How to keep your Chakras Shining by chanting AUM

Your chakras don’t really “get blocked.” They are always turning, always alive. What can change is the brightness of the light they radiate and the energy they supply to body and mind.

One of the most powerful ways to increase that light is by chanting AUM. Simple, ancient, and universal, AUM carries a resonance that touches every chakra, harmonising body, mind, and spirit.

And just as important as chanting is the cultivation of everyday virtues: kindness, compassion, harmlessness, and generosity. These qualities are what allow the light of AUM to penetrate more deeply. Practising them daily — even when life challenges us with barking dogs or difficult colleagues — is itself a mantra, shining light into our being and into the world around us.

Why AUM Matters

The sound of AUM is more than a syllable. It is considered the primordial vibration of creation, the seed sound that contains all other sounds. In the body, its resonance moves through the chakras, stimulating the endocrine glands that regulate hormones, balance emotions, and calm the mind.

On a subtler level, AUM helps us align our earthly existence with our higher nature. It bridges body and soul, lower mind and higher mind, human life and spiritual awareness.

How to Practise

1. Find Your Seat

Sit comfortably with your spine upright but relaxed. You can sit on the floor in half-lotus or siddhāsana, but a chair is equally fine. Comfort is more important than posture.

2. Go Inside

Close your eyes and follow the breath inward. A few deep, steady breaths allow the body to relax and the mind to quieten.

3. Chant AUM

Begin to chant AUM slowly and mindfully. Let the “A” resonate in the chest and belly, the “U” rise through the throat, and the “M” vibrate in the head. You can also just say OM, feel which one resonates, this may change at times. Feel how the sound gently moves through each chakra, harmonising the whole system.

You may repeat AUM as many times as feels natural. Using a mala of 108 beads can help you sustain focus, but it is not necessary. 20 minutes is a very good time calculation.

4. Stay Present

If the mind wanders, simply return to the sound. Allow yourself to enjoy the vibration — it is the practice itself that nourishes.

Just do it and you will feel the benefits for the body, the mind, the emotions and the Soul

AUM is a simple practice, but its power is immense. It steadies the mind, balances the body, fills the chakras with light and invites the Soul into the body. With consistency — and supported by the virtues of kindness, compassion, and harmlessness — AUM becomes more than a sound: it becomes a bridge between the human and the divine.

✨ Chant AUM daily, live with virtue, and your chakras will naturally shine with harmony and light.

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