I chanted Om Mani Padme Hum all through my pregnancy with Solstice...I could feel his energy respond and vibrate with mine as he felt the strength of this mantra swimming through my being, dancing with my stillness and entwining with his magic. Om Mani Padme Hum, resonated all night as I rode the contractions in our candle and crystal lit bedroom as we prepared for Sol's arrival...this would make Sol feel comfortable....a familiar sound to arrive to, as he would no longer be so close to sound of the bubbles and gurgles of mummy's very, very noisy insides - his homely sounds. Sol is soon 4 months and today  we chanted Shiva Shambo ... well I chanted, and he lay, peaceful, mesmorised in harmony, feeling the spirit in this beautiful mantra. It took me a long time to understand the power of chanting, but Sol was born knowing these mantra's. Babies are born with this wisdom, this Soul knowing. We were all born knowing the secrets of the ancient ways...then we forget and spend the rest of our lives trying to remember. It's within all of us and babies are the closest ones to it. Divine!