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Ashtanga yoga opening and closing mantras

Ashtanga Yoga: Opening and Closing Mantras

Yoga Chants Ashtanga Yoga traditionally has both an opening chant and a closing chant. Because of Yoga’s ancient roots, chants (or mantras) are offered in Sanskrit (the ancient language of India), however their meaning is said to be universal as Sanskrit is the language of the heart. Chanting acts to shift the consciousness of the individual practicing […]

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