
Der Mantra Podcast
#32 Navaratri: How to celebrate the nine nights of the Goddess – with Tova Olsson
59 min•4 oktober 2026
Om avsnittet
Tova Olsson is a scholar of religion, author, and senior yoga teacher. Appreciated for her down-to-earth approach to yogic and tantric philosophy and her immersive storytelling, she forms part of the faculty of several international yoga teacher trainings, hosts yearly retreats in India, and runs the online school Saraswati-Studies. As a student of the late Sally Kempton and a devotee of the Goddess, mantra has been part of Tova's daily sādhana for nearly 20 years.
Themes in this episode:
Themes in this episode:
- ✨ How Tova aligns her sadhana to the vedic calendar (03:19)
- ✨ Why invoking Ganesha before invoking the Goddess (05:33)
- ✨ The meaning and history of Navaratri (11:25)
- ✨ How to use this time of the year for your spiritual development (14:49)
- ✨ Which goddesses are worshipped during Navaratri (19:12)
- ✨ How to integrate this practice into your life (26:49)
- ✨ A mantra that connects you with your inner strength (31:51)
- ✨ A mantra to invoke the Goddess within yourself (37:13)
- ✨ Mantra chanting & meditation (41:50)
Ganesha Mantra:
vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūrya koṭī samaprabhā
nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-kāryeśu sarvadā
Durga Mantra:
Om Dum Durgayei Namah
Devi Mantra:
Om Sarva-mangala-mangalye
Shive Sarvartha-sadhike
Sharanye Tryambake Gauri
Narayani Namostu Te
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