What is Nada Yoga?
The word Nada comes from the Sanskrit word, Nad, which essentially signifies sound. It also means flow and in this context would relateto the flow of consciousness. Nadam resonates to the sound of Om, which is the primordial energy. Nada yoga is an exercise invoking a union with God, through sound or music. In Nada yoga, the aspirant focuses his attention on the anahata nada or the inner sound. The focus should be on the sound produced within the human body and not on any external vibration. The practitioner experiences a feeling of stillness, which instills an ability to reconnect with the soul or the atman. Yogis extol the ten inner astral sounds along with the supreme sound of Om. Nada yoga assists in tuning ourselves to all the astral sounds, ultimately immersing oneself with the cosmic sound, Om; perhaps the reason why the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say that mantra Om is the sound that expresses the divine absolute, which should be repeatedly intoned while absorbing its meaning. In
