According to the Hindu sculptures, Om connects all living beings to nature and the universe. You can chant Om silent or aloud. Om is not just a sound, it’s a wave of the universe. Om is a powerful ...

Despite extensive research on various types of meditation, research on the neural correlates of religious chanting is in a nascent stage. Using multi-modal electrophysiological and neuroimaging ...

Jewish Publication Society, 965 pages, $75. Reviewing Joshua Jacobson’s encyclopedic new “Chanting the Hebrew Bible” is akin to summarizing the Torah while standing on one foot. Cantillation — which ...

OM, also written by some as ‘AUM’, is a sacred symbol, sound and mantra of the universe. In many ancient scriptures, OM is described as the first sound of the universe, the vibration of which brought ...

Have you ever noticed how repeating a phrase or humming a tune calms your nerves during stress? That’s the power of sound—and it’s exactly why mantra chanting has stood the test of time. For thousands ...

If you've ever attended a temple, meditation session, or spiritual gathering, you've probably noticed something interesting.

Chanting is a spiritual discipline believed to improve listening skills, heightened energy and more sensitivity toward others. The practice gained popularity when an album of Gregorian chants by the ...