The Gayatri mantra can be worn as a mantra bar as well as being chanted.
There are numerous common benefits amongst chanting mantras, yet each syllable carries a distinct seed (bija) sound that vibrates when chanted. The Gayatri Mantra shares the following benefits:
Calms and strengthens the mind: Chanting helps stimulate the brain and the functioning of the vagus nerve, a common form of treatment for depression and epilepsy. The vibrations help to stimulate the pineal gland, releasing endorphins and other relaxing hormones, calming the mind.
Stimulates the chakras: Chanting helps stimulate the chakras (the extrasensory energy centres). The vibration first activates the third eye, throat and crown chakras. These three chakras help improve concentration as they directly relate to the brain and pineal gland (crown chakra), eyes, sinuses, lower head, the pituitary gland (third eye chakra) and thyroid gland (throat chakra). Activated by the vibrations, the glands are stimulated as the chakras align for the functioning of the entire body.
Increased immunity: The pressure on tongue, lips, vocal cord, palate and the connecting regions in the brain creates a resonance in and around the head and functioning of the nervous system. These vibrations stimulate the hypothalamus (responsible for the release and functioning of immunity, amongst others). Regular chanting helps keep stress at bay.
Improves breathing: During chanting, the breath regulates to slower deeper controlled breaths oxygenating the entire body and regularising the heartbeat. The increased circulation helps to rid toxins from the skin.
When the Gayatri Mantra is chanted, we open to grace and enter into a great river of devotion through the distinct sound of the syllables as they vibrate through each and every cell in the body.

Written by Sonal Thakrar (kleem.co.uk)