Om does not have a specific definition; rather, it refers to what the sages believed to be the sound of universal creation. Here's how om should be pronounced as you chant it. This recording also features an arrangement on esraj, keyboards and drones to demonstrate the powerful impact om can have. 

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Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Esraj: Benjy Wertheimer
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer

Om Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

Om Shanti is an invocation for peace and is usually chanted three times to be "om shanti shanti shanti." This mantra can be translated as “peace, peace, peace.” Here's how om shanti should be pronounced. This recording can be used as a reference for yoga students or teachers who want to learn to chant it at the end of yoga practice.

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer

Om Shanti Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

So'ham, or So'hum, is a Hindu mantra meaning "I am He/That." He's how So'ham should be pronounced. This recording also includes a performance of the mantra so you can get a sense of the full power of this mantra. 

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Guitar: Heather Wertheimer
Esraj: Benjy Wertheimer
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer

So'ham Mantra Pronounciation and Performance

Sa ta na ma is a mantra often chanted during kundalini meditation. It is said to encourage the waking of kundalini energy and help it rise from the base of the spine to the head. Here's how sa ta na ma should be pronounced, as well as a performance of the mantra.

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Guitar: Benjy Wertheimer 
Tabla: Benjy Wertheimer
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer

Sa Ta Na Ma Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

Om namah shivaya is a popular Hindu mantra that can be translated as “my salutations to Shiva; the auspicious and gracious one." Here is how this mantra should be pronounced, as well as a performance of the mantra sung by Heather and Benjy Wertheimer.

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Guitar: Heather Wertheimer
Tabla: Benjy Wertheimer
Drones:  Benjy Wertheimer
Chant melody composed by Heather Wertheimer

Om Namah Shivaya Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

Om Mani Padme Hum is a Buddhist mantra that invokes the blessings of the Divine. The mantra cannot be easily translated as it conveys the essence of the entire teachings of the Buddha.

Here is how the mantra should be pronounced in Sanskrit. Even though the Buddhist chanting of this mantra is very popular, it originally came from India, and so the Sanskrit pronunciation is true to its roots. Heather and Benjy Wertheimer created a musical presentation that is influenced by traditional Buddhist chanting.

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Percussion: Benjy Wertheimer 
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer

Om Mani Padme Hum Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

Om Gam Ganapataye Namah is a Hindu prayer and mantra that praises Lord Ganesha. The mantra can be translated to mean "My salutations to Lord Ganesha." Here is how the mantra should be pronounced, as well as a chanting of the mantra performed with tabla as drums are associated with Lord Ganesha.

CREDITS
Vocals: Heather and Benjy Wertheimer
Tabla and percussion: Benjy Wertheimer
Keyboards and drones:  Benjy Wertheimer
Chant melody composed by Heather Wertheimer

Om Gam Ganapataye Namah Mantra Pronunciation and Performance

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