October 2010

Chanting As A Tool To Develop Your Powers Of Concentration

Chanting is the spiritual practice of repeating a word, a sound, a phrase or an entire poem, song, or verse.  Chanting is a practice that many of the worlds spiritual and religious traditions uphold. A chanting practice can hold many purposes.  The nature of the purpose tends to related to the particular tradition or practice [...]

Chanting Discoveries At The Yoga Ashram

If your not sure about chanting as a form of meditation or a spiritual practice but think you want to know more, the ashram is a great place to learn and discover more if you are yogically or spiritually inclined. What is the ashram?  The ashram is a location where people live and study the [...]

The Use Of Chanting Within Sufism

The Sufi tradition originates from the belief system of Islam.  Sufism is often said to be the mystical branch of Islam.  Realizing a mystical connection with the divine or experiencing unity with God or mystical love is one of the aims of Sufism. In Sufism the practice of chanting songs, or texts and poetry is [...]

Chanting And Changing Your Brain

The spiritual practice of chanting can be a form of meditation.  A very powerful form of meditation that utilizes the voice as a instrument is chanting. Chanting has many purposes including being a tool for the classic one pointedness (concentration), healing, change and transformation, release and healing. When you chant a mantra repeatedly certain types [...]