(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Sabrina Mesko offers the following advice on pronouncing mantra sounds in her book Healing Mudras: Yoga For Your Hands (2000):
A like the a in about
AA like the a in want
Ay like the ay in Say
AI like the a in sand
I like the I in bit
U like the u in put
OO like the oo in good
O like the o in no
E like the ay in say
EE like the e in meet
AAU like the ow in now
SAT rhymes with “what”
NAM rhymes with “mom”
WAHE soundls like wa-hay
GU sounds like “put”
Pronounce the consonant v softly
Roll the r’s a little bit.



