You know the feeling when you walk out of your yoga class and everything just feels wonderful. Your spirit is so high that you want to sing, your steps feel light, and your body is alive.
And then…
A car cuts right in front of you as you are trying to walk across the street (on a walk sign of course). Fortunately, you are ok but your radiant feeling from doing yoga is gone. What do you do? Go back and take another class?
Life is full of instances that can drive you mad, or crazy and disturb your inner peace. Sometimes things just don’t work out the way you’ve planned. Is there yoga for that? Is there yoga to deal with everyday upsets?
Yes there is and it is called mantra!
Chanting and repeating mantras can put your mind on a different channel. It tunes it to a higher frequency from which you can see your life with a broader perspective. The hurdles in your life doesn’t seem so big anymore and you are able to see solutions and opportunities. As a result you’ll feel more inspiration and strength to keep going.
Last week I had one of those days when one of my big dreams felt through. I felt just plain sad. I was also doing the last preparations for kirtan with SatDarshan Singh & Sirgun Kaur. It was me who invited these musicians and organized it. The idea of going in front of people and being all excited and happy seemed rather gloomy to me.
But the beautiful vibration of everyone chanting together has totally changed my mood. Hanging around with like minded people is always a blessing. To be able to chant and meditate with them is almost priceless. I have found new strength and inspiration to pursue my dreams.
The best is that the feeling of calm happiness and peace didn’t disappear when I got home, but persisted to many days after. I would sincerely recommend to chant for anyone who feels they need a little pick me up. And if you are in serious need of upliftment, go to a kirtan event near you. SatDarshan Singh & Sirgun Kaur had just kicked off their spring tour so check out their website to learn more about where are they are playing next.
There are many mantra CDs available from so many genres. Spirit Voyage or iTunes is a great resource to check out kirtan muscians. You can also download SatDarshan Singh and The Kirtan Caravan CD at:
Please,
don’t be sad; try to chant!
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