by Shantala Sriramaiah | Sep 7, 2026 | Chanting practice, Courses, Shanti Mantras
When we speak about sound practices, we almost always speak about what we receive. Calm. Bliss. A sense of settling. Something arrives, and we let it in. Vedic chant works the other way round. The mantra asks. It asks for your eyes, your ears, your breath, your voice,...
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...
