devotion

  • Gayatri Mantra

    ByJ Kotze

    Gayatri Mantra is chanted to establish conscious connection to the Life Force. Sounding a mantra, in song or recital, is an invocation or activation, that activates a universal connection, beyond dogma and cultural orientation – which is why Gayatri is regularly used in yoga traditions that incorporate mantra. In deep meditation we connect with mantra…

  • Mantra Sounds of Devotion

    ByJ Kotze

    The OM sound and mantras are profound tools of devotion and wisdom. These practices deserve a lifetime of study. This blogpost looks at mantra as encountered in my experience of yoga and music. Included are notes on the healing nature of mantra, my interest in this aspect of healing yoga and sound, and some of my related recordings,. A vibrational…