Un mantra es una palabra o grupo de palabras en sánscrito. Los mantras se recitan un determinado número de veces y debido a su construcción, significado y ritmo, poseen la capacidad de concentrar y elevar la mente.
Los mantras se originaron durante el período Védico en la India. Estos se caracterizan porque comienzan con la palabra Om. Tiempo después, los mantras se convirtieron en una parte esencial de la tradición Hinduista y una práctica común dentro del Budismo, Siquismo y Yainismo. El uso de los mantras se ha distribuido abiertamente a través de varios movimientos espirituales.
Los mantras se recitan por varias intenciones. Entre ellas se encuentra el liberar la mente de ilusiones erróneas e inclinaciones materiales. Al comenzar y terminar la clase recitamos mantras para calmar la mente y para recordarnos que los efectos beneficios del yoga van mucho más allá del aspecto físico.
‘La palabra es sonido. El sonido es vibración. Vibración es energía.’ |
Asato ma sad gamaya
Asato ma sad gamaya
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
Mrtyorma amrtam gamaya
Om shanti, shanti, shanti
Savesam
Sarvesam Svastir Bhavatu
Sarvesam Santir Bhavatu
Sarvesam Purnam Bhavatu
Sarvesam Mangalam Bhavatu
Universal Prayer
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah
Sarve santu niramayah
Sarve bhadrani pasyantu,
Ma kascit duhkha bhagbhavet
Purnamadah
Om purnamadah, purnamidam
Purmat purnamudachyate
Purnasya purnamadaya
Purnameva vasishyate.
Om, shati, shanti, shanti |
Gayatri Maha Mantra
Om bhur bhuvah swah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Om triyambakam yajamahai
Sugandhim pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva bandhanan
Mrityor mokshiva mamritat
Shanti Mantra
Om Sahana vavatu, ssha nau bhunaktu
Saha viryam karvava hai
Tejesvina vadhitamastu
Ma vid visaba hai
Om shanti, shanti, shanti |
Ancient Texts
- Buck, William (1973). Mahabharata. University of California Press.
- Easwaran, Eknath (1987). The Upanishads. Tomales: Nilgiri Press.
- Muktibodhananda, Swami. (1998). Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Yoga Publications Trust.
- Prabhavananda, Swami and Christopher Isherwood. (2001). How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali. Hollywood: Vedanta Press.
- Prabhavananda, Swami and Christopher Isherwood (2001). The Song of God: Bhagavad Gita. Hollywood: Vedanta Press. (With an introduction by Aldous Huxley)
- Satchidananda, Swami. (2009). The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Integral Yoga® Publications.
Ayurveda & Nutrition
- Deepak Chopra, M.D. (2000). Perfect Health: The Complete Mind Body Guide. Three River Press.
- Frawley, David (1995). Yoga and Ayurveda. Twin Lakes: Lotus.
- Murray, Michael, N.D and Joseph Pizzorno (2005). The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods. Atria Books.
- Vasant, Lad, B.A.M.S, M.A.Sc. (1998). The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Based on the timeless wisdom of India's 5,000-year-old medical system. Three Rivers Press.
Feng Shui
- Barrett, Jayme. (2003). Feng Shui Your Life. Sterling.
Healing Arts
- Master Choa Kok Sui (2004). Miracles Through Pranic Healing: Practical Manual On Energy Healing. Institute of Inner Studies Publishing Foundation, Inc.
Pregnancy
- Balaskas, Janet. (2003) Preparing for Birth with Yoga. Empowering and effective exercise for pregnancy and chilbirth. Thorsons.
- Chopra, Deepak, M.D. and Vicki Abrams, C.C.E., I.B.C.L.C. (2005). Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A holistic guide to pregnancy and childbirth. Three Rivers Press.
- Parrilla, Ana, M.D. (2007) Guía Para Una Lactancia Exitosa. Comunicadora Koine, INC
Kid’s Health
- Cohen, Isabel and Marcelle Goldsmith, (). Hands On: How to use Brain Gym® in the classroom. A practical photo manual for educators, parents and learners. Edu-Kinesthetics, Inc.
- Hannaford, Carla, PhD. (2002). Awakening the Child Heart: A book for global parenting. Jamilla Nur Publishing.
- Hannaford, Carla, PhD. (2005). Smart Moves: Why learning is not all in your head. Great River Books.
Yoga
- Feuerstein, Georg, PhD. (1998). The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice. Hohm Press.
- Jois, Shri K. Pattabhi. (2002). Yoga Mala: The seminal treatise and guide from the living master of Ashtanga Yoga. North Point Press.
Yoga and Anatomy
- Coulter, H. David. (2001). Anatomy of Hatha Yoga. A Maunal for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners. Body and Breath.
- Hately, Aldous. (2006). Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries. Eastland Press.
- Long, Ray M.D. F.R.C.S.C (2008). The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga: Your Guide to Functional Anatomy and Yoga. Scientific Keys Volume II. Bandha Yoga Publications
- Long, Ray M.D. F.R.C.S.C (2008). The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga: Your Guide to Functional Anatomy and Yoga. Scientific Keys Volume I. Bandha Yoga Publications
Yoga Practice
- BKS Iyengar (2001) Yoga the Path to Holistic Health. A Dorling Kindersley Book.
- Yee, Rodney and Nina Zolotow (2004). Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee. Rodale.
Yoga Teaching Resources
- Farhi, Donna. (2006). Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship. Rodmell Press.
Others
- Dalail Lama, His Holiness and Howard C. Cutler, M.D. (1998). The Art of Happiness: A handbook for living. Riverhead Books
- Dyer, Wayne W. Dr. (2007). Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the wisdom of the Tao. Hay House, Inc.
- Lama Surya Das. (2007). The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries. Rodale.
- Murphy, Joseph. (2007). The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Wilder Publications.
- Sachs, Robert. (2002). The Passionate Buddha: Wisdom On Intimacy and Enduring Love. Inner Traditions.
- Sachs, Robert. (2006). The Buddha at War: Peaceful Hearth, Courageous Action in Troubled Times. Watkins.
- Yogananda, Paramahansa (1993). Autobiography of a Yogi. Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship.
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