A Chant for Cold and Flu Season

Here is a Global Chant favorite, from the Jewish tradition. The words, in Hebrew, are "Ana El na refa nala," which mean, "Please God, heal us," or "Please God, make us whole." Already, cold and flu season has gotten underway in many households (including my own). So, this seems like a timely chant to offer our loved ones, either as a preventive measure or to hasten their recovery. In either case, we ask the divine (in whatever form it may take) to "open our hearts, awaken our minds, and heal our bodies." With bed rest, plenty of fluids, and perhaps a little chicken soup thrown in for good measure, this chant can work wonders!