Yoga: What's With the Om?


Updated 08/13/07 3:40 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Yoga:  What's With the Om?

I've been to many different yoga classes, from Kripalu to Ashtanga to Jivamukti, and they all have something in common. At the end the teacher always leads the class in chanting "Ommmm." Om, actually pronounced "Aum," is an affirmation of the Divine Presence that is the universe and is similar to the Hebrew "Amen." In the Hindu belief, Om is the sound that was made when the whole universe was Read more