Music and Mantras: The Yoga of Mindful Singing for Health, Happiness, Peace & Prosperity

Great book! Required for my chanting class. Great information, learning new information as well

I have been practicing yoga for many years, and the music that was played during my yoga classes touched my soul so deeply. I fell in-love with Kirtan’s, Sanskrit, and Mantras. It takes me to a place within myself, where my mind is quiet and still, and I can simply BE. I have loved Girish's music since his first album! Being a total fan, I had to read this book!!!Do you ever have those times when you go to church or a place of worship and it's as if the sermon was written just for you? Well, this is how this book is for me!!! As a Holistic Psychotherapist and a Yogi - I had no idea that this book was going to help me go deeper into the healing work I do my clients. I just love that I am now sharing what I have learned in this book with other people.In Music and Mantras, Girish shares his life's story of how music shaped his life and lead him to follow his heart, and ultimately find his path. This book is filled with so much incredible information - ranging from how your brain chemistry and neurons can be changed and new neuropathways are formed when we chant, as well as how the practice of chanting heals and transforms our lives. He also offers an entire section teaching classical Mantras, with detailed explanations for the different mantras and what their intention or purpose is. One of the things I really love, is the audio book that accompanies the book. You can listen to the mantras and sing/chant along.I think this is going to be considered a classic and used in teaching those who want to go deeper in connecting to their voice, their inner self, and their truth.I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have.

Music and Mantras is an amazing book written by an amazing human being. I purchased this book as soon as it was available. Although I have not had much experience with mantras, I was eager to learn and have used this book as a powerful resource for that. The pages on the mantra OM make this mantra that is so core to yoga practices everywhere more understood, accessible and penetrating. To have a source for mantra translations and root words in Sanskrit is also a valuable tool that this book offers. The desire to spread the spirit of mantras and their meanings, usage, and importance is evident throughout this book.As a yoga teacher, and a teacher of teachers, I find this book important, relevant, and engaging. I have been fortunate enough to meet and get to know Girish. He is kind, genuine, and compassionate. He is willing and eager to teach and touches souls easily and gently. I strongly recommend this book (and Girish’s music) to anyone interested in deepening his/her understanding of the practices of giving voice to the spirit within.

This book is a perfect guide to start singing as a meditation practice, which is a fantastic idea! If you've ever had trouble sitting down to meditate in a quiet room, then you will love singing as a meditation practice. We've all heard the latest brain science about how huge the negative impact stress has on our minds and bodies, and how important quieting are minds is. So a mediation practice that is as fun as singing, even if you're not a musician, (I'm not) or if you think you "can't sing" (which is what I used to think, but I know now that if you can talk you can sing) is an amazing discovery. I found the teachings in this book easy to understand and fun to implement. Plus there are personal stories woven in with brain science and spiritual teachings making the journey even more enjoyable. The big bonus is that there's an hour and half of audio that comes with the book, which I have been practicing along to. Alone of course because even though I know now that I can sing, it doesn't mean that anyone wants to hear me do it!

This book is the perfect combination of theory (why mantra works), personal narrative, and practical advice. Girish's writing style is relaxed and open-hearted. There are lessons on how to find your vocal sweet spot, how to breathe for singing, and how to pronounce Sanskrit words. There are also links for recordings of each chant- beautiful and invaluable! Through his writing and the accompanying audio recordings, Girish makes it easy to develop a mantra practice that will change your life. I've been lucky enough to study with Girish a number of times and it's wonderful to have his teachings in this book. Mantra has become part of my daily practice and is an essential part of my yoga asana practice and my daily prayer practice. You don't have to be a singer or adhere to any particular faith tradition to experience the power of mantra. All you need is an open heart and this book. Thank you, Girish for this wonderful resource!

This book has been a long time coming. The popularity of Eastern-influenced music with Western audiences has been growing since the 1960’s, largely as a grass-roots movement without a road-map to guide us. Fans and devotees of this music, and the profound impact it can have with mind, body, and spirit have until now had to ‘piece together’ how it’s done, what it looks like, and what it feels like. Girish’s book dives right in to the heart of the matter – discovering one’s own voice, regardless of musical talent or training, and guides us fearlessly through the process of what we sing, how to sing it, what it may feel like, and what it means. As if the book alone wasn’t enough, it comes with links to the companion “book audio” on his website to actually hear what is being addressed in the book, and to encourage us to raise our voices with him. In years to come, this will no doubt be considered the ‘bible’ of learning how to sing and reap the benefits of mindful and devotional music and mantras.

The book is wonderful.I highly recommend it.The purchase was supposed to include an audio supplement to the bookIt did not arrive with the book.

Girish has shared with us a great gift in this book. Beautifully written, it is filled with great information and deep insights from Girish's incredible musical mantra journey. The musical downloads are excellent. I have recommended this book to all of my workshop participants and will continue to do so! Highly, highly recommended!