Grounding Series: Jaya Mata Kali Mantra

Part of my series on Grounding, this Mantra invites you to reconnect with the earth and its qualities of strength, stability, solidity, and security. The Goddess Kali is revered as a remover of ego, a force for deep change, and a bringer of light and clarity, which the mantra helps invoke. I invite you to join in with the chanting of Jaya Mata Kali, in the form of call and response. I will sing the first line for you to listen to. When I repeat this line, I invite you to repeat it with me, whether that is out loud or to yourself internally.

JAYA MATA KALI JAYA MATA KALI KALI DURGE NAMO NAMO

Please take what resonates and leave what doesn't.

Transcript

Welcome to Green Lotus Studios.

We are going to be exploring the mantra Jaya Mata Kali.

Here we will explore call and response.

I will chant the mantra for the first time and then on my second repetition of the same line,

I invite you to join in at home chanting along with me.

I will have the text with the words so you can follow along but as soon as you pick up the sounds,

You can close down the eyes and then fully immerse into the practice of chanting.

And once the recording finishes,

If you wish to continue to chant for a few more rounds,

That's entirely up to you.

Alternatively,

If you're not comfortable with chanting or you're not in a space where you're able to do that you can chant the mantra to yourself internally.

Coming into a comfortable seated position if that's available to you.

Closing down the eyes as soon as you feel comfortable.

Checking in with the body.

Noticing the sensations within the body.

Contact the earth is having with the body.

Lifting up through the spine so you're tall but without strain.

Exploring the inhale and exhale.

Inviting length to the breath.

Lengthening and deepening the breath will allow you to create a clearer sound.

Quality of resonance.

But it doesn't matter if we are labeling our ability to sing as good or bad it's irrelevant here.

We're simply making sounds together and sharing the sensations of the chant together.