Having been raised a Christian, I'd only heard of chanting being done in religions such as Buddhism or Hinduism. I was aware of Gregorian Chants, but as a Protestant, they were not a part of my spiritual experience.  It was only later in my Christian journey that I discovered meditation, chanting, prayer. I honestly don't get too caught up in the semantics of what the practice is called. All I know is that it draws me closer to God, so I do it. 

I offer a type of practice rooted in Judeo-Christian beliefs.

1. I meditate,  pray, and sing in English and Biblical Hebrew. I also pray in the spirit (speak in tongues). 

2. My spiritual foundation is God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Thus my framework is grounded in the Old and New Testaments.

3. I believe that breath work and meditation can be a Holy Spirit-centered engagement. In this particular practice, I use the Hebrew word for “Spirit”, ruach, which means “breath, wind, spirit.” I believe such work can create a space for Christians to engage in a deeper fellowship with the Holy Spirit.  

That being said, I also welcome those whose primary spiritual lens may not be Christianity. While the doctrines of our faith may differ, I believe the power and hope of our respective faiths in the Divine is what can bring us together. I myself worked with a yogi practitioner. And I discovered that though we had two different doctrinal lenses, our spiritual faith always caused us to arrive at the same conclusions when all was said and done. 

I will share from my Christian lens and invite everyone to adjust the content to fit their own spiritual paradigms.  

We've all seen it: a movie scene where a character is so filled with emotion, that they blurt out something from their heart before they think it through with their head? That's what happened to me. During a time of prayer and fellowship, I was SO overwhelmed with thanksgiving to God. I wanted to express my gratitude so that God would REALLY know how grateful I was. And before I knew it, I spoke a Hebrew phrase that came to my mind: Baruch Attah Adonai...(Blessed are you Lord).

I knew it didn't originate in my head but in my heart.  I am not Jewish nor am I scholar of scholar of Ancient Bible Studies. I could try and reason where that came from. My gut conclusion: my heart speaks Hebrew. Or at minimum, my heart digs Hebrew. So to strengthen my heart in that area, I decided to study biblical Hebrew, which I started this past January (2024).

Using Hebrew wasn't birthed out of religious doctrine or dogma. But rather it was birthed out of something that was specific to me and my relationship with God. 

I invite you to use whatever language/means God highlights to you.  I will provide you with a model that you can adjust to best suit your spiritual paradigm. My approach is God/Jesus/Holy Spirit centered. If you have a different spiritual center, I believe that the principles of this approach can work for you as well. 

The greatest principle we all have is FAITH. Not the faith of a specific religious doctrine but faith in the relationship you have with the God with whom you fellowship. 

And for those who are Christians, I invite you to ask God what He would have you do. And that He would confirm if this is right for you. Or perhaps He'll identify adjustments you are to make.

If I have to "label" what I offer, I would call it a "Fellowship" vs. practice. For me "fellowship" speaks to relationship-building.