3 Minute Mantra with Aaralyn Shiri

Welcome to Episode 169 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Aieem Saraswatyei Namaha. Saraswati is a Hindu goddess representing the divine feminine aspects of creativity, knowledge, speech, wisdom and the arts. Today we're focusing on creativity and flow! Her bija mantra is "aieem," which is a single syllable word with no direct translation. It's known as t...

Welcome to Episode 168 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twameva"- AGAIN! Twameva means "you truly are." It is a 4 line prayer, and today is completion today where we're singing all the parts put together. I created this melody, but there are several other standard melodies that you might hear for it! Here is the full...

Welcome to Episode 167 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Gum Gunapataye Namaha. This is a Sanskrit Ganesh mantra. Ganesh is a Hindu god known for removing obstacles. You can set your intention while chanting for obstacles in your life to be removed swiftly and effortlessly. So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is gre...

Welcome to Episode 166 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shanti. In Sanskrit, Shanti means peace! Sanskrit is a sound and energy based language, where the sound conveys the meaning. With shhhhhhanti, you have the shhhh sound, which feels and sounds very much like peace and calm. In the English word peace, you have a P that pops and is very harsh and abru...

Welcome to Episode 165 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram Ram. This mantra is all about praise to the divine. Ram is a Hindu god and represents pleasure and joy of life. Sri is a term of respect, and jaya generally means victory!  So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is great, too! Just con...

Welcome to Episode 164 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Guru Om. Guru is a Sanskrit word that refers to a teacher. I talk about how I used to understand guru, and how I understand it now. This is a great mantra to focus on connecting with the teacher/wisdom within you. So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is great, too...

Welcome to Episode 163 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - AGAIN. It is a core mantra of the Buddhist tradition. It's focus is on self love and the awareness that all beings are capable of attaining enlightenment and the Buddha nature in this lifetime. I focus on my heart chakra and creating a pure, unconditionally loving heart when I ch...

Welcome to Episode 162 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. It is a core mantra of the Buddhist tradition. It's focus is on self love and the awareness that all beings are capable of attaining enlightenment and the Buddha nature in this lifetime. I focus on my heart chakra and creating a pure, unconditionally loving heart when I chant this...

Welcome to Episode 161 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Jaya Jagadambe He Ma Durga. Today's mantra is so much fun! It's a Sanskrit mantra that essentially means, "Victory to the Mother of the Universe" along with Durga warrior energy. You'll definitely want to keep singing this one all day! So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes....

Welcome to Episode 160 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Jai Ma Ambe. This mantra is in praise and victory of the divine mother and feminine energy/creative force of the Universe. Jai = Victory in Sanskrit. Ma is mother and Ambe is mother or creative energy. Love the word "ambe" - pronounced "umbay." Try it! So come back to the present moment and sing with...

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is He Ma Durga. Durga is a Hindu warrior goddess, and she has a protective and strong energy. "Hey Ma" is kind of like a greeting, praise or salutation. I enjoy chanting Durga mantras, to help me feel strong and empowered.  So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is gre...

Welcome to Episode 158 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Namastasyei Namo Namah. This mantra is the response to each stanza in the Devi Suktam, a prayer to the divine feminine. It means, Over and over, I bow. It's part of my 30 minute mantra collection called Gratitude. After you learn it today, you'll be all ready to go, so go check it out here! https://op...

Welcome to Episode 157 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is I AM. A mantra can really be anything that is repeated over and over. I often use the mantra "I am," to really feel into just BEING me and being in the present.  So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is great, too! Just connect with your body and feel the vibration...

Welcome to Episode 156 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. This mantra is a mantra of liberation! Surrender and enlightenment, loving yourself unconditionally - all of that equals freedom and liberation to me! So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is great, too! Just connect with your body and...

Welcome to Episode 155 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri!  Today's mantra is the Gayatri Mantra! We learned this in parts back in episodes 53-56, and today we are revisiting! There are 4 lines to the Gayatri mantra. This melody is from my 30 Minute Mantra Collection called "Light." Nicholai Bachman, a Sanskrit scholar, says that the Gayatri Mantra is the "sacred mantra to the...

Welcome to Episode 154 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Humming!!!! HUMMING is the best! I talk about it in this episode. So you should listen. And hum :) So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Just connect with your throat chakra and feel the vibrations. ~Aaralyn You can find my music on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artis...

Welcome to Episode 153 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shanti. The word Shanti is a Sanskrit word that means peace. It is such a fantastic example of how the word conveys the energetic meaning! You have the shhhhh which really imparts a calming feeling, whereas the popping sound of the "p" is not so soothing. Try it! So come back to the present moment...

Welcome to Episode 152 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra Aieem. Aim (Aieem), Saraswati's bija mantra, is regarded as the sound of the feminine creative force of the universe, similar to "Om." It does not have a direct translation, but is said to carry Saraswati's entire energy. Saraswati is the goddess of speech, knowledge, learning, creativity, the arts, etc....

Welcome to Episode 151 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Purnamadah. We learned this in parts beginning in episode 133, so go back there if you want to learn it that way. Today we're going to review and sing the whole thing! You can also listen to the music I created for this mantra on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/5zQXWphaQZeD45qoEgkYyf?si=58...

Welcome to Episode 150 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shrim Shriyei Namaha. This mantra is all about divine feminine energy! It is a Laksmi mantra, the Goddess of beauty, abundance and lushness. "Shrim" is the bija mantra for the goddess Laksmi. So come back to the present moment and just connect with your body and feel the vibrations. ~Aaralyn You ca...

Welcome to Episode 149 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om! Today we are doing something special. Singing Om with the harmonium! In this episode, I mention to pay close attention to the 2nd note, where dissonance is experienced. Dissonance is one of my favorite things and feels so cleansing! So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes...

Welcome to Episode 148 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum, Day 8! I'm hosting a live mantra/kirtan night TONIGHT!!!!! at 6:30pm CST ( https://youtu.be/-KfEfoWZoSQ ). One of the mantras we'll be singing is Om Mani Padme Hum. In preparation, we have 8 days of Om Mani Padme Hum, and today is day 8! Om Mani Padme Hum is a Buddhist mantra that m...

Welcome to Episode 147 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum, Day 7! I'm hosting a live mantra/kirtan night on Youtube on June 23rd at 6:30pm CST ( https://youtu.be/-KfEfoWZoSQ ). One of the mantras we'll be singing is Om Mani Padme Hum. In preparation, we have 8 days of Om Mani Padme Hum, and today is day 7! Om Mani Padme Hum is a Buddhist ma...

Welcome to Episode 146 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum, Day 6! I'm hosting a live mantra/kirtan night on Youtube on June 23rd at 6:30pm CST ( https://youtu.be/-KfEfoWZoSQ ). One of the mantras we'll be singing is Om Mani Padme Hum. In preparation, we have 8 days of Om Mani Padme Hum, and today is day 6! Om Mani Padme Hum is a Buddhist ma...

Welcome to Episode 145 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum, Day 5! I'm hosting a live mantra/kirtan night on Youtube on June 23rd at 6:30pm CST ( https://youtu.be/-KfEfoWZoSQ ). One of the mantras we'll be singing is Om Mani Padme Hum. In preparation, we have 8 days of Om Mani Padme Hum, and today is day 5! Om Mani Padme Hum is a Buddhist ma...