Nāda yoga ~ Chanting Mantras

Mantra singing, like meditating, is meant to focus your attention and to be in the moment. Mantras open the door to a higher consciousness. It is a type of meditation, even listening to mantras has that effect.

Nada yoga is also called sound yoga or yoga of sound, and sometimes even sound therapy. Nada Yoga is based on the assumption that the entire universe, and everything in it, including humans, consists of vibrations called Nada. Everything is vibration, and vibration is sound. Light consists of waves, and waves are vibrations. Particles from quantum mechanics, which make up matter, behave like waves with a frequency. Nada Yoga is a philosophical system, a medicine and a form of Yoga. Nada Yoga is also a reverent way of looking at and responding to vibrations. Nada is described in the Vedic texts as the “unstruck sound”. Normal sounds are always produced by 2 things or elements hitting each other. The silent vibrations of the Self or Internal Music are called Anahata in Sanskrit, and are sensed through the Anahata (4th) Chakra, the heart chakra. Ahata stands for “ordinary sounds” and music. The silent vibrations of the Self and music are a means to achieve greater oneness with both the Inner and Outer Cosmos. The alternation of sound and silence allows you to experience yourself with the Silences and descend deeper into yourself. With Nada Yoga you actually create moments to be with yourself and experience where and how you are at that moment. Nada Yoga, chakra sounds Painting by Pieter Weltevrede Nada Yoga is used as a soothing agent for psychological and spiritual problems, and to increase the level of consciousness of the Chakras. It is a kind of inner massage of the physical and energetic body through the vibrations of your own voice. Music has also been used by many Indian Saints as a powerful tool in the quest for enlightenment. The name Nada Yoga is also often used for so-called sound healing and, for example, singing bowl concerts.