I am thrilled to share that I have 6 new mantras available to download and stream on Bandcamp.
This has been a labor of love and the result of singing live in yoga classes and festivals for over 15 years. It’s wild to me when I type that because in so many ways I feel like a constant beginner.
If you are new to mantra, tune in over on Substack as I hope to offer an article on each mantra over the next several weeks.
I will begin with the first mantra Aum Sri Premapranahuti. This comes from specific and powerful experiences I had with a spiritual teacher of mine Derek O’Neill. Since 2007, I have travelled to Ireland to his workshops or healing center developing my understanding of myself, the yogic and buddhist teachings and the energy healing therapies we practice. It was not always an easy or clear path and yet the richness, growth and joy feels like so much grace. When we chant this mantra, we call in this symbol of Divine Breath.
If you are curious about the Rising Star Energy Therapy, please reach out. It is a powerful time to align more fully to who you truly are.
This Volume of mantras is a part of the larger Frequencies of Love project that was funded last year on Kickstarter. There are 9 songs, 9 mantras and a book that includes 9 poems. The other 3 mantras will be released in September and the book hopefully by the end of the year.
May all beings in all the worlds be happy and free
It’s July 1st and tomorrow I head out on an adventure to my two favorite I countrys: Ireland and Italy. Ireland has been one of my go to places for almost 20 years. After meeting spiritual teacher Derek O’Neill in NYC in 2005, I have been to Ireland and his family’s healing center almost every year since. Creacon Wellness Retreat is situated in New Ross, Wexford County and through all the changes over the years, it remains a most sacred place for me and many others.
After that little visit, I then take off into the great unknown for a meditation retreat on the island of Ischia with the Happiness Sangha. This is the reward I have given myself for making it through one of the most difficult years I have ever lived – not that too much bad stuff was happening externally – more like a perfect storm on the inside – almost like every loss, doubt, fear I ever had about myself as a human and a spiritual being was activated – speaking really loud internally. My only choice was to listen and love it all. oh Joy!
And that is the truth. Oh joy. This harrowing journey of self-reckoning, loss and healing invited me into an even deeper, more authentic expression of my true self and all the joy and sorrow that entails. (new music coming soon ;))
What helped me this past year and what has always helped me is practicing mantra. What is mantra, you may ask? In preparing to write this I looked up online the actual definitions of mantra – there were many. Here is one I resonate with:
From Deepak Chopra’s website: “In our westernized, modern-day spiritual practices the word “mantra” has become as mainstream as “intention.” But the two are actually quite different. The word mantra can be broken down into two parts: “man,” which means mind, and “tra,” which means transport or vehicle. In other words, a mantra is an instrument of the mind—a powerful sound or vibration that you can use to enter a deep state of meditation.
Like a seed planted with the intention of blossoming into a beautiful perennial, a mantra can be thought of as a seed for energizing an intention. Much in the same way you plant a flower seed, you plant mantras in the fertile soil of practice. You nurture them and over time they bear the fruit of your intention.
I have been using mantra and contemplative prayer my whole life. A mantra my mom used which was one of my first recordings is known as a prayer of loving kindness goes like this:
May I be at peace May my heart remain open May I awaken the to the light of my own true nature May I be healed May I be a source of healing for all beings
These mantras are in Sanskrit but mantras can also be in English and as simple as “I am loved and I am lovable” (see Chopra for lots of great teachings on mantras and meditation). I have a song called I am that I am, which many use like a mantra.
No matter what is happening in your life or in your mind, you can tune into mantras that help sustain and create what it is you truly want in your life. Tune into me, tune into to you, tune into whatever or whoever feels right and empowered.
When I return from this trip I will be offering one-on-one mantra healing sessions as well as group classes sharing more of what I have learned and practiced using mantra. Have a beautiful July and I will see you on the other side of my great adventure into Love, self-compassion and joy joy joy!
March has arrived – one of my favorite months on planet Earth. Way back in 2012 (how is that 12 years ago?) I released 2012: Isn’t it Amazing? in March and it was a big moment for me. Following a down and confusing period of my life these songs and this energy came through me helping to launch a new and awakening decade of singing, recording, serving and teaching through my practice Sounding Still Wellness.
Fast forward to March 2024 and I am emerging again from a new deep and transformative time (more on that soon). Perhaps you too are experiencing many changes and evolutions. As you know, change may be necessary, but it’s not always easy.
In my life both mantras and the Rising Star Healing Therapy have been incredible tools in helping me know myself better, transform and heal aspects that might feel out of balance, whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. This month of March I am making myself available for both Rising Star Healings and one-on-one mantra sessions. If you have had risings stars with me before, this is a perfect time to invite this energy back in, reactivating your natural most balanced self and highest path going forward.
It is my intention to serve as many that feel called to receive. It is a powerful time for Humanity and no one is meant to move through this time alone or feeling unsupported.
Rising Star Healing sessions are $150/session and recommended to be done 3 times, 21 days apart.
The one-on-one mantra sessions include a 45 minute phone call or zoom session where we create or choose your mantra together and then I create a mantra recording for you to continue working with. These sessions will begin at $111 for a limited time.
If you are interested in either of these opportunites to feel supported and more connected to your True and Resonate self, please reach out through CONTACT.
Alicia Mathewson 