tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post5848790799441450055..comments2023-11-28T14:12:34.789+11:00Comments on The Itinerant Yogini: Om Tara MantraYogini Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787351711548823249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-41534250852092166112010-02-21T15:12:48.915+11:002010-02-21T15:12:48.915+11:00Thanks for the comments everyone!!
Eco Yogini - I...Thanks for the comments everyone!!<br /><br />Eco Yogini - I get where you're coming from. I guess for me, Kirtan is just about the singing, not about the spiritual meanings.<br /><br />Heather - I used to think that about my classes as well! Really! But when I decided to try it, it was really well received. Now I end all my classes with a simple chant: either 3 Oms, "Om Shanti" or "Loka Samasta Sukino Bhavantu" (may all beings everywhere be happy and free - a nice non-religious one). I have also used other mantras in workshops as 'icebreakers'.<br /><br />YogaSpy - I don't always chant in my home practice. But I do sing a LOT of kirtan in my car! LOL. Some days I get inspired though and I get out my book and sing the Ashtanga Invocation before my asanas. It's an awesome way to get into the headspace. And yes, it makes a difference to my practice!<br /><br />Marie - Just try it and tell me how it goes!!<br /><br />:)Yogini Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787351711548823249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-5547982397326293322010-02-20T06:15:50.586+11:002010-02-20T06:15:50.586+11:00I love chanting - the resonance and the vibration....I love chanting - the resonance and the vibration. With Kirtan, you get such a wonderful sense of community, of voices joined. <br /><br />This post is reminding me that I would probably enjoy adding chanting to my regular practice!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085632875123586185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-7732040201908917632010-02-19T17:12:00.084+11:002010-02-19T17:12:00.084+11:00Do you ever chant solo? At home?
Like you, I am m...Do you ever chant solo? At home?<br /><br />Like you, I am moved by chanting. In Hawaii, the deep, resonant chanting for traditional hula (which hardly resembles the modern variety, performed for tourists!) is a visceral experience.<br /><br />But I cannot imagine chanting in my home practice: for one thing, I practice in a public place! In class, my teacher (Iyengar yoga) often starts with three oms and the invocation to Patanjali. We do it either all together or by call and response. So that's the only place I chant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-8689624371823040452010-02-18T08:44:34.458+11:002010-02-18T08:44:34.458+11:00Thought I'd leave you a message to stop by som...Thought I'd leave you a message to stop by sometime. I left something for you there on my post yesterday and didn't want you to miss it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-25341639774822240332010-02-12T11:20:42.679+11:002010-02-12T11:20:42.679+11:00I love mantras too, but it isn't part of my re...I love mantras too, but it isn't part of my regular practice. We used to sing mantras, as well as parts of the Yoga Sutras in TT. We'd also do simple chanting like Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om. It was beautiful blending voices and hearts. I don't even chant Om in my regular classes because in my part of the world and where I teach people would get a little freaked out. Its something I've been thinking about introducing, especially on nights when I have a small class and they are my regulars.<br /><br />This mantra is beautiful. Do you find that by using them you see shifts in yourself based on what you are chanting/trying to evoke?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844163357711501693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820442653366529983.post-88424430622522696442010-02-12T08:58:53.602+11:002010-02-12T08:58:53.602+11:00i have to admit, i love chanting ohms, but am not ...i have to admit, i love chanting ohms, but am not a fan of mantras. but i do love listening and singing along to Krishna Das, but I think the kirtan, spiritual fervour would make me uncomfortable...<br /><br />it's interesting to read your progression though, and you never know where my journey will take me :)Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.com