Page numbers in boldface refer to mantras, exercises,
and practices with specific instructions.
A
aabath mantra, 54
adham pranayam (upper-lung breathing), 173-74
adhyam pranayam (lower-lung breathing), 170-71
Advayataraka Upantshad, 69
Ahura Mazda, 36
ajna chakra (third eye), 49
Akbar (Moghul emperor), 108-9
Alper, Harvey, 49
America. See United States
Anga-nyaasa, 90
architecture, golden mean in, 150
ardha padmasana (half-lotus), 160
Aristotle, 11
art, golden mean in, 150
Arthasastra, 47
Atharva Veda, 70
audio programs, 273-75
Augustine, Saint, 112
Aum. See Om
Avesta religion, 36
awareness, consciousness vs., 214-15
Axial periods
Ayurveda, 23
B
Baal (Canaanite deity), 36
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 128-29, 151
Bartók, Bela, 151
Basavanna, 154
Beaulieu, John, 178
Beck, Guy L., 120
Bedi, Ashok, 88
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 128-29, 151
Benedict, Saint, 172
Berendt, Joachim-Ernst, 7, 8, 26-27, 75, 120, 127, 151, 207
Berger, Hans, 212-13
Bhagavad Gita, 19, 104, 142, 238
Bhakti mantras
devotional litany, 260-61
kirtans, 262
tones/tone patterns of, 259, 260
Vaishnava, 263-64
for walking/jogging, 114-15
Western overemphasis of, 237
Bhakti tradition, 103-6
Bhava Yoga and, 29-31
kirtan and, 106-7
and movement, 187-88
and purpose of yoga, 19
See also Bhakti mantras; Bhava Yoga
audio programs for, 274
in daily practice, 227
and Hindu tradition, 25, 29-31, 103-6
integrated practice of, 225
kirtan/kirtana in, 106-7
mantras, 114-15
and movement, 207
and music, 109-10
ragas in, 108-9
and ritual, 111-13
Vaishnavism and, 104-6
See also Bhakti mantras; Bhakti tradition
Bhava Yoga (album), 115
Bhuvaneshwari (mother of universe), 254, 255
Bible, golden mean in, 150
bija mantras
devotional sound encasing, 91-92
musical qualities of, 110
pronunciation of, 49
purity of, 106-7
Shabda Yoga and, 76
for soul empowerment, 251-54
suggestions for using, 96-97
bijas (seed syllables), 29, 92
black holes, music of, 118
Blake, William, 11
body
awareness of, women vs. men, 10
golden mean in, 151-52
harmony and, xxi
Nada Yoga and deep listening to, 121
and soul, 152-54
transformation of, through sound, 90-91
Bowling for Columbine (film), 5
Brahma (Hindu deity), 35, 82, 198, 248
Brahman (Hindu deity), 39-40
Brahma-randa, 122
Brahmari mudra, 124-25, 265-66
Brahmin, 106
brain, left vs. right, 3-5
devotional chant and, 110
imbalance of visual and, 5-6
brain waves, consciousness and, 212-14
audible, 166-68
lower-lung (adhyam pranayam), 170-71
and lungs, 169
meditations for, 168, 172-73, 174
mid-lung (madhyam pranayam), 171-73
proper, health effects of, 164-66
purifying (Nadi Sodhana), 266-68
and rhythm, 163-64
sectional, 169-70
and spirituality, 168-69
upper-lung (adham pranayam), 173-74
Britt, Robert Roy, 74
Buddha, 52
buddhi mudra, 257
buzzing, yogic, 265-66
C
cancer, proper breathing and, 165
Capra, Fritjof, 74
Catholicism, 57
Centering (exercise), 202
chakras
ascending/descending, 268-71
defined, 87
energy channeled through, 85-87, 94-96, 266-67
interval chart, 272
mudras and, 249
opening, 87-88
and posture, 161-62
ragas and, 132-34
Sanskrit mantras and, 49
sounding, 133-34
Sound Yoga and performance of, 24
tuning, 270-71
chin mudra, 93
Chopra, Deepak, 12
breathing in, 168
consciousness in, 209-10
Hesychast movement in, 97
mystical grace in, 192-93
Om and, 176
samadhi in, 89
Chrysippus, 11
Circle of Power (exercise), 198-99
circumambulation (pradakshina), 194-95
classes, 275
Condon, William, 135
consciousness
vs. awareness, 214-15
bram waves of, 212-14
characteristics of, 209-11
four states of, 213
Going Downstream (exercise), 217-19
hearing and, 208-9
self-realization and, 219
Sound Yoga and, 207-8
and spirituality, 214-15
Upstream and Downstream, in Your Nightgown (exercise), 217-19
and yoga nidra, 215
See also samadhi
consonance-to-dissonance sequence, 126-27
cosmology
Shabda Yoga as applied, 75
Tantric, 194
yantras, 89-90
D
Dalai Lama, 130
dance
Indian, 188-89
Sama, 189-91
Zikr/Sama practice, 191-94
Dances of Universal Peace, 191
Dancing the Vowels (exercise), 202-4
Darsana Upanishad, 122
darshan (seeing/being seen by Divine), 192
da Vinci, Leonardo, 150
Deep in the Heart of theTuva (album), 14
Descartes, René, 15
Descending into the Depths (exercise), 201-2
Devi (Hindu deity), 255
Dharma, 211
dhvani (external sound), 69, 91
Dickinson, Emily, 208
diet, 144
distractions, 143-44
doshas (dynamic forces), 31, 31n
Dossey, Larry, 64-65
drones, for chanting, 176, 176n
E
ear
accuracy/unitive powers of, 7-8
and consciousness, 208-9
as feminine symbol, 7
as gateway to soul, 8-10
intuitive power of, 14
Eesha Upanishad, 193, 210, 243
ego
posture and, 153
and recovery mantra, 54-56
Shakti Yoga and, 83
soul vs., 10-11
Emoto Masuro, 63-64
energy
chakras and, 24, 85-87, 94-96, 266-67
enlightenment as destination of, 88-89
and form, 84
Hindu deities as, 39-40
masculine vs. feminine, 85-86
Sanskrit mantras as fields of, 46-47
See also Shakti Yoga
See also samadhi
exercises
Centering, 202
Circle of Power, 198-99
Dancing the Vowels, 202-4
Descending into the Depths, 201-2
Expanding Your Heart, 200-201
Going Downstream, 216-17
Igniting the Flame, 199-200
Shabda Yoga, 76-78
exercise workouts, Sound Yoga practice during, 228
ExpandingYour Heart (exercise), 200-201
eye
as masculine symbol, 7
third (ajna chakra), 49
F
Feuerstein, Georg, 177
Fox, Matthew, 38
frequency, sonic, Nada Yoga and, 117-18, 121
G
Gandhi, Arun, 115
Ganesh (Hindu deity), 35, 194, 253
Gardner, Kay, 177
Gayatri (Nirguna mantra), 40, 49, 241-42
Gibran, Kahlil, 122-23
Gnana Yoga, 19
God. See Divine Presence; Hindu deities; Supreme Being; name of specific deity
Going Downstream (exercise), 216-17
Goraknath (yogic lineage), 17
Gregory Palamas, Saint, 84
Griffiths, Bede, xxii, 17, 18, 38, 87, 155
gunas (aspects of nature), mudras and, 92-93
gyrating, during chants, 195
H
half-lotus posture (ardha padmasana), 160
harmony
body and, xxi
cosmic, mantras and, 26-27
golden mean and, 149-52
Nada Yoga and, 125-30
Shabda Yoga and, 74
Harrison, George, 113-14
Hatha Yoga
etymology of, 98
movement in, 188-89
Nada Yoga and, 119
postures in, 76
vs. Raja Yoga, 17-18
samadhi and, 19-22
vinyasa and, 27
in Western society, xxiii, 15, 16-18, 238
Hatha Yoga Pradipika, 119, 119n, 125
health/healing
breathing and, 164-66
mantras and, xxiv-xxv, 6, 48-49, 91-92
music and, 125-30
hearing
and achieving balance, 10-11
and consciousness, 208-9
as feminine quality, 7
frequency range of, 117-18
voice and, 208
Hindu deities
as energy, 39-40
Supreme Being vs., 35-37
Hinduism
Bhava Yoga and, 25, 29-31, 103-6
circumambulation in, 194-95
and expansion of soul, 21
and intuition, 24
mantric speech as sacred in, 69
Nirguna/Saguna mantras in, 40-42
Om in, 177-78
and purpose of yoga, 18-19
Shakti Yoga and, 25, 28-29, 81-83
Sound Yoga and, 23-24
Supreme Being vs. multiple deities in, 35-37, 39-40, 41-42
Hippocrates, xxi
home, Sound Yoga practice at, 228-30
home-study program, 274-75
hoom (mantra), 197
hoomei (multitoned throat singing), 14
hopping, during chants, 196
Houston, Jean, 121
hrih (mantra), 197
Huxley, Aldous, 36-37
hypothalamus, yogic mantras and, 48
I
Ibn Al Arabi, 192
ida (feminine energy), 85-86, 266
identity, consciousness and, 210-12
Igniting the Flame (exercise), 199-200
Inayat Khan, Hazrat, 63, 174, 175, 208
Inayat Khan, PirVilayat, 191
Indian dance, 188-89
Indra (Hindu deity), 196
Integral Yoga, 188
interspirituality, 37-39
intervals
in chakras, 272
tempered, 151
Isa Upanishad, 73
J
japa (repetitive prayer), 97
jazz music, 128
Jenny, Hans, 11-12, 84, 177, 178
Jerry McGuire (film), 20
Jesus prayer, 97
jivan mukta (enlightened soul), 88
jogging, mantras for, 114-15
John, Gospel of, 65
Jones, William, 45-46
K
Kabir (Indian mystic), 219
Kali (Hindu deity), 83, 253-54, 255
Kamadeva, 253
Kamiya, Joe, 213
Kayser, Hans, 7-8
kechari mudra, 251
Khalsa, Dharma Singh, 6, 12, 48-49, 88
kirtan (chanting style), xxiii-xxiv, 18, 106-7, 110, 262
Krishna (Hindu deity), 98, 105
kundalini (energetic force), 29, 94
Kundalini Maatha, 89
L
Lakshmi (Hindu deity), 82, 105, 247-48, 253, 255
language
and choice of core mantra, 53
kirtan and, 106-7
power of, 69
See also pronunciation; Sanskrit language; speech; vowels, motion of
Lao-tzu, 36
Lewis, Samuel, 191
lingam (noniconic form of Shiva), 44
listening
complete, 9
Living with the Himalayan Masters (Rama), 46
lotus posture (padmasana), 26
Low Frequency Active (LFA) sonar technology, 13
lying down (savasana), 154-55
M
maalas (yogic rosaries), 97-99
McHardy Ian, 118
Madhayama vak, 71
Madhu (Hindu demon), 248
Madhyam pranayam (mid-lung breathing), 171-73
Maha Nirvana Tantra, 90
Mahat Yoga Pranayama (great yogic breath), 180-83
Maitri Upanishad, 178-79
Manasika Puja (mental ritual), 113-14
Mantra Dhrista, 50
mantras
beads used with, 97-99
and chakras, 95-96
combinations/sequences of, 230-33
efficacy of, 57-58
health effects of, xxiv-xxv, 6, 48-49, 91-92
Hindu philosophy and, 35-37
imparting of, 51-52
interspirituality and, 37-39
kirtan vs., 106-7
learning, 227
mudras and, 92-93
Nirguna/Saguna, 40-42
in ragas, 131-33
and sacred speech, 71
and samadhi, 20-22
Sanskrit, 45-50
and spiritual reality, 47-48
for Zikr/Sama practice, 193-94
See also Bhakti mantras; bija mantras; Om; Tantric mantras; Vedic mantras; specific mantra
mantra shastra (science of mantra)
Bhakti tradition and, 105-6
and diet, 144
and distractions, 143-44
duration of, 141
environment for, 142-43
Nada Yoga and, 118, 119-20
purpose of, 147
suggestions for, 144-46
time of day for, 139-41
See also breathing; consciousness; movement; Om; posture(s)
mantra siddhi, 26
mantra vidya, 24
Mechtilde of Magdeburg, Saint, 17
meditation
for breathing, 168, 172-73, 174
and entrainment, 135
ragas as, 110
Vedic mantras for, 239-42
melody, 129
memory 72-74
mind
masculine vs. feminine,
Moore, Michael, 5
morphogenic fields, 12
movement
during chants, 195-96
circumambulation, 194-95
experimentation with, 205
in Hatha Yoga, 188-89
in Sufism, 189-91
in traditional Sound Yoga, 84, 97, 187-88, 207
Zikr/Sama practice, 191-94
See also vowels, motion of
Mozart Effect, The (Campbell), 79
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 151
mudras
of anal sphincter muscles, 249-50
of hands, 256-57
and mantras, 92-93
as movement, 187
of tongue, 251
See also specific mudras
Muhdhara chakra, 86-87
Mundaka Upanishad, 185
Munis, 91
Murugan (Hindu deity), 194
Bhava Yoga and, 109-10
of black holes, 118
consonance-to-dissonance
sequence, 126-27
golden mean in, 151
harmony, 125-29
melody, 129
Nada Yoga and, 125-30
rhythm, 134-35
of Shabda Yoga, 78-79
sound vs., xx
Western vs. non-Western, 121-22
Music of the Spheres (Kepler), 74
Mystic Heart, The (Teasdale), 37
N
Nada-Bindu Upanishad, 119, 119n, 122
Nada Yoga
ascending/descending chakras, 268-71
audio programs for, 274
Brahmari mudra, 265-66
in daily practice, 227
feminine qualities of, 120
and Hindu tradition, 25, 31-32
integrated practice of, 225
origins of, 119
purifying breath (Nadi Sodhana), 266-68
and ragas, 130-34
silence in, 122-25
nadis (energy channels), 24, 85, 266-67
Nadi Sodhana (purifying breath), 266-68
Narasimha, 253
New Science of Life, A (Sheldrake), 12
Newton, Isaac, 15
Nirguna Brahman, 211
Nirguna mantras, 40
noise pollution, xx-xxi
Norbulingka Institute, 130
O
chanting, 183-85
and consciousness, 179-80, 213
drones for chanting, 176, 176n
four-part sounding of, 178-79
motion of, 197
significance of, 175-78
visual symbol of, 180
and yogic breath (Mahat Yoga Pranayama), 180-83
Om Ee-shaa Vaa-syam Idham (Vedic mantra), 193
Om Hoom Namaha (bija mantra), 91-92
Om Shivaaya Namaha (Saguna mantra), 40
overtones, Om and, 175-76, 177, 177n
P
pan-en-theism, 36-37
Pasyanti vak, 71
Patanjali. See Yoga Sutras, The (Patanjali)
Path to the Soul (Bedi), 88
Paul, Saint, 209-10
phi, 150
pilgrimages, 228
pingala (masculine energy), 85-86, 266
pitch, directionality of, 196-97
pituitary gland, yogic mantras and, 6, 48
posture(s)
golden mean and, 149-52
lying down (savasana), 154-55
sitting, 158-61
standing (praarthanaasana), 155-57
and symmetry, 161-62
vinyasa and, 27
pradakshina (circumambulation), 194-95
prana (channeled energy), 85, 158
pranayama. See breathing
praarthanaasana (prayer posture), 155-57
prayer
and core mantra, 53
effects of, 64-65
mantra repetition as, 97
pronunciation
of Sanskrit mantras, 48-49
of Tantric mantras, 250
of Vedic mantras, 239-40, 241-42, 243
Prophet, The (Gibran), 122-23
Psalm 139, 210
Ptolemy 74
Purusha, 178
Pythagoras, 74
Q
quantum physics, 15
R
and chakras, 132-34
gender of, 133
mantras in, 131-33
musical qualities of, 130-31
Rama (Hindu deity), 105
Rama, Swami, 46
Ramana Maharshi, 155
religion, development of, 36-37, 39
resources, 273-77
Retallack, Dorothy, 13
rhythm, 134-35
Rilke, Ramer Maria, 14
Risks, 23, 24, 46, 49, 66, 78, 238
rituals
Bhava Yoga, 111-13
Manasika Puja, 113-14
Rogers, John, 75
Ruff, Willie, 75
Rumi (Sarna advocate), 189-90
Russell, Peter, 210-11
S
sadhana (spiritual discipline), 54
Saguna mantras, 40-42
Sama (Sufi dance-like movements), 189-91
practice, 191-94
samadhi (ecstatic union), 19
defined, 20
as destination of energy, 89
etymology of, 211
multidimensionality of, 153
Sama Veda, 70
Sandhya Basha, 46
Sandhya Upaasana, 90, 187, 246-48
Sandhya Vandhana, 139-40, 246-48
Sanskrit language, 45-46, 106-7
Sanskrit mantras
as fields of energy, 46-47
and multisensory perception, 49-50
pronunciation of, 48-49
Sanskrit language and, 45-46
and spiritual reality, 47-48
Saraswati (Hindu deity), 35, 82, 198, 252
Satie, Eric, 151
Satyrs (Greek deities), 36
savasana (corpse pose), 154-55, 218
Schmidt, Thomas Michael, 151-52
Schubert, Franz, 151
Sea flow, 13
Seat of the Soul (Zukav), 47
self-realization, and consciousness, 219
seminars, 274
sexuality
mechanistic view of, 15
Tantrism and, 29, 83, 85, 87, 94
Shabda Brahman
in bija mantras, 92
Om as, 177-78
and sacred speech, 71, 100-101
as sonic absolute, 73-74, 82, 124
yogic breath (Mahat Yoga Pranayama) and, 94, 181-82
Shabda Yoga
as applied cosmology, 75
audio programs for, 274
in daily practice, 226
exercise in, 76-78
and harmony, 74
and Hindu tradition, 25-27,
67-74
integrated practice of, 224
key principles of, 67-69
and memory 72-74
and movement, 187
music of, 78-79
and posture, 207
as posturing of soul, 75-76
and sacred speech, 69-71
Sound Yoga and, 68-69
transformative power of, 66-67
See also Vedic mantras
Shadja Swara Daivatha (Hindu deity), 132
Shakti (Hindu deity), 194
Shakti Yoga
audio programs for, 274
body as microcosm in, 83-84
breath in, 207
in daily practice, 226-27
and enlightenment, 88-89, 100-101
and Hindu tradition, 25, 28-29, 81-83
integrated practice of, 224-25
maalas in, 97-99
mantras in, 90-101
and masculine vs. feminine energies, 85-86
mudras, 92-93
yantras, 89-90
yogic breath in, 93-94
See also Tantric mantras;
Tantrisrn
shani mudra, 257
Shankaracharya, 107
Shantivanam (ashram), xxii-xxiii, 38
Sharanam Ananda, Satchidananda (mantra), 54-55
Sheldrake, Rupert, 12
Shiva (Hindu deity), 35, 44, 82, 105, 194
Shiva Samhita, 124-25
Siberia, 14
siddhasana (stable posture), 159-60
siddhis (paranormal powers), 19, 26, 29
Sikhism, 30
silence, 122-25
Silent Pulse, The (Leonard), 135
Sita (Hindu deity), 105
sitting postures, 158-61
ardha padmasana (half-lotus), 160
on chair/stool, 161
cross-legged, 158-59
siddhasana (stable posture), 159-60
sukhasana (easy posture), 159
vajrasana (sitting between heels), 160-61
Sivananda, Swami, 188
smriti (that which is remembered), 71-73, 124
Sonic Theology (Beck), 120
soorya mudra, 257
soul
body and, 152-54
chakras as music of, 86-87
ear as gateway to, 8-10
ego vs., 10-11
mantras for empowerment of, 243-44, 251-54
as multisensory/multidimensional, 47
posturing of, Shabda Yoga and, 75-76
Sound Yoga and recovery of, 4-5, 21-22
sound
and achieving balance, 10-11
directionality of, 196-98
and energy, 187
as flowing current, 119-20
and form, 11-14
and intuition, 14
linguistic, 213
and memory, 72-73
vs. music, xx
Nada Yoga and, 207
science of, 120-22
significance of, xix-xxi
of silence, 122-25
and soul, 8-10
of space,118 123-24
Tantrisrn and, 28-29
transformation of body through, 90-91
unstruck, 122-24
of words, 69-71
See also Om Sounding the Inner Landscape (Gardner), 177
Sound of Music, The (film), 129
sound yogis
audible breath and, 166
and voice, 108
space, sounds of,118 123-24
spanda (primal humming), 82
speech
everyday, Shabda Yoga and, 79
sphota (inner power of word), 69, 91
spirituality
consciousness and, 214-15
interspirituality, 37-39
Sound Yoga and, xxi-xxii, xxv, 235-36
sruti (that which is heard), 72, 124
standing (praarthanaasana), 155-57
stomping, during chants, 195-96
stress, and imbalance of visual, 5-6
suffering
Bhakti tradition and, 105
sukhasana (easy sitting posture), 159
sun salutation (surya namaskar), mantras for, 188, 244-45
Hinduism and, 35-37, 39-40, 41-42, 105
Shabda Yoga and memory of, 73-74
surya namaskar (sun salutation), mantras for, 188, 244-45
susumna (mam energy channel), 85, 266-67
Swara Yoga, 86
swaying, during chants, 195
synergy, 135
T
Tan Sen, 108-9
Tantric mantras
benefits of chanting, 224-25
and development of sacred sound, 31
and energy blocks, 84
mudras for, 92-93, 249-50, 251,256-257,
musical qualities of, 110
popular, 254-56
pronunciation of, 250
Shakti Yoga and, 81-82
tones/tone patterns of, 252
transformation of body through, 90-91
utterance types in, 213
vowel motion in, 197-98
Western underemphasis of, 237-38
cosmology, 194
development of, 30-31
and yantras, 89-90
Taoism, 36
Tao of Physics, The (Capra), 74
Teasdale, Wayne, 37
Teilhard de Chardm, Pierre, 180
television, as barrier to spiritual
development, 5
Tolle, Eckhart, 4
Tomatis, Alfred A., 208-9
Tomatis Effect, 208
tones
directionality of, 196-97
overtones, Om and, 175-76, 177, 177n
in Tantric mantras, 252
in Vedic mantras, 78-79, 240-41, 242, 243-44, 245, 247
vibratory effects of, 78-79
tonoscopes, 177
tree posture (vrikshasana), 26
tutoring, private, 274
Tuva region (Siberia), 14
U
ujjai breath, 166-68
United States
Hatha Yoga as practiced in, 18
interspirituality in, 37-38
Sound Yoga in, xxiii-xxiv, 237-38
spiritual awakening in, 236-37
stress and imbalance of visual in, 5-6
on consciousness, 210
on gurus, 69
and memory of cosmic consciousness, 73
on opposing aspects of soul, 11
on yogic listening, 122
Upstream and Downstream, in Your Nightgown (exercise), 217-19
Uttley, Phil, 118
Vaastu, 24
Vacaspati (Indian sage), 179
vagus nerve, yogic mantras and, 48-49
Vaikari vak, 71
Vaishnava Maha Mantra, 114
mantras, 263-64
vajrasana (sitting between heels), 160-61
Vak (speech of all things), 70-71, 100, 105
Vedas, 23, 31, 68, 70, 119, 219, 238
Vedic grammarians, 69, 91, 213
Vedic mantras
benefits of chanting, 224
and cosmic order, 26-27
and development of sacred sound, 31
for healing the planet, 242-43
musical qualities of, 110
pronunciation of, 49, 239-40, 241-42, 243
Sandhya Upaasana/Sandhya
Vandhana, 246-48
for soul empowerment, 243-44
sound as revealed in, 124
for spiritual undertakings, 239-41
for sun salutation (surya namaskar), 188, 244-45
tones/tone patterns of, 78-79, 240-41, 242, 243-44, 245, 247
vyaahriti, 245-46
Western underemphasis of, 237-38
for Zikr/Sama practice, 193
See also Shabda Yoga
vinyasa, 27
Vishnu (Hindu deity), 35, 82, 98, 104-6, 247-48
vision/visual
and achieving balance, 10-11
imbalance of, 207
imbalance of, and stress, 5-6
as masculine quality, 7
ocular hypertrophy, 7
voice, 208
Volk, Jeff, 11-12
vowels, motion of, 196-98
Centering, 202
Circle of Power, 198-99
Dancing the Vowels, 202-4
Descending into the Depths, 201-2
ExpandingYour Heart, 200-201
Igniting the Flame, 199-200
vyaahriti mantras, 245-46
W
walking
mantras for, 114-15
Sound Yoga practice while, 228
Western music, 121-22
Western society
disconnection from nature in, 224
Hatha Yoga as practiced in, xxiii, 15, 16-18, 238
kirtan in, 107
mechanistic worldview of, 15
posture in, 153
Tantric Yoga as practiced in, 94
word
dhvani/sphota aspects of, 69, 91
Divine, 65-66
essential sound of, 69-71
See also Shabda Yoga
workplace, Sound Yoga practice at, 228
World Is Sound, Nada Brahma
(Berendt), 7
world music, 121
Y
Yahweh, 36
yantras, 89-90
Yessis, Michael, 164
yoga, 21
and achieving balance, 11
defined, 4, 16, 110, 152-53, 208
mantras and, 18
samadhi as goal of, 15-16, 18-22
yoga nidra
consciousness and, 215
Going Downstream (exercise), 216-17
Upstream and Downstream, in Your Nightgown (exercise), 217-19
Yoga of Sound
and achieving balance, 10-11
in America, xxiii-xxiv, 237-38
benefits of practicing, xxiv-xxvi
and consciousness, 207-8
daily practice of, 225-27
and Hindu tradition, 23-24, 25-26
integrated practice of, xxvi, 223-25
and interspirituality, 38
mantra combinations/sequences, 230-33
and mantras, 57
and movement, 188
Nada Yoga vs., 119
practical suggestions for, 227-30
programs/resources for, 273-77
purpose of, 219
and recovery of soul, 4-5, 21-22
ritual and, 111
Shabda Yoga as masculine approach to, 68-69
and spirituality, xxi-xxii, xxv, 235-36
See also Bhava Yoga; Nada Yoga; Shabda Yoga; Shakti Yoga
Yoga Sutras, The (Patanjali)
Hatha Yoga codified in, 16
on mantric speech, 69-70
Nada Yoga codified in, 119
on significance of Om, 118
on yoga and mind, 4, 152-53, 209
Z
Zarathustra, 36
Zikr (Sufi mantra tradition), 189-91
practice, 191-94
Zukav, Gary, 1