Traditionally it is repeated 108 times a day while keeping count on a strand of rudraksha beads. But to gain the true benefits of the mantra, you will have to visualize your surrender to your inner self while chanting the mantra. Repeating the mantra over and over again leads you to more deep concentration. Just you require being attentive, focused, and have straight body structure. There are no rituals or ceremonies involved with this Om Namah Shivaya mantra, just a simple chant, and concentration.
Ya – Atman or soul The Practice of Om Namah Shivaya mantra The five letters “Namah Shivaya” also represents It often deals with issues around expression, the right to speak and be heard. The “Ya” resonates in the fifth chakra or throat center and is associated with the ether and space. This chakra is the first to move beyond the lower three densities of the animal soul and allows an opening to love, the right to love and be loved. The “VA” rises a little further to the fourth chakra or heart center. The element is fire and emotional issues center around themes of personal power, the right to act, and stand in one’s power. The “SI” rises to the third chakra or jeweled city and is located in the solar plexus. The “MA” rises to the second chakra, represented by the water element and issues around sexuality on an emotional level, the right to feel and to desire.
