The Power of Mantra: Why We Chant

What exactly does Mantra do? In this video Manpreet breaks is down

As someone who loves to sing, I was delighted to discover sound, specifically chanting mantra, was a big part of kundalini yoga. It seemed like a fun aspect of the practice- something I looked forward to. However, I could imagine chanting might seem a little fringy and uncomfortable to kundalini newcomers. As you practice, you'll discover that there’s something alchemical that happens when you combine the yogic breathing, postures, and meditation with your own sound current. It is subtle, but the shifts one can experience are profound.

Mantra moves the psyche. There is a teaching that when you recite the words, if you use the tip of your tongue, different meridians, like constellations on the roof of your mouth, get stimulated and change your biochemistry. Personally, this is a little outside my realm of understanding, but I have seen the power of mantra firsthand. It can totally change the trajectory of your thoughts and in turn, the trajectory of your life.

When I began practicing kundalini I was experiencing a variety of physical ailments, as well as anxiety and depression. Kundalini yoga repaired my nervous system, and reciting mantra has been an enjoyable and defining piece of the puzzle back to good physical, mental, and financial health.

Mantra is like a software update for your psyche. meditation clears the subconscious, and mantra reprograms it. I have read that Around 90% of our decision making is controlled by the subconscious mind. Just think about that for a minute. Almost all your decisions come from subconscious programming. With mantra we can remove these thought forms and bring in higher frequency thoughts and therefore a better, more positive experience of life.

Mantras are devotional Poetry, each mantra describing aspects of God. There are mantras for prosperity, healing, opening the crown chakra, and protection to name a few, but all mantras will put you on a higher frequency. They awaken us to the divine principle within ourselves. when we strip away the thoughts and ideas that have been put on us through social conditioning, we can be more authentically ourselves, and that is why we are here! “Be more you with mantra.” Raise your frequency with the power of your own sound.