3 Minute Mantra with Aaralyn Shiri

Welcome to Episode 94 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum. This Sanskrit mantra is one of the core mantras of the Buddhist tradition. It is translated as, "Praise to the Jewel in the Lotus." There are many different texts written about the meaning of this mantra, but it's essence is compassion. When I chant this, I like to focus on my heart...

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today we are humming! I love to hum, and in James Nestor's book, "Breath," I learned that humming increases the release of nitric oxide into the nasal passage by 15 times. He recommends humming for 5 minutes a day. It's a great way to focus on feeling the vibrations from your voice as well. We are humming the them from...

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om. Today, you get to follow me around in a more intuitive fashion! No set melody or rhythm for this one. Practice being present and intuiting where I'm going next. And have fun! So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes. Humming is great, too! Just connect with your body and fe...

Welcome to Episode 91 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 abrup...

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Hari Bolo. In Sanskrit, Hari is a name of the divine and means remover of suffering. All darkness, sins, karma - cleared! Unconditional love! Bolo means speech or singing. The melody for this one is fun and uplifting, because being forgiven is an amazing thing! So come back to the present moment and si...

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om. Om is known to be the primal sound of the universe - the sound from which all other sound originates! This is a great opportunity to really focus on feeling your voice vibrating within your body. These notes are lower, so you should be able to feel them pretty well in your chest. This is my favorit...

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We are doing the Hare Krishna mantra again! The Hare Krishna mantra represents the divine masculine and feminine, and the joy, love and abundance of life. We will come back to the present moment and sing for 3 minutes - connect with your body, feeling the vibrations. Humming is ok too if you don't know the words to this...

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We are doing the Hare Krishna mantra again!  The Hare Krishna mantra represents the divine masculine and feminine, and the joy, love and abundance of life. We will come back to the present moment and sing for 3 minutes - connect with your body, feeling the vibrations. Humming is ok too if you don't know the words to thi...

Welcome to Episode 86 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Kali Ma. Kali is a Hindu goddess known for her destructive tendencies. She tears down everything and reveals truth, and her energy is great for destroying the ego. Seeing truth has not always been comfortable for me, but I have a lot of gratitude for the truth that has been revealed in my life. My i...

Welcome to Episode 85 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 s...

Welcome to Episode 84 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 83 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Hrim. Om Hrim is a combination of two Sanskrit bija mantras. A bija mantra is a single syllable word that has no direct translation, but is more of a sound energy. Om is the primal sound of the Universe, of creation. Hrim is often understood to be light, enlightenment or the feminine creative force...

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shree Hanumate Namaha. Hanuman is know for his devotion to Sita and Ram, two Hindu deities. For me, Hanuman represents devotion of the heart to the divine, so I focus on my heart chakra, love and devotion during this Hanuman mantra. So come back to the present moment and sing with me for 3 minutes....

Welcome to Episode 81 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today we are humming! I love to hum, and in James Nestor's book, "Breath," I learned that humming increases the release of nitric oxide into the nasal passage by 15 times. He recommends humming for 5 minutes a day. It's a great way to focus on feeling the vibrations from your voice as well. So come back to the present m...

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Ganesha Sharanam. Ganesh is the elephant-headed Hindu deity known for removing obstacles, and "sharanam" means refuge. My intention for this today is the find refuge and peace in the fact that the divine is always working on our behalf, clearing obstacles swiftly and smoothly when we allow. This melody...

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra Mama Deva, which are the last few words of the Twameva prayer we just completed! In this episode, I talk a little bit about Sanskrit pronunciation and some of the different things you will see written, and how it affects the meaning of the words. Today's mantra, "Mama Deva," means you are my god. In this...

Welcome to Episode 78 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is part 5 of a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twameva." 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 fu...

Welcome to Episode 77 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is part 4 of a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twameva." Twameva means "you truly are." It is a 4 line prayer, so we will be learning it in several parts. I created this melody, but there are several other standard melodies that you might hear for it! Today is the fourth line, which is, "twameva sar...

Welcome to Episode 76 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is part 3 of a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twameva." Twameva means "you truly are." It is a 4 line prayer, so we will be learning it in several parts. I created this melody, but there are several other standard melodies that you might hear for it! Today is the third line, which is, "twameva vidy...

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twavmeva." Twameva means "you truly are." It is a 4 line prayer, so we will be learning it in several parts. I created this melody, but there are several other standard melodies that you might hear for it! Today is the second line, which is, "twameva bandush cha...

Welcome to Episode 74 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is a Sanskrit prayer to the divine called "Twavmeva." Twameva means "you truly are." It is a 4 line prayer, so we will be learning it in several parts. I created this melody, but there are several other standard melodies that you might hear for it! The first line is "twameva mata cha pita twameva" and mea...

Welcome to Episode 73 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om. Om is known to be the primal sound of the universe - the sound from which all other sound originates! 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 vibrations. ~Aaralyn You can find my mantra music on: Spotify: htt...

Welcome to Episode 72 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Jai Ram Sita Ram. Sita and Ram are known as the "divine couple" in the Hindu tradition. They symbolize the perfect union of masculine and feminine - divine love and devotion. For me, this mantra is all about creating wholeness and harmony within me, and being perfectly balanced. So come back to the pre...

Welcome to Episode 71 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We're doing Yam (Yum) for the Heart Chakra! Yam, pronounced "yum," is the bija mantra associated with the heart chakra. A bija mantra is just a single syllable word with no direct translation, but more of an energy. In the podcast today, we sing Yam on the note F, which is also associated with the heart chakra. It's a g...

Welcome to Episode 70 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We're doing 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 chant this....