Back then she was nearly 8 months old and I taught Mama-Baby Yoga in our home studio. The class was total chaos, babies crawling and toddling everywhere while their mothers tried to practice dynamic vinyasa yoga and stay with their breath in the present moment. Melt-downs, nursing breaks, brawls over toys… interspersed with rare moments of quiet and peace.

The babies loved it when we chanted “OM”. The sound reverberated in the room and they all grew silent, calm, curious expressions on their faces as if the word were somehow familiar.

Maybe it was.
AHH-(open your mouth wide)-OHH-(make a little circle)-MMM (close your lips on it)

They say OM is the fusion of all sounds in the universe.

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