Prayer has tremendous potential for healing, soothing, tranquilising and rejuvenating capabilities. For this, however, one should have complete and unshakable faith in the prayer. Then follows full involvement in the prayer automatically. The desire to pray should come from within. There cannot and should not be any compulsion to recite a prayer. Hence, the following prayers are kept completely voluntary, i.e. left to the participants’ free will.

These prayers are universal. They are beyond any specific religion, sect or faith. They are meant for the well-being of the entire humanity. The first prayer is devoted to the ‘Sun’ who bestows life on all – animals without any discrimination, whatsoever.

The second prayer mentioned below “Sahana Vavatu” is about the ideal relationship between the Teacher’ & the Taught’. And in the third prayer, a benevolent wish is expressed for gaining truth, knowledge, eternity, universal peace and happiness for all.

Universal Yogic Prayers 1

Beginning -Start with 3 Omkar Chants

ॐ भूर्भुव॒ स्सुवः॑
तत्स॑ वि॒तुर्वरे᳚ण्यं॒
भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि
धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥

Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayaat

ॐ सह नाववतु ।
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

OM Sahana Vavatu
Sahanau Bhunaktu
Saha Viryam Karavavahai
Tejasvi Navaditamastu
Ma Vidvishavahai

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya ||
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||

Univarsal Yogic prayer 2 (Patanjali)

योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां ।
मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन ॥
योऽपाकरोत्तमं प्रवरं मुनीनां ।
पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि ॥
Yogena Chittasya Padena Vaachaam |
Malam Shariirasya Cha Vaidyakena ||
Yo-paakarottamam Pravaram Muniinaam |
Patanjalim Praanjalir-aanato-smi ||

The above prayers are the most common and most popular Yogic prayers in the world.

However, it is not at all mandatory to have the above prayers in your Yogic practice but it helps to make your mind prepare and

calm down for the following Yoga session. It creates positive vibrations and resonates positivity in the environment and mind.