Veda chanting – foundation certificate course
Online on ZoomI'm excited to offer this Foundation Program for Vedic chanting to give the best initiation to beginners to the practice. Through these 6 weeks of Live classes and guided self-study, students will understand how to get started with Vedic chanting as taught by Pundits of South India.
Sūrya gāyatrī mantra japa – community event
Online on ZoomJoin me to learn about the Sūrya Gāyatrī mantra as presented in the Vedas and chant with me this glorious mantra 108 times.
Practice practicalities – japa & pārāyaṇa
Online on ZoomSome of the key practices taught at Veda Studies include Japa (repetition of mantra), Pārāyaṇa (one time recitation of longer hymns), Upāsana (practices including saṅkalpa, prāṇāyāma, japa & contemplation).
- We are always receiving emails from students with questions like:
- How many times should I repeat my mantra? Does it have to be 108?
- How should I prepare for my practice? What are some basic protocols to follow?
- What direction should I face during my practice? ...
Śivamānasa pūja – Śivarātri workshop
Online on ZoomŚivamānasa pūja is the mental performance of all the steps of a Pūja traditionally performed physically at an altar, thereby, creating an inner altar through this process. Composed by Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, this chant teaches us how to do a pūja quite vividly in our mind.
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra japa – Friday community event
Online on ZoomJoin us to learn this mantra and chant 108 times! Free Friday community event, open to all levels of students.
Rudram – an introduction
Online on ZoomLearning the Rudram is a serious commitment and tapas, requiring one to put forward their best effort during the learning process. In this free introduction, students will have an overview and will be able to learn the first few mantras of this magnificent hymn.
Śivarātri community event – mantra japa
Online on ZoomŚivarātri is the 14th day of the waning moon fortnight (kṛṣṇa pakṣa), dedicated to prayer and austerities. The planetary positions on this day are considered to create an astrologically beneficial condition for spiritual pursuits. Our mantra practice hold immense potential on this day.
Practice practicalities – women, rṣikā-s, brahmavādini-s
Online on ZoomWhen our practices are aligned with a lineage, we receive clear instructions, allowing a distraction free sādhana to guide our lives. In the Veda, we know of many Ṛṣikā-s (women seers) as well as Brahmavādini-s (women teachers). Women practitioners are sometimes faced with these questions:
Are women allowed to chant Veda?
Women are not allowed to chant the Gāyatrī mantra, what is your advice on this?
What are the instructions for practice during menstruation?...
Liṅgāṣṭakam – Śiva as liṅga – a workshop
Online on ZoomLiṅgāṣṭakam is an octet (8 verses) offering salutations to Śiva in the form of Liṅga, the source of all creation. We praise Śiva the divine, as creator and creation, manifest and unmanifest, in the Liṅga.
Chanting in a lineage – an introduction
Online on ZoomJoin me for this introduction class and learn:
- What is Vedic chanting or more specifically chanting of Veda?
- Importance of learning in a lineage and in the context of tradition.
- The different types of chanting practices and how to distinguish between Vedic and other chanting.
- Illustrations through chanting of yoga sūtras, bhagavad gīta and Veda mantra examples.
Śrī Rudrapraśnaḥ – 1 year Sādhana – course has started!
Online on ZoomI'm excited to offer a one year study program on learning to the chant the most famous mantra & prayer to Lord Śiva or Rudra. Considered the most important sādhana a yogī can undertake, it provides the means for gaining eligibility for the knowledge unfolded by the mantra, revealing the truth of oneself. This hymn is also considered very efficacious in neutralising the result of wrong actions.
Veda chanting – foundation certificate course
Online on ZoomI'm excited to offer this Foundation Program for Vedic chanting to give the best initiation to beginners to the practice. Through these 6 weeks of Live classes and guided self-study, students will understand how to get started with Vedic chanting as taught by Pundits of South India.
Viṣṇu gāyatrī mantra japa – community event
Online on ZoomJoin me to learn about the deity Viṣṇu as presented in the Vedas and chant with me this glorious mantra 108 times.
Indica – Veda Studies chanting teacher training program – info session
Online on ZoomAfter successfully running our first Teacher Training program, with blessings from my Gurus, family and well-wishers, I am very happy to announce that we will start our second program for teachers in January 2024.
Bhū & Nīḷā Sūktam – a hymn to mother Earth
Online on ZoomA course of 6 classes to learn the beautiful hymn to mother Earth Bhū Sūktam. Bhū or bhūmi is the globe or earth on which we live. It is a glorious place in the cosmos, for we find the marvel of life here. In the vision of the Vedas, Bhū is a divine entity, a devatā, one of the various forms of Īśvara's manifestation.