Om̐

Om̐

It is the primordial sound, the original sound that contains in it the universal vibration.

It is the primordial sound, the original sound that contains in it the universal vibration. The repetition of “OM” allows us to come into harmony with the universal consciousness. the « Pranava Śábda » pronounced AOUM… This is the most used mantra.

“The self is of the nature of the syllable Om…
Meditate on Om, it is meditated on the self”-
Māṇḍūkya who 1.8.12, 2.2.3)

 

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The Institute · Brussels

These words come alive on the mat.

At the Ashtanga Yoga Institute, these words don't stay on the page: they are lived, breath after breath. We have been transmitting traditional Ashtanga in Brussels for over fifty years, in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois — each posture adjusted individually, even in a group class. Here, you don't read yoga: you practise it, guided.