Om is a matrix of all sounds when in its diversified form gives rise to all words used in language. The symbol OM visually consists of three curves, one semicircle, and a dot. The large bottom curve symbolizes the waking state, A. The middle curve signifies the dream state, U. The upper curve denotes the state of a deep sleep, M. The dot signifies the fourth state of consciousness, Turiya. In a yoga setting, the chanting of om at the beginning of class ushers practitioners into the time and…