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.
Yoga Sūtras – aṣṭāṅga yoga
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumOver 7 classes between April to June, we will study the Sūtras that cover the first 5 limbs: Yama (Ethical practices), Niyama (Personal practices), Āsana (refinement of the body), Praṇāyāma (regulation of breath) & Pratyāhāra (tuning out sensory input).
The power of memory – medha sūktam
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumJoin us on this 3 class course dedicated to the power of yogic memory - Medha Sūktam, an extract from the Taittirīya Upaniṣat. Suitable for all levels, it is especially wonderful for aspiring yogīs and yoginīs in understanding and developing another essential qualification for Samādhi - memory.
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!
Developing will-power – agni
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumJoin us for this 3 class course to learn the first hymn in the Rig Veda dedicated to Agni. This hymn can be cultivated to be a beautiful daily practice, developing the power of the will within us, allowing us to do our work with supreme aspiration and keeping us untiringly on the path of yoga.
Śānti mantra – pūrṇamadaḥ
Shanti Home Rue Darwin 8, BrusselsWith just a few potent words this verse expresses the entire vision of the Upaniṣads, the truth of oneself. While this session will not be able to achieve unfolding of that vision, I hope to offer you a little stepping stone towards that oneness, with some practice of the pronunciation!
Kaṭha upaniṣad – with Neema & Surya
Centre Pérou Avenue du Pérou, 23 B, Brussels, BelgiumA beautiful teaching from exceptional teachers Neema and Surya who will visit us from India to share their extensive knowledge in Vedanta. Kaṭha Upaniṣad is in the form of a dialogue between Lord of Death (Yama) and a young boy called Nachiketa.
Veda chanting – initiation
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumHow does one begin to understand the Vedas? What are some important things to know in order to comprehend the basics? Do we have to study all the Vedas? What is the method of study? This workshop, an initiation to the practice of Veda Recitation will help you answer some of these questions and more.
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.
Yoga Sūtras: Power & Freedom
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumA course of 11 classes taking the aspiring yogī through chapters 3 & 4 in a succinct and clear way to understand the real powers to be gained through the practice of yoga and those to be avoided! Gain a deeper understanding into the theoretical concepts from previous chapters that may have previously seemed disconnected.
Hymn of the sound of Truth – devī sūktam
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumHere, with extraordinary poetic power and in words reminiscent of the Proverbs of Solomon and of Dante, Vak, the Word, is exalted "beyond the Heavens and beyond this broad Earth." This word of knowledge, of wisdom - the sound of Truth itself - is the source and nourisher of Creation - Jean Le Mée
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.
Śri Lalitā – divine names chanting
Chatelain area, Vleurgat/Bailli stops Chatelain, Brussels, BelgiumJoin us for this special event of chanting all 1000 sacred names of Lalitā in Stotra form or verses of praise for her beauty, grace and compassion. Reciting Lalita’s divine names is a process of inner transformation and a way of awakening Divine qualities within ourselves.
Invocatory prayers & Veda mantras practice
Studio Vibration 108 Rue Lesbroussart, Brussels, BelgiumThis is a (free) class for all students, past, present & future to join us to learn the invocatory prayers recited at the beginning of all our classes