MANTRA DAY 9 | SACRAL CHAKRA
Svadhisthana: Sacrum
Age: 8-14
Color: Orange
Bija Mantra: VAM
Element: Water
Yoga pose: Frog
Essential oil: Orange
Affirmation: I am creative.
Archetype: Lover
Creativity, sexuality, pleasure
Blocked by guilt
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I AM
MANTRA DAY 8 | ROOT CHAKRA
Muladhara: Base of the spine
Age: 0-7
Color: Red
Bija Mantra: LAM
Element: Earth
Yoga pose: Warrior I
Essential oil: Cinnamon
Affirmation: I am safe.
Archetype: Mother/Provider
Survival, Home, Stability
Blocked by fear
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OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHA
MANTRA DAY 7 | OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHA
The Ganesha mantra can be translated as “salutations to the remover of obstacles.”
Ganesha is the God of arts, science, and learning. He is often honored during the starting ritual of a new beginning. You can use the mantra when you have new adventures waiting for you like at the start of a new school year, a new relationship or a new business project.
Ganesha brings success, prosperity, and good luck to those who chant his mantra. He is said to be the remover of obstacles and clears your path so that you can walk through life safely. But keep in mind that he can also plant obstacles in your way when he sees you are going in the wrong direction. In order for you to find new roads to explore, Ganesha can sometimes reroute your path.
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LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
MANTRA DAY 6 | LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
“May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.”
The way I practice this mantra is by saying the mantra quietly for myself and send love to people who cross my mind. I also find it very nice to send out good vibes to strangers I meet on my daily walk through the forest. If I don’t pass by any humans I send the loving mantra out to nature, to the birds, the trees and all the lovely creatures that live in the woods.
I invite you to try it out too.
Namaste.
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OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
MANTRA DAY 5 | OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
“May peace and peace and peace be everywhere. May we be at peace with ourselves, may we be at peace with one another, may we be at peace in our surroundings.”
By now, we all know that the word OM has no real translation in the English dictionary because it represents the entire universe. The Sanskrit word for peace is Shanti. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti is an invitation for more peace in our universe. It is also a calling for inner peace.
According to the Buddhist and Hindu traditions, when you chant Shanti three times it invites peace in body, speech, and mind.
Let’s keep our vibes positive and peaceful by sending out this lovely mantra out to the universe.
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SO HUM
MANTRA DAY 4 | SO HUM
It is said that if you listen closely you can hear your breath whispering SO on the inhale and HUM on the exhale.
SO means “I am” and HUM means “that”. It translates to the philosophical meaning of “I am that”. The “that” refers to the universe. You can use the mantra in meditation if you like that is, by contemplating the fact that we are all connected to creation, to nature and that we are all one with the divine.
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AHAM PREMA
MANTRA DAY 3 | AHAM PREMA
I AM DIVINE LOVE.
I AM DIVINE LOVE.
I AM DIVINE LOVE.
It is my favorite mantra. Sing it out loud and let it play in the back of your head all day, every day. Just let it sink in. Remind yourself of this daily. You are divine love. You are divine love. You are divine love.
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SAT NAM
MANTRA DAY 2 | SAT NAM
Sat Nam is a commonly used mantra in the kundalini practice and it is a nice mantra to use when you need to get deep into your own self-identity.
The word “Sat” means truth and “Nam” means name. When they are put together they translate into “I am truth” or “Truth is my essence.”
You can use it in your meditation practice by saying the word Sat as you inhale and Nam as you exhale. It is a nice way to get into the truth of yourself and reconnect to your essence.
Stay true to yourself!
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AUM
MANTRA DAY 1 | AUM
AUM or OM is said to be the first sound of the universe, the sound of creation.
Just like last year, I have decided to make the most of this month by nurturing my mind, body, and soul before the new year arrives. Each day for three weeks, up to December 21, I will focus on one MANTRA either by chanting, meditating or just reflecting on the meaning of it.
The Sanskrit translation of the word mantra is broken down into two words; ”man” which means mind and ”tra” which means vehicle or instrument. So a mantra is basically an instrument for the mind or a vehicle to transport your mind into stillness.
For the first week of the month, I have chosen some of my favorite Sanskrit mantras that make me feel calm.
Chant it out loud or silently to yourself and feel into the transformational power of the mantra.
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Rise Sister Rise…
I am currently reading a great book that I highly recommend if you are into spirituality. It is called Rise Sister Rise by Rebecca Campbell. It has reminded me about all the sisters I have out there in the world who have inspired me to be who I am today. I love all the women in my life who support and lift each other up because they know that together we are stronger.
I have had many female role models through the years and have always been surrounded by girls older than me. Girls who were vegetarians, artists, world travels, dancers, entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers. They all had this confident and an inner light that made me believe in them. I’d like to think that they formed me into the person I am today. I am not exactly like them but I have a little bit of their light in me and maybe they have a little of mine shining through their hearts as well.
One person who has had a great impact on me is, of course, my big sister. Growing up she was always the one who taught me everything. My mom kind of outsourced her job to my sister and she had to be the leader I guess. She told me what to wear or what not to wear, what music I should listen to or what music she loved to listen to. I was always right behind here looking at what she did but not always following in her footsteps.
Rise Sister Rise – The magic of sisterhood
We were really close and used to talk about everything. She would come into my room and we would chat for hours. Sometimes we used to dress in separate rooms and come out wearing the same color palette. We were in sync while listening to our favorite boyband ´Nsync. She moved away to study at college and we lost that instant connection. I stayed in our hometown where I still live and sometimes I can’t help but wonder who I would have been without her.
My sister was always so much stronger than me. She had a way of just moving on with her life. Even though I don’t want to be compared to her because people always do, I find myself feeling less than her sometimes. But I know that we are not the same person, we don’t even look alike. She has light skin and I have dark skin. She is blond and I am a brunette. She does weightlifting while I practice yoga. We are not the same person but still we have a deep bond.
Having her to guide me in my life has been a gift. It has taught me to be myself even though I have always heard her voice in the back of my head wispering her guidance to me. When she left for college I found a new older girlfriend who inspired me to be confident and free. During that time my relationship with my sister was a little bit shaky. We weren’t always connected but we didn’t grow apart, we just changed a little bit. That is the thing about life, it is always changing and when we hold on to the past we get stuck in old ways.
My sister and I still have our bond and she will always be the person who has inspired me the most in life and the longest relationship I probably will have with anyone in life. I am grateful for her and all the strong women who have walked before me who have taught me about sisterhood. I look forward to the new women who are entering my life as I step into womanhood.
Who has made a great impact on your personality? Do you have a person in your life who has shaped you into the person that you are today and what do you want to say to that person?
Rise Sister Rise,
Pet