by Shantala Sriramaiah | Mar 14, 2023 | Chanting practice
In collaboration with INDICA, we have been running a Chanting teacher training program, the first of which will soon be coming to an end. We will announce the next program starting January 2024. Learning to teach mantras from both the Veda as well as the daily prayer...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Sep 26, 2022 | Festival chanting
The chanting of the Devī Mahātyam also known as Srī Durgā Saptaśatī or the Caṇdipāṭhaḥ is a sacred text from the Mākaṇḍeya Purāṇa, which is one of the 18 major Purāṇa-s. Celebrating the divine feminine power, Durgā – Śakti, with her innumerable names, She is the...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Jul 19, 2020 | Authors & translators
About two years ago, I chanced upon a wonderful translation of a powerful hymn from the Ṛg Veda called Devī Sūktam – a great example of the superb, clever and perfectly rhythmic poetry of the Vedas. What struck me about this translation while reading it was that...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | May 22, 2020 | Why study the Vedas?
How do the Vedas help my Yoga practice? Often when we think of the Vedas, we visualize ancient Indian people sitting around a fire, performing mystical rituals with little connection to what we know and learn as Yoga. Why are these texts the source of Yoga? What is in...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | May 20, 2020 | Chanting practice
The Vedas are the collective intelligence and experiences of over 400 super yogīs, or ṛṣi-s in Sanskrit. The Sanskrit word Ṛṣi literally translates to “seer”. Through their intense yogic practices, they had acquired a vision of how the universe functioned and our...
