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.
Rāmanavami – Friday community japa
Online on ZoomCelebrating Rāma navami with this community japa!
Practice practicalities – meditating on the meaning of mantras
Online on ZoomHow do we meditate on the meaning of mantras while chanting?
Vedic chanting is so difficult, I can't seem to chant & also reflect on the meaning at the same time.
During the silence between chants, what are we supposed to be thinking about?
Do I need to study Sanskrit to understand meaning?
How can I develop a prayerful life when I don't understand the chants?
What does it mean to live a prayerful or devotional life?
Camakapraśnaḥ – April -Sept 2023 Sādhana
Online on ZoomExclusively open to students who have already studied Rudrapraśnaḥ (from any teacher, not necessarily with Veda Studies!!), this course which completes the "Rudram" is being offered as a 6 month study program (16 live class) which will run from April 2022 - September 2022 (with August break from classes).
Annapūrṇā stotram – honouring our source of food
Online on ZoomThis well known hymn composed by Śaṅkarācārya honours our source of food, our lifeline, our most basic requirement to live this embodied life.
Viṣṇu Sahasranāma intro – Akṣaya tritīya
Online on ZoomCelebrating Akṣaya tritīya with this community chanting!
Narasiṃha kavacam – workshop & 4 days practice
Online on ZoomNarasiṃha is the fourth incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu in the Daśāvatāra (10 incarnations), the unmistakable and fierce (ugra) manifestation as part lion & part man. The story of Prahlāda, the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu and restoration of dharma is the context behind this powerful "kavacam" - a genre of prayer that effectuates an armour to shield the devotee from harm and negative forces.