Om Namah Shivaya – Mantra To Shiva

The most important devotion to Shiva, this mantra goes back literally thousands of years. In the sect of Shivanism, he is the god most widely associated with creation, preservation and ultimately destruction. Om as we’ve talked about previously, is the … Read More

Ganesh Mantra Overcoming Challenges

According to traditional Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is the guardian of prosperity, beauty, and compassion. Ganesh is most notably associated as the remover of obstacles. Therefore, the Ganesh mantra can be used when attempting to focus attention towards overcoming challenges, such … Read More

Sat Nam Mantra

Popular in the Kundalini yoga tradition, the Sat Nam mantra is a powerful mantra that invokes truth. Directly translated, Sat Nam means truth name, or “truth is my name.” As a greeting, saying “Sat Nam” is similar to saying “I … Read More

Om Shanti

Shanti Mantra

The mantra we’ll be focusing on this week is Om Shanti. Last week we discussed that the Sanskrit word om doesn’t have an exact translation but is used to connect us with the original source through this universal sound. Shanti … Read More

Mantras: Om

Said to be the first heard at the creation of the universe, the sound Om has deep roots in yoga as well as many major religions. The sound, pronounced A-U-M, is used to help connect us with this original source. … Read More