Deva Premal - Moola Mantra

On Friday morning I went to Kate Pell's lead practice at The Yoga Den.

Kate was my yoga teacher in the course I did for Australian yoga teacher certification, and the Friday morning lead practice is basically her personal practice with whoever else wants to take part. It's usually a handful of local yoga teachers, and the two hour class is... well, if Bikram is an AC/DC concert (four on the floor), this is a Dream Theater gig - all kinds of technical stuff, and challenging.

It usually begins with pranayama and seated meditation. This week Kate played Deva Premal's Moola Mantra CD for the twenty minutes that we sat in quiet contemplation.

With the sun streaming in through the windows, the faint sound of birds, the stillness of sitting in the Yoga Den space and this chanting I was in ecstasy.

Being familiar with most of those Sanskrit words I was able to learn the mantra in the 20 minutes that we listened to it. Later in the day I got a copy of the album, and have been listening to it since.

Last night Prahlad and I listened to it while we slept. Normally music or talking (a class or audio book) stimulates my mind and keeps me awake. When I put this - instant alpha wave.

Here it is: