Mantra: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

Mantras are a form of meditation using Vedic hymns or phrase that is repeated with the intention of meditation or manifesting.

With the Vedic Hymn, "Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha," it was love at first chant!

This mantra translates as more or less, "Concsiousness in everything which exists within us all, the part of me rooted within, transformative and remover of obstacles, I bow to you, I honor you."

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha is a chant for Ganesh; the part of you rooted within, the God of learning and wisdom.*

Chanting this Sanskrit mantra helps remove obstacles in your life by bringing forth what you need to work through allowing you to open new doors. You may find this time to be challenging and want to revert to old habits and this is your karma* arising and testing you. In order to connect with your inner self and truly create this transformation, the classic spiritual discipline of "40 days and 40 nights" is usually used. 21 days has also been found to create change, though not as effective. Think of Jesus and the 40 days and 40 nights he went through.

We can't realistically disappear for 40 days and 40 nights, so the recommendation is to find time in the morning and in the evening that you can dedicate to your mantra. You don't have to have a yoga practice to do this; you can take five minutes while you brew tea, your trip to work, right before you go to sleep and the house is still. It is up to you! Mala's may also be helpful if you have dedication to count the 108 beads believed to tap into your spiritual realm. If you want to include this into a child's daily routine, chant with them in the morning while you are getting them ready, over practice, or in the car and at night during your bedtime routine. Children actually really enjoy chanting with you and it wont take long before they will be reminding you to chant!

*Obviously this can be a conflict for people, so I want to help you through this. Mantras are not specific to religion and they are not prayers to other gods as in this sense you are connecting to yourself, Ganesh represents a part of you that you can't see that belongs to your unverisal God substance (as we are all made in God's image) that we all have within us.

*Karma is "your work" pre-arranged before you come earthside to help you grow spiritually. Any time you feel you are going through a really challenging time is often Karma trying to help you grow. In Christianity this is free choice and not growing would be your life in sin.

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