Day Five- Sing it Sister!

Yoga Class at White Lotus Center (6-8 pm) will incorporate live music, dancing, yoga and Kirtan Chanting tonight. Words elude me on the variety of feelings swirling around my head about chanting. If any of you have been in my class to hear me lead the chant “om” then you will know one feeling, as singing isn’t my natural talent.  Don’t have much time to rattle on about this, as I’m on my way to fine tune the chant selection and practice, so again bring you words written by professionals over there at the Yoga Journal:

Human longing for ritual is deep, and in our culture often frustrated,” writes theologian Tom F. Driver in The Magic of Ritual (HarperSanFrancisco, 1991). His simple observation explains the surge of interest in chant and other rediscovered rituals.Certainly, in a society where many believe singing is something done by others and purchased in the form of concert tickets or a CD, our understanding of the aesthetic and ritual dimensions of the human voice has diminished.Although we can’t prove it, chant, or sacred singing, was probably one of the first expressions of human spirituality. Incorporating a chanting ritual into your yoga practice is easy and, for many, the act of chanting facilitates a greater sense of peace than practicing asanas alone.

We are making our final chant selections today to handout at the workshop.  The handout will include their meanings as well as be posted tomorrow.  

Call if you have any questions, see you there,

Deby

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