Opening & Closing mantras and prayers for self reflection, yoga & meditation
- Cara Wiseroots
- 3 days ago
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Updated: 2 days ago
YOGA OPENING CLOSING PRAYERS & MANTRAS FOR MEDITATION AND YOGA PRACTICE
Creating sacred space is essential when you are practising any form of internal arts such as yoga, meditation, breathwork etc,
Use the following techniques to define the start and finish of your practice by creating a personal ritual
techniques include:
designate a special area for your practice: quiet clutter free room or area in your home or garden to practice in, have all you need with you to feel comfortable
bathing or changing clothes for your practice is a great way to define space, take a coeandjng shower or bath before you start
Light a special candle and take a moment to connect with the flame of light
light some special incense with intention choose the blend for your needs such as rose for love and to open the heart, or an incense for divine blessings, specs clearing or intention setting
annointing yourself with an essential oil blend, choosing the essential oils for a specific chakra or whatever you are drawn to using
Reciting an opening and closing prayer, write your own or look around for inspiration, you can choose ancient prayers or modern
Chanting mantras opens sacred space using sound healing and vibration, cara offers sound healing and mantra diploma training
sitting in reflection or journaling
connecting to your breath
all of these techniques can be adapted to suit your practice and beliefs
TUNE IN
as you enter your practice
breathe . be here
tune in to this time of year and what it means to you
tune in to your solitude or the circle of friends around you
this held safe space
tune in to your inner self
tune in to your body, your physical temple
…your physical body
…your mind
…your emotions
…your spiritual self
all of the different aspects of yourself
you are ever changing and infinite
as reflected in yule, we give ourselves permission to rest and be
some may prefer to do this at the start of practice, others may prefer to dive deeper into this checkin at the end of a session after movement when you are settled deeper
You may use yoga nidra practice to help you become aware of your surroundings and energy as you enter into your meditative space:
Be aware of the sounds around you
Allow these sounds to be as they are
Be aware of your feelings
Allow your feelings to be as they are
Be aware of your emotions
Allow your emotions to be as they are
You enter this space without judgement
Enter this space with self love
Enter this space with self compassion
be aware of what arises
good or bad, allle it space to surface
without judgement
allow yourself to be and let go
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MANTRAS
Here i will share with you some of my with favourite mantras to open and close a yoga or meditation session, there are many different mantras, here are some traditional mantras used world wide, a starting guide for you to try in your daily practice
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cara wiseroots 🤍
Using Om to open and close practice
One of the most common opening and closing mantras is ‘Om’ (AUM)
Om is believed to be the sound of the universe, chant OM three times at the start and again at the end of your practice to honour your presence and signify the three states of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. “Om” also represents the union between mind, body, and spirit.
A - connect to heart and body
U - connect to mental and cleansing of mind
M - release all to spirit and upwards to divinity
SILENCE - allow divine consciousness in
give this a go at the start and end of your daily meditation or yoga practice, if you can adding in lighting a candle.
another technique i love to incorporate is to visualise your chosen deity at your heart centre or at the crown of your head, (whatever feels right) visualise them in great detail joined into your energy field, feel their light and positive attributes of the deity infusing into your aura and energy positively entraining and strengthening your energy and aura
Opening Prayer
a great way to start practice is to say aloud or in your mind an opening prayer, it can be a few words or a longer prayer, here is one adapted from the teaching mantra:
MAY I BE PROTECTED
MAY I BE NOURISHED
MAY I MEET MY PRACTICE WITH GREAT ENERGY
MAY MY STUDY BE ENLIGHTENING
MAY I NOT HATE
PEACE IN MY BODY
PEACE IN MY MIND
PEACE IN MY SOUL
(adapted from the teaching mantra, see below)
if you like this prayer you can add in the teaching mantra which it is adapted from:
Teaching Mantra
Om Sahana Vavatu Mantra
this mantra is an ancient hindu devotional prayer, to use it chant x3 times at the beginning of your meditation, yoga or any learning session: it has many positive benefits:
CREATES SACRED SPACE to connect with inner self and set mindful intentions for the practice ahead
PROTECTS teacher/student, calls on divine blessings for practice & study
PURIFIES and clears any negative energy between teacher/student, allowing to enter learning in harmony
sanskrit mantra:
om saha nā-vava-tu
saha nau bhun-aktu
saha vīryam kara-vava-hai
teja-svi navad-hit-amastu mā vid-visha -vahai
om shanti shanti shanti
sanskrit mantra with translation
om sahanā vavatu
MAY WE* BE PROTECTED TOGETHER
sahanau bhunaktu
MAY WE* BE NOURISHED TOGETHER
saha vīryam karavā vahai
MAY WE* MEET WITH GREAT ENERGY
tejasvi nā vadhī tamastu
MAY OUR STUDY BE ENLIGHTENING
mā vidviṣā vahai
MAY WE NOT HATE
om shanti
PEACE IN OUR BODY
shanti
PEACE IN OUR MIND
shanti
PEACE IN OUR SOUL
(*WE = GOD )
Closing Prayer
a closing prayer defines and closes the end of a meditation, yoga or learning session. There are many ways to close a session, here are my favourite ways:
closing prayer:
May all beings be content and fulfilled
May all beings be healed and whole
May all beings have whatever they want and need
May all beings be protected from harm and free from fear
May all beings be awakened, liberated and free
May there be peace on earth and the entire universe
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om
check-in
always close with an energy scan and check in to your energy fields for residual vibrations, their strength, frequency and where they are located in your energy field:
your true frequency is YOU
no need to change anything
it is perfect as it is
less patterns, influences, issues and unwanted frequencies
it is simply a matter of identifying or not identifying with what you no longer need or require
instantly drop what you no longer need
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Om chanting
to close
chant Om at the end of your session x3 times, long slow with deep breaths being aware of your full and empty breath holds
Om shanti
as a closing mantra chant : ‘Om Shanti Shanti Shanti om’
this easy mantra can be interpreted as:
shanti - peace for the body
shanti - peace for the mind
shanti - peace for the soul
or
shanti - Let there be peace in me
shanti - Let there be peace in my environment
shanti - Let there be peace in the forces that act on me (karma)
A closing prayer may vary on your intention and practice here are a good selection to use in your practice, we will cover the following end of session reflective, liberating, cleansing and peaceful mantras that will resonate in your energy field long after your session closes
1. Asato ma Truth light mantra
2. Maha Mrityunjaya liberation mantra sanskrit shiva manta for protection & healing & liberation from death
Atma Hrdaye One heart mantra
Purnamada divine spirit shanti sloka
PEACE MANTRAS
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Lokah Samastah
ASATO MA - TRUTH LIGHT MANTRA
is an ancient upanishad guidance shanti peace mantra and prayer for spiritual guidance and transformation. By reciting the mantra, it will assist you to seek inner transformation and a deeper connection with your true self
origin: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28 , which is part of Shukla Yajur Veda
Oṁ asato mā sadgamaya
tamasomā jyotir gamaya
mrityormāamritam gamaya
Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhāntiḥ
Om,
Lead me from the unreal to the real
Lead me from darkness to light
Lead me from death to immortality
May peace be, may peace be, may peace be.
Maha Mrityunjaya mantra
This liberating sanskrit shiva prayer mantra invokes powerful liberation and protection & healing from harm and death
a life giving mantra
It helps to wards off death and accidents of all kinds.
It has a great curative effect on diseases.
It is also a Moksha-Mantra and bestwos liberation.
It is a Shiva mantra.
It should be repeated 3, 9, 27 or 108 times, specially on your birthday. This will bestow on you health, long life, liberation and prosperity
mantra
om tryambakam yajāmahe
sugandhim puṣtivardhanam
urvārukamiva bandhanān
mrityor mukśīya māmritāt
translation
We worship the three-eyed One
who is fragrant and who nourishes all
Like the fruit falls off from the bondage of the stem
may we be liberated from death, from mortality.
3.
ONE HEART MANTRA
Atma Hrdaye
This is a chant to the heart from the heart. Chant this mantra to unlock and know the deepest wisdom of the heart, the oneness of being, that we are all one and there is only love
The Atma Mantra invokes unconditional love of the heart, entraining the heart’s true nature to love for no reason at all, true pure love, without hate, condition or judgment.
This mantra can assist us to reveal and understand that there is no separation between love and bliss and that we are already in wholeness when we step into our hearts true unconditional love.
Ātma hŗdayeHŗdayam mayiAham amŗteAmŗtam anāndam brahmāni
Translation:
My true nature is the heart
The heart is my true nature
I am the bliss of the heart.
The Heart that I am is the unending bliss of Oneness.
Purnamada Mantra
That is Whole and this is Whole, the perfect has come out of the perfect; having taken the perfect from the perfect, only the perfect remains. Let there be Peace, Peace, Peace. (This shanti-sloka of the Isavasyopanishad indicates the relation of the individual’s soul to the divine supreme spirit).
Oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ
pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate
pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya
pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyat
PEACE MANTRAS
here are a selection of peace mantras that will send wishes to yourself and all of those that surround you, sending wishes of happiness, abundance, wellbeing and peace to all, when you chant these mantras this positive energy will ripple out into your life on a daily basis
Om sarvesăm svastir bhavatu
sarvesăm santir bhavatu
sarvesam purnam bhavatu
sarvesăm mangalam bhavatu
May there be Well-Being in All
May there be Peace in All
May there be Fulfilment in All
May there be Auspiciousness in All
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niraamayaah |
Sarve Bhadraanni Pashyantu
Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
Om, May All be Happy,
May All be Free from Illness.
May All See what is Auspicious
May no one Suffer.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
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 for all (jivamukti yoga)
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