
The Savitri Gayatri Mantra (also know as "the Gayatri") is often celebrated for its profound spiritual resonance and universal appeal.
I was on the phone once with tech support for my web hosting service. The guy (who sounded like a nice Southern California surfer) was looking at my website, and asked, “What's a mantra?"
I said, “It’s a collection of sounds or words that you repeat over and over to yourself as a form of meditation, either out loud or silently in your mind.”
And he said, “So kind a like ‘think happy thoughts?' "
Laughing, I replied, “Sort of. If...
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