Meditations
Sanskrit sounds & mantra
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsBegin your mantra practice or refine an existing practice with this session to learn the correct pronunciation of Sanskrit syllables. Breath and techniques to use the appropriate contact points in the mouth to produce correct sounds will be the focus besides some real time practice with mantra meditation.
Śānti mantra – saha nāvavatu
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsThis mantra for peace is recited in the context of study, to protect both the student and teacher from all the unknown variables we have no knowledge or control over. I hope this session will help you understand the significance of prayer in the Vedic context.
Śānti mantra – saṃ no mitraḥ
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsA stunning mantra for peace, humbly asking 8 cosmic forces including the morning, midday and evening Sun to protect the reciter. I hope this session will give you a little insight into what a cosmic force means in the Vedas and how we can collaborate with these forces for a more peaceful life!
Ganeśa mantra meditation
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsAn evening mantra meditation to tune into and understand the energy and invocation of the beloved elephant headed Gaṇeśa. We will access the uplifting energy of Gaṇeśa through the recitation of Ganeśa gāyatrī mantra 108 times after learning the pronunciation.
Mantra for creative inspiration
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsLearn to tune into Sarasvatī's energy through Her mantra to use in a transformative way. We will go through Sarasvatī's attributes within the Vedic tradition and learn one mantra from the Rig Veda before a meditation with her divine names.
Mantra for blessings
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsA beautiful blessing to share with our loved ones. In the Taittirīya Saṃhita (Yajur Veda), this mantra is presented in a hymn invoking all the cosmic forces - Agni, Soma, Varuṇa, Sarasvatī, Viṣṇu and so on, for blessings of health, longevity, prāṇa (life-force), ojas (spiritual energy), clarity and immortality (realisation). We offer blessings to our loved ones to be able to experience a 100 seasons with all of these strengths.
Mantra meditation – overcoming fear (charity event)
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, Brussels100% of donations received for this event will go to Villa Indigo, a home for seriously/terminally ill children, who are welcomed here for short stays to help both the child as well as the family.
New beginnings – Ganeśa mantra meditation
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsJoin us for an auspicious start to 2020 by tuning into and understanding the energy of the beloved elephant headed Gaṇeśa.
Oṃ namaḥ śivāya – mantra meditation
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsIt is said that chanting Oṃ namaḥ śivāya is as good as chanting the whole Veda! Śiva means maṅgala, happy end, the grand finale. Salutation to Lord Śiva who gives absolute happiness.
Mantra for beauty & harmony – Cancelled!!
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsAn evening of honouring Srī or Lakṣmī the Goddess of Beauty, Harmony, Abundance and all things Auspicious not only at a material level, but also in our actions and thoughts and our interactions with others, both in words and behaviour.
Śrirāma rāma – mantra meditation – Cancelled!!
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsPlease note that this event has been cancelled. There will be no classes until and including the 3rd of April for the well-being of our students and everyone.