Your first assignment is to in 2 parts:
1) Listen to the chant found on the link below, 3-5 times and sing along with the Sanskrit lyrics above. Do this at least two times during
the week, more is better,
(imitating as best you can the melody and the pronunciation of the Sanskrit words). Give it your best and really allow yourself to relax,
feel the music and sing the response along with the singers as demonstrated
2) Write a 2-3 paragraph response (or more), describing your experience doing this exercise that answers the following questions.
a) What was your experience and how did singing along with the chant make you feel?
b) What thoughts came up in you as you sang the words to the chant, asking for happiness, peace, completeness and success for all?
(you are also chanting for yourself here)
c) What images came up in your mind as you listened and sang along with the Peace Chant?
d) What is your personal wish(es) for the world as we live through and experience different effects of the virus affecting our world?