Om Namah Shivaya Gurave,
Saccidananda Murtaye,
Nisprapancaya Shantaya,
Niralambaya Tejase Om.
Translation:
I offer myself to the one true teacher within and without,
In the forms of reality, consciousness and bliss,
Ever present and full of peace,
Independent being, the vital essence of illumination.
Anusara Invocation – Om Namah Shivaya Gurave meaning:
This sacred and ancient Sanskrit mantra is often sung at the starting of practice to direct your awareness, connect with the healing energy of Life, and remember the joyful intention of why you walk the path of yoga.
When you hear this amazing mantra recited, you can experience how natural and easy it is to recite the mantra, to be in the body of sound. It is so easy for the mind to relax and let go and be in the present moment.
Anusara Yoga, founded by John Friend in 1997, is an energetic hatha yoga system that unifies a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment. John Friend states that the term „Anusara” signifies „flowing with Nature”, „flowing with Grace” and „following your heart”.
Presently, it is one of the most popular and fastest growing yoga styles in the world with over 1200 affiliated yoga teachers and 100,000 students world-wide. Anusara Yoga classes are now found throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, U.K., Japan and Australia with a growing presence in numerous other areas of the world.
Moreover, it is attracting media attention worldwide including a 2004 Yoga Journal cover story, CBS national news in the United States, as well as magazines and newspapers throughout North America and Europe.
The Three A’s:
The practice of Anusara Yoga is generally categorized into 3 parts, known as the Three A’s:
- Attitude, writes John Friend, is the „power of the heart as the force behind every action or expression in an asana.” It is „the aspiration to reawaken to our true nature, and the triumph of life.”
- Alignment, according to Friend, is the „mindful awareness of how different parts of ourselves are integrated and interconnected.” Anusara’s Universal Principles of Alignment are refinements of this principle.
- Action, according to John Friend, is the “natural flow of energy in the body, which provides both joyful freedom and stability.”
Listen more pacifying mantras on insightstate, such as: Akasagarbha Mantra, Namo Amituofo Mantra or Powerful Mantras for Love.
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