Chanting

It's All About HU

Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 10.15.2011

Ellen Whitehurst

Choose Hu.

What Is Spiritual Light?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

Light conveys both an absence of darkness and a quality that will help us to see -- and understand -- more clearly. The light of wisdom will guide us through troubled times and challenges.

Chanting For Health (VIDEO)

Everwell | Posted 11.17.2011

An ancient type of group chanting called Kirtan is giving participants a deep sense of well-being. No singing skills or religious beliefs are required...

Chasing The Spirit Through Song

Krishna Das | Posted 11.17.2011

Krishna Das

We are always who we are. We are not what we do. These practices give us the strength to love totally and completely. But we have to to create pathways for the love to flow to our own hearts.

Do Mantras Really Work?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Ed and Deb Shapiro

Mantra meditation is like spiritual food; it awakens your creative process and nourishes your spirit, while habitual or agitated thinking patterns are released.

Are Some People Natural-Born Meditators?

Priscilla Warner | Posted 11.17.2011

Priscilla Warner

I've listened faithfully to meditation CDs, chirping birds and delicate raindrops. I've stared into pounding surf and scented candles. But the other day, I was forced to confront the fact that my husband is a natural.

Going to the Mat: Confessions of a Yoga Guinea Pig

Nicholas Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011

Nicholas Rosen

The stretching and breathing, when coupled with a meditative, focused intention, can make you feel pretty damn good, even if the whole thing is choreographed to a Kanye West track.

Chanting: A Wallet-Friendly Exercise In Body And Spirit

nytimes.com | SARA ECKEL | Posted 11.17.2011

As with meditation, the intent of chanting is to calm and focus the mind, relieving it from its usual chatter -- grocery lists, money worries, petty a...

What Sounds Help You Tune Into Your Best Vibes?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011

Tabby Biddle

I recently learned that sound does not go through a thinking process. Sound actually connects to the emotional component of our brain. Sound vibrations also reverberate through our bones.

Prayers of the People for Our New President

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.17.2011

Cathleen Falsani

Prayer doesn't necessarily change God, but it has the power to transformour hearts and minds.

Music For Meditators

Kay Goldstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Kay Goldstein

For many people music can be a great way to help them focus or even to heal. The right music can relax us or actually evoke brain wave frequencies associated with meditative states.

"Drill, Baby, Drill" Remix Contest at Wired Science

Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Burdick

In recognition of the baffling popularity of the chant "Drill, baby, drill" at the Republican National Convention, Wired Science has put out a call for creatively remixed videos involving the chant.