I took my first formal yoga class in more than a decade on Sunday. It was only the second time I had ever done it. This class was so much better. I'll probably take a few more classes. Maybe at the new Union City sports complex. But if that's too clinical I may go back to this place.
What I really enjoyed was the atmosphere. It was like a combination massage and workout. It was warm. The people were friendly. The instructor was really nice, and had a good combination of funny and smart that made it all entertaining.
The instructor brought a harmonium and at the beginning and the end played a loud interval that we them chanted an Ohm to. It was impressive how thirty people chanting ohm on queue and on note can be a very moving and powerful experience.
Group singing or chanting is very powerful. I think that's one of the most powerful tools of religion and the church. It's the power of the physical structure of the building, and the ritualized singing and chanting, which when brought together can be awe inspiring.
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