

What does the mantra OM mean?
"A-U-MMMMMM" It's often the first and last sound you hear in a yoga class. Perhaps you've heard it defined as "the sound of the universe" - but what does that really mean? "It's big. Om is nebulous, and it's vague. It can mean almost anything," says Yoganand Michael Carroll, dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga.I OM has roots in Hinduism. Even though it's usually pronounced so it rhymes with "home," om is made up of three syllables: A, U, and M, or, phonetically, "aaah," "ooo