The mantra OM, in many Eastern traditions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, is the primordial sound of the universe, the origin of all things. It is the symbol of positive vital energy. That is why, when chanted, it brings balance to a person's interior.

For yoga teacher Edno Serafim, who has been chanting the mantra for almost 20 years, OM is the sonic manifestation of consciousness and energy. Holistic therapist Regina Restelli points out that OM is one of the oldest mantras on the planet and that, when chanted, regardless of the form (chanted out loud or just recited mentally), it has the power of expanding consciousness and healing.great energy transformer", Regina adds.

Mantra OM: How to Practice

The OM mantra works for different purposes. According to the intention, it can be recited out loud to heal the physical body (make the sound "Aum" and keep your mouth closed 2/3 of the time, keeping the sound). It can also be chanted at medium volume, to work on the mental body. Finally, you can repeat it only mentally to care for your emotional body. Try it using the audio below:

Mantra OM uniting 12 cities around the world in Virada Sustentável

For the second time, Illumina Rio brought the Unite in Babylon International song circle movement , in connection with major urban centers around the world, to Virada Sustentável Rio de Janeiro 2018.

Rio de Janeiro joined 12 other cities around the world in chanting the mantra OM. People in Amsterdam (Holland), Brussels (Belgium), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary), Nairobi (India), Porto (Portugal), Prague (Czech Republic), São Paulo (Brazil), Stuttgart and Saarbrucken (Germany), Tel Aviv (Israel) and Washington (United States) connected for communion, celebration andunion between people.