Start a Japa Practice
🕉️ Why do Japa? 📿
JAPA is an ancient mantra practice for stilling & calming the mind. By choosing a mantra & chanting it 108x (one time per bead of your mala), you are giving your mind something to focus on with attention & awareness.
MANTRA is a Sanskrit word that means “mind expansion” / “mind tool” .. a Mantra is a sacred set of sounds which, when repeated in chant, create a specific frequency & resonance within you - it changes & enhances your brain wave patterns, elevating your consciousness & expands your mind while at the same time giving you focus so all random thoughts, worry & anxiety stop for a while.
📿 This entire process is multi-layered, multidimensional & somewhat magical! ✨ One comes out of a Japa practice feeling refreshed, centred & better able to focus on the next task.
In today’s world we are all so easily distracted & the mind has trouble focusing..
📿 A daily Japa practice can help us stabilize our minds, improve memory & concentration leading to greater productivity & deeper relaxation overall.
• For beginners, work with a simple mantra with one or a few syllables each.
• Start with 1-3 rounds of your mala per day.
• Commit to doing a Japa practice every day for a month to notice the benefits of daily practice.
• Witness how this ancient technology improves your mental state, clarity & memory!!
June’s energies are an excellent time to start a new practice. If you wish to be initiated into a personal mantra, reach out directly to me 📿 otherwise, you may start with any of the following:
• OM
• OM MANI PADME HUM
• OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
Pick one of these & then chant it one time per bead 📿 For example, OM, OM, OM, OM, … x 108
You can chant out loud, whisper or in your mind.
You can do this ANYWHERE! even walking… making it super accessible. 🧘🏼♀️
When you reach the end of the Mala (start & end with the main Guru Bead) turn the mala around and go back the other way.. we traditionally do not skip over the guru bead. 📿
LMK how you enjoy it! And if you would like 1:1 guidance, pls don’t hesitate to DM or reach out via my contact page.
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Bless your journey of awakening within. 🫶🏼