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In The Wonder of Ancient India unit we suggest that you begin the morning lesson with yoga. Depending on your comfort level with yoga, you can lead your child, or find a video that you can follow together. It is wonderful if you can have the room set up with yoga mats, music and incense. Create a peaceful and reverent space, and begin your morning lesson with your morning verse, chants that you are learning and a yoga flow. Practice taking some time for a quiet meditation at the end. Each child will have a different level of ability to enjoy this stillness. Observe how it is for your child and adjust accordingly. Try chanting OM together at the end of the yoga.
This morning yoga and chanting can be anywhere from 10-30 min. Feel out what is right for you and your child. Follow this same routine throughout the unit. You will see benefits and improvements. Below are some resources for chants and yoga. |
Kundalini Yoga Adi Mantra: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
This Adi mantra is used to tune in to higher consciousness at the beginning of every Kundalini yoga class. When translated from Sanskrit, it means “I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within." The mantra also recognizes that everything is one and also means “I bow to the all that is.”
What do all the ords of the Mantra mean?
Ong: subtle divine wisdom or infinite energy; all-that-is
Namo: I reverently bow/greet/salute
Gu: darkness
Ru: light
Guru: teacher– giver of wisdom, the one who brings you from dark to light
Dev: divine
Namo: I reverently bow/greet/salute
What do all the ords of the Mantra mean?
Ong: subtle divine wisdom or infinite energy; all-that-is
Namo: I reverently bow/greet/salute
Gu: darkness
Ru: light
Guru: teacher– giver of wisdom, the one who brings you from dark to light
Dev: divine
Namo: I reverently bow/greet/salute
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Chant
This mantra is known as The Gayatri Mantra, and it is a sacred chant.
Lyrics in Hindi (Devanagari Script):
ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
English Lyrics:
Om bhur bhuvaha svaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
English Translation:
The light of the sun illumines all the three worlds namely Bhu log,
Bhuvar log and Suvar Log.
I mediate upon that highly effulgent light.
Let that light kindle and illumine my intellect too.
English Meaning:
We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.
“We contemplate the glory of the light that illuminates the three worlds: dense, subtle and causal. I am that life-giving power, love, radiant enlightenment, and the divine grace of universal intelligence. We pray for that divine light to illuminate our minds.”
What do all the words in the Mantra mean?
Om: the primeval sound
Bhur: the physical body/physical realm
Bhuvah: the life force/the mental realm
Suvah: the soul/spiritual realm
Tat: that [God]
Savitur: the sun, creator [source of all life]
Vareñyam: adore
Bhargo: effulgence ([divine light]
Devasya: supreme Lord
Dhīmahi: meditate
Dhiyo: the intellect
Yo: May this light
Nah: our
Prachodayat: illumine/inspire
Lyrics in Hindi (Devanagari Script):
ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
English Lyrics:
Om bhur bhuvaha svaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
English Translation:
The light of the sun illumines all the three worlds namely Bhu log,
Bhuvar log and Suvar Log.
I mediate upon that highly effulgent light.
Let that light kindle and illumine my intellect too.
English Meaning:
We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.
“We contemplate the glory of the light that illuminates the three worlds: dense, subtle and causal. I am that life-giving power, love, radiant enlightenment, and the divine grace of universal intelligence. We pray for that divine light to illuminate our minds.”
What do all the words in the Mantra mean?
Om: the primeval sound
Bhur: the physical body/physical realm
Bhuvah: the life force/the mental realm
Suvah: the soul/spiritual realm
Tat: that [God]
Savitur: the sun, creator [source of all life]
Vareñyam: adore
Bhargo: effulgence ([divine light]
Devasya: supreme Lord
Dhīmahi: meditate
Dhiyo: the intellect
Yo: May this light
Nah: our
Prachodayat: illumine/inspire
Bhajan, which means, Devotional Chant
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Lyrics in english:
He Bha-ga-van Ta-ru naam Sam-bla-la-to ra-hu Sa-gha-le-tam Ga-ga-ne, pa-va-ne Va-ne-up-a-va-na-re, Kha-la-kha-la jha-ra-ne Ta-ru gaan |
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Lyrics in English:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Meaning:
The Sanskrit words Lokah Samastah Sukinho Bhavantu comprise one of the most popular chants used in modern yoga classes. Translated into English, the words mean "May All Beings Everywhere Be Happy and Free," a sentiment we can certainly all get behind.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Meaning:
The Sanskrit words Lokah Samastah Sukinho Bhavantu comprise one of the most popular chants used in modern yoga classes. Translated into English, the words mean "May All Beings Everywhere Be Happy and Free," a sentiment we can certainly all get behind.