09/07/2021
I came across a recording this evening dated from before my surgery late last year. I would spend the evenings playing this mantra on harmonium and chanting/meditating/singing to help me through what I was dealing with emotionally and physically at that time.
The Mul Mantra translates as ‘root mantra’. It’s is a mantra that is like a compass to help you find your true self - to discover your strength within and to guide you towards more positive outcomes.
I’ve always been drawn to this particular mantra since I started practicing Kundalini Yoga - it’s one that I caught myself chanting in my head through the day or when I was trying to go to sleep after a busy, stressful day. So naturally in those 5 weeks leading up to my mastectomy I found myself chanting the Mul Mantra constantly, drawing strength from it but also letting my pain/emotions flow through it - feeling them and releasing them with each repetition.
Listening back at it now (and trying to not pick apart how my voice sounds - I am not a natural born singer at all), but I can hear my emotional release through each word, letting go of the situation, not trying to hold on or control it.
The mantra kept me grounded and focussed on getting past it all and here I am 8 months later - all healed up and able to play harmonium again 🥰 And yes, still chanting the Mul Mantra, because life keeps us on our toes and some days we all just need a good mantra session 😉
