3 Minute Mantra with Aaralyn Shiri

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We are singing part 2 of the Hare Krishna mantra! It's "Hare Rama" today. This melody is from my 30 minute mantra collection called "Joy." 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 - connec...

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! We are doing the Hare Krishna mantra again! This melody is from my 30 minute mantra collection called "Joy." 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...

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha. Tara is known as the goddess of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. She represents compassion and liberation from suffering for all beings. Not just on the physical planet, but all the suffering if the soul. True soul freedom. So come back to the present moment and sing with me...

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Ganesha Sharanam. Ganesh is a Hindu god well known for removing obstacles. Sharanam means "refuge" or "protection" in Sanskrit. I like to chant this and visual my voice sending out vibrations that clear all the obstacles directly in front of me in my path! So come back to the present moment and sing...

Welcome to Episode 17 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 16 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 15 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. It is a popular Sanskrit Hindu mantra, and the interpretation I like means, "Liberation." So my focus is liberation of the soul for this one! There are a lot of different translations and interpretations, but it also means, "I bow to the god of Light." The god of Light is...

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Lam. Lam, pronounced "Lum," is what is know as a Bija mantra. It is a single sanskrit syllable that has no direct translation, but rather is an embodiment of pure energy. Lam is the bija mantra for the root chakra. The root chakra is our source of stability and security, so when you sing this, you can...

Welcome to Episode 13 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 12 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 11 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Hari Om Tat Sat. This is a combination of two Hindu Sanskrit mantras, but a fairly common one! Hari represents the physical manifestation of creation and means "remover." Om Tat Sat represents the divine creator. Put together, I like to feel this as removing our sense of separateness from the divine. H...

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Ganesha Sharanam. Ganesh is a Hindu god well known for removing obstacles. Sharanam means "refuge" or "protection" in Sanskrit. This mantra helps me remember that the divine is always working on our behalf, working to clear the way for us. In my experience, it doesn't always look like what we want it t...

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om. Om is the sound of creation, and we'll be breathing in for 5-6 seconds and then singing Om for 5-6 seconds. This rhythm is one of the most efficient, according to a book I recently read called "Breath" by James Nestor. Thought we could try it out! "It turned out that the most efficient breathing rhy...

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Krim Kali. Kali, a Hindu goddess, is often depicted as terrifying and evil. I happen to love Kali and the destruction she creates. Her energy helps tear down and dismantle the things in our lives, and the world, that need to be dismantled. Then we can rebuild. "Krim" is Kali's bija mantra, which is a...

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is a peace (Shanti) mantra - Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu. From gaia.com - Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu is a Sanskrit mantra that means, “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 f...

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shri Saraswatyei Namaha. Saraswati is a Hindu goddess who represents the power of speech, wisdom, creativity, art, music, writing, learning and more! The focus is on the throat chakra today, which allows us to manifest our creativity in the world.  So come back to the present moment and sing with me...

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Jyoti. Jyoti is a Sanskrit word that means "Light." To me, it feels uplifting and vibrating in perfect order.  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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podc...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Shanti. Om Shanti is a Sanskrit peace mantra. Shanti means "peace," and you can feel it just by saying the word. Shhhhhhhhh.... 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 --- Send in a voice m...

Welcome to episode 3 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today we will hum for 3 minutes and get our noses in gear! From "Breath" by James Nestor (recommended by my spiritual teacher, Liana Shanti) - "Nitric oxide is a powerhouse molecule that widens capillaries, increases oxygenation, and relaxes the smooth muscles. Humming increases the release of nitric oxide in the nasal p...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is Om Dum Durgayei Namaha. Durga is a Hindu goddess who represents strength and warrior energy.  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 one yet! Just vibrate! ~Aaralyn --- Send in...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Daily 3 Minute Mantra Podcast with Aaralyn Shiri! Today's mantra is the Hare Krishna mantra, also known as the Maha mantra. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare - It contains both the masculine and feminine energies, and I also feel a lot of joy when singing this mantra.  We will come back to the present moment an...