Chanting

Do Mantras Really Work?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


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.

Going to the Mat: Confessions of a Yoga Guinea Pig

Nicholas Rosen | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


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 04.22.2009 | Living


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 03.19.2009 | Living


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 12.08.2008 | Living


Cathleen Falsani

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

Music For Meditators

Kay Goldstein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living


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 10.07.2008 | Green


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.