Chanting has profound benefits. While chanting, people often report feeling a heightened awareness and a greater ability to rest in the moment and experience.

Chanting facilitates going more deeply into Presence. There can be a distinct feeling of being “at home,” with no need to be anywhere else, or for things to be different.

This will be a 50 min class. It will start off with some very gentle yoga. We will continue with pranayama and then we will chant.

A mantra is a syllable, word, or phrase that is repeated during meditation. Mantras can be spoken, chanted, whispered, or repeated in the mind. Most mantra meditation techniques have two essential components: mindfulness meditation and mantra recitation or chanting.

Chanting can seem strange at first, especially if you are unfamiliar with it, but with practice it becomes a familiar and special part of your meditation practice. It can be particularly useful to quiet and focus the mind before sitting meditation.