by Sophia French | Apr 2, 2024 | Personal & community
Merike Taza tells Veda Studies’ Sophie French how the ancient runo songs of Estonia share mystic similarities with ancient India’s Veda, and that’s not the only thing the two countries have in common. Merike Taza found it easy to relate to the teachings and sounds of...
by Sophia French | Mar 13, 2024 | Personal & community
LA-Based Johanna Bennett couldn’t reconcile the West’s āsana-centric approach to yoga with how she experienced spirituality when she travelled to India, until she started studying Vedānta and reciting Veda. After that, there was only clarity. “I live in California...
by Sophia French | Mar 6, 2024 | Personal & community
Artist Drdha Vrata Gorrick reveals how to turn a drawing into a vessel for the divine. In conversation with Veda Studies’ Sophie French. na ca rūpaṃ vinā dhyātuṃ kenapi śakyate ||sarva rūpa nivṛttā hi buddhiḥ kutrāsya tiṣṭhati | nivṛttā glāyate buddhir...
by Sophia French | Feb 27, 2024 | Personal & community
Clinical Psychologist Katinka Thorne Salvesen tells Veda Studies’ Sophie French how reciting Veda can tame and train the mind to teach it new ways of being. When I interview most people, it is me asking the questions, but this interview with Oslo-based Clinical...
by Sophia French | Feb 13, 2024 | Personal & community
Says Sanja Wieland as she felt she heard herself for the first time while practising mantras. She tells Veda Studies’ Sophie French about the many ways in which Veda recitation affected her body-mind-intellect. In his book Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound,...
by Sophia French | Feb 6, 2024 | Personal & community
Sand artist Anne Löper practises Veda recitation to invite Sarasvatī to inspire her and give her ideas, and she studies Vedānta for the clarity required to execute those ideas and turn them into art. In conversation with Veda Studies’ Sophie French… When I started...
