February’s class theme is japa — a beautiful Sanskrit word that means ‘repetition’. Traditionally, japa refers to the meditative repetition of a mantra. In texts like the Yoga Sutras , mantra japa is described as a pathway to steadiness of the mind. Traditional mala beads consist of 108 beads, one  for each repetition of a mantra We are, of course, familiar with the mantra Om, which we chant at the beginning and end of our classes. According to the teachings of Patanjali , r

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