Experience the Healing Power of Mantra Meditation

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What is mantra meditation?

Mantra meditation, as quoted by the National Institutes of Health (.gov) website, "Mantra-based meditation (MBM) generally involves the continuous repetition of a word, phrase, or set of syllables (either silently or aloud) with or without religious/spiritual content."

Psychology Today article - Kirtan: The Easy Meditation That Can Improve Your Brain

Science Direct article - Mahamantra chanting as an effective intervention for stress reduction among nursing professionals—A randomized controlled study

Mantra meditation has been around for at least thousands of years. Over the years some well-known people have integrated mantra meditation into their lives and shared/share it with the world. Some of those people were/are: Allen Ginsberg, Alice Coltrane, Boy George, George Harrison, Ram Das, Krishna Das, Willow Smith, Tina Turner and many more! Mantra meditation is effective regardless of anyone's beliefs, even if you are an atheist. In fact, many atheists enjoy the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra! One does not need to know what the mantras mean or where they came from to benefit from the transcendental vibrations. Ancient Sanskrit mantras which contain the names of the Divine are not man-made mantras nor do they come from the material world, they are sound productions from the spiritual world! When we sing these mantras we are tuning into the vibration of the soul, we are having a very personal and direct experience with the Divine, as such it can be one of the most healing activities a human being can engage in.

What are the benefits of mantra meditation?

There are many credible scientific studies that confirm the benefits of mantra meditation! The links highlighted above are great resources. Please, check them out if you haven't. Mantra meditation has been clinically proven to effectively relieve anxiety, depression and stress. The practice of mantra meditation can increase awareness, psychological well-being, decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure and lower serum cortisol levels significantly. Mantra meditation also shuts down the fight or flight response in the limbic system within a couple of minutes of chanting (info sourced from Dr. Sweta  Adatia - Neuroscience of Chanting).

Community Mantra Meditation

I am pleased to be offering a space in downtown Brattleboro, VT, for the community to gather and engage in mantra meditation together with the intention of individual and community healing, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month, from 6:30-7:30pm at Centre Congregational Church. An at-will donation of any amount $ will be accepted to cover the rental of the space and various resources used to bring this offering together. Anyone able to donate is welcome to, it is greatly appreciated! Anyone who isn't able to donate $ is equally welcome to the space.

Please, bring your own blanket or cushion to sit on and your water bottle. Chairs are available if needed. Print-outs of each mantra and their meanings are provided. We will sing mantras for about 45 minutes and afterward there will be an herbal tea beverage or vegetarian food offering to share. Anyone is welcome to bring flowers or a food offering for the altar to share afterwards though it must be made with love and meat, fish & egg free, no exceptions, dairy is ok.

See events calendar below!