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The Benefits of Chanting: How Kirtan Can Heal You in Both Body and Spirit

By Harrison Graves — 2019

Yoga is on fire in the West, and so it kirtan, or yogic chanting. Kirtan combines music and mantra — words and sounds that vibrate at the highest level of awareness. It is an effortless and joyful way to meditate.

Read on www.artofliving.org

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Patanjali Yoga Sutras - A Musical Rendition - International Day of Yoga

Patanjali defined yoga as Chitta Vritti Nirodha, which means that if you can still the modifications and activity of the mind, you are in yoga. This chant, an excerpt from Patanjali’s yoga sutras is composed and sung by Sounds of Isha.

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Patanjali
2019
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2016 Sacred Practice: Sufi Practice with Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Shaikh Kabir Helminski is a Sufi master of the 700 year old Mevlevi order, the lineage of Jalaluddin Rumi. Sufism (tasawwuf) is the inner, spiritual, mystical dimension of Islam. Its aim is the development of Presence and Love.

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Kabir Helminski
2016
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Worship

This book is a study of how Christian worship, viewed in its deepest sense, is a response of the human to the Eternal. There is first an examination of the basic characteristics, in ritual, symbol, sacrifice, and sacrament. The nature and significance of the Eucharist are thoroughly treated.

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Evelyn Underhill
2002
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The New Spiritual Exercises: In the Spirit of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

This book presents a spiritual renewal system for contemporary believers based on Ignatius Spiritual Exercises and inspired by the modern insights of Jesuit priest-scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

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Louis M. Savary
2011
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Diane Stein’s Guide to Goddess Craft

Originally published as The Women’s Spirituality Book, this guide describes the beliefs and practices of the Goddess craft as it relates to the daily lives of women. It emphasizes achieving power and control through healing, visualization, Tarot, and the women’s I Ching.

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Diane Stein
2025
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F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

In this inspiring and humorous book, John C. Parkin suggests that saying F**k It is the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up, and finding real freedom by realizing that things don’t matter so much (if at all).

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John C. Parkin
2014
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A Spiritual Journal for Women: Mindfulness, Gratitude, and Meditation Prompts to Reconnect With Yourself

Get the guidance you need to start living every day with greater peace, happiness, and love.

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Leah Guy
2021
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Conscious Ritual; Intuition and Inspiration; Sacred Space (Part 2/7)

Voices of the Earth, a project of the Earth Medicine Alliance speaks with Luisah Teish, an author, storyteller, and priestess of the Ifá/Orisha faith of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and the African Diaspora.

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Luisah Teish
2012
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Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries (Song of the Stars)

In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma—a Zulu shaman.

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Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Luisah Teish
2003
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On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Lands

The decision to write this book is born out of 20-30 years of experience.

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Leilani Birely, Luisah Teish
2013
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