Stability & Peace Within

Blessing for the World

For a few years now, I have been closing many of my yoga classes with the beautiful, powerful mantra: Lokah, Samastah, Sukhino, Bhavantu.

If you’re new to these four Sanskrit words, welcome! Delving into a different language can be daunting, but this mantra is fairly quick to learn and the payoff far exceeds the effort!

Want some support in hearing how it’s pronounced? Click here for a quick video tutorial

I miss Mariana’s home studio, and her kitties, outside of Bogotá, Colombia ♥️

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“The blessing is first for ourself
and then is more readily offered to others.”
~ Guru Jagat

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Heal As One
Rise As One

Hi beauties!

It’s already April. Mercury has gone retrograde. Our total solar eclipse is happening in just a few days. Yep, there’s a lot going on.

And when life seems extra busy, or turbulent, I am especially thankful for all the ways yoga supports me in my daily life.

• My Monday Group @ Satya knows I love a sweaty flow.
• My Tuesday Tribe slows its roll; we delight in getting deeply therapeutic.
• My Wednesday and Friday “outdoor yogis” (I promise, we WILL make a return to the outdoors again. 😉) knows how to mix it up, keep it moving, and soften into stillness.  
• My Yacht Club Crew shows up every Saturday morning, all year round, and guess what? We always feel better afterwards.

No matter the pace, I love being on the mat.

However, my yoga is practiced far more frequently off the mat.

One of my favorite ways yoga supports me is through mantra.

Mantra is great because it is so multi-faceted and such a profoundly healing practice.

Mantra can be:

• spoken
• chanted
• sung
• silent

You can use mantra almost any time, any where.
You can use it in repetition with your favorite mala.
You can listen to a beautiful recorded version.
You can sing aloud and share, or you can have it barely noticeable in the background.

There are many different mantras I use to support myself, and I have a particular fondness for Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.

While it is not a traditional Vedic mantra, it is a Sanskrit sloka (prayer) that has been used for centuries.

A more full translation for the mantra is:

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.

I love that this mantra is a pledge of love for ourselves, and that it expands to all humanity beyond. We are all interconnected, and using this mantra reminds us to look outside of our egoic self in order to be a positive force for all creation.

Whatever blessings I wish for myself, I wish for ALL others.

When we offer ourselves compassion, kindness, and forgiveness, perhaps we are more able to readily extend this to others.

If we can further our understanding of the impact we have on others, then we can foster greater compassion and create more global kindness.

When we recognize we are not alone, and we are no different, then love naturally arises.

May all beings transcend suffering
May all beings experience great healing
May all beings realize the truth within their heart and be set free
May we heal as one
May we rise as one
Lokah
Samastah
Sukhino
Bhavantu

♥️,
m

P.S.
There are loads of recorded versions of this mantra!
Not sure where to start? I’ve got you. ☺️ Try any of these:

• Lokah Samastah by Lila
• Lokah Sasmastah by Neill
• Lokah Samastah (Temple Step Remix) by Noelani Love
• Shanti Om by Sita Devi