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Mantras for Cancer, Terminal Diseases, Hospice, Dying (Families)

When you're facing a serious illness, such as a cancer diagnosis, you need a vehicle that's big enough to hold ALL. THE. FEELINGS. that arise and swirl and add stress to an already difficult time. Mantra can do that. And hopefully your treatments work wonderfully and you enjoy a long healthy life ahead!

But if the treatments don't work, and there's nothing left to do but prepare for departure... mantra therapy will still help. In my experience, sound healing is what the dying (and their families) wish for most.

Throughout my 25+ year career in the sound wellness...

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Chanting for Peace in the Middle East: Can Sound Healing Help?

I attended a memorial for the victims of the October 7 Hamas attack last night, and it was REALLY good to be with community and feel the ripples of pain and prayers and hope for peace.

It’s easy to become numb and overwhelmed by the staggering numbers and each human being’s story is so… human. Shutting down is an evolutionary efficiency mechanism to enable us to survive, and I forgive myself that luxury sometimes.*

Right now I have friends, students, and friends of friends who died at Nova, who have fled Gaza, Northern Israel, and Lebanon, who are...

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Learn Wahe Guru, a Powerful Sikh Healing Mantra, with Punnu Wasu

I had the honor of sitting down with Punnu Wasu, an incredibly talented musician and spiritual teacher from Hyderabad, India. His journey through music, yoga, and mantra chanting has touched countless lives, and his insights provide a unique perspective on how these ancient practices can awaken peace and joy within ourselves.

Exploring the Healing Power of Mantras: an Interview with Punnu Wasu

Punu’s connection with music began at a very young age, learning Kirtan from his father at the age of five and later diving into Hindustani classical music. Throughout...

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Mantra saved my life: Suicide prevention sound therapy

The only reason I travel!

Outside of Frankfurt today someone threw themselves in front of a train.
So I’m an hour late to my destination.

Or a decade late, if we might have had a chance to help them feel connection, hope, empowerment, and that warm feeling of okay-ness that spreads from within… when the mantra sounds are tuned in to listening sensory pleasure and the voice vibration is massaging the heart.

Travelling is tiring and can be overwhelming. There’s nothing in the world I really want to see, no food I really want to taste.
But people, I want...

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What defines "Sacred Sound"? What's the best way to start?

The other day I got this question What defines "Sacred Sound"? in an interview and I LOVE IT.
 
For me, there is no sacred sound unless there is a connection to the spacious awareness of listening. To achieve this, one must have a sense of presence, awareness, and self-connection. The wonder and curiosity of deep listening, central to the practice of nada yoga, are essential to reaching this state.

When asked about the best way to start or the most powerful approach, I believe cultivating listening is something anyone can do.

Listening awareness is Sacred...

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Sound Yoga Therapy: Interview with Anandra

Recently I had the pleasure of doing a video interview with Daniel Aaron from The Art of Vibrant Living, and we got into some wonderful topics.

Sound and Mantra Therapy Conversation Topics:

  • Sound yoga therapy and nervous system self-regulation
  • Sound and music as a path of self-expression vs. sound as self-inquiry
  • Defining the interoceptive approach to sound yoga therapy, mantra therapy
  • What's the most interesting, powerful, effective way of using sound or being with sound for transformation...
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Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe for Singer's Vocal Health

 

Melt in your mouth fudgy brownies that are dairy-free, sugar-free (almost) & gluten -free & oil-free!

If you know me, you know I love to bake!
I am mostly plant-based, gluten free, and I don’t like to eat very much sugar or dairy because I try to keep inflammation down. (I feel better when I don't and my voice is MUCH clearer and more resonant to practice nāda yoga with!) My boyfriend should avoid saturated fats (for heart health), and I like to bake…
So my latest experiment has blown my mind with how “more-ish” it is (my favorite...

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What are Grads doing now? 500-Hour Advanced Sound & Mantra Training Course

Explore the profound impact of our 500-hour sound yoga training course through the incredible journeys of our graduates. From teaching worldwide retreats to conducting groundbreaking research in sound medicine, discover how you can unlock your potential and make a lasting impact.

What Graduates of Our 200/500 Heart of Sound Teacher Training Are Doing Now:

Teaching Worldwide Retreats - Graduates are teaching mantra & nāda yoga retreats globally, and the best part? These count towards contact hours for your Sound Healing Yoga 200HR TT!


Private Sound...

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10 Key Features that Define a Revolutionary Sound & Mantra Training

Not all sound healing and mantra trainings are alike! There's something for everyone in ALL of the bhakti yoga trainings, kirtan leadership courses, mantra teacher trainings, etc. but since this is our 10 year anniversary of creating the world's first and only 200HR yoga teacher training school focused entirely on the transformative power of sound, we're celebrating!

Here are 10 key features that make our Advanced Sound Training Course a one-of-a-kind, visionary evolution:

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Reverent and Devotional:
We go beyond trends, offering a reverent and devotional...

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Panchakarma in India: The Best Packing List for Ayurvedic Treatments

I’ve done pancha karma in India several times over the past 15 years.

Some of the most common questions I get from people who want to learn nada yoga and mantra with me -- and from friends/family who know I've been visiting India for 25 years and have gotten several panchakarma Ayurveda treatments in India and countless Ayurvedic massages -- are: 
"Where should I go for panchakarma?"
"What is panchakarma in India like"
"How do I prepare? What should I bring for panchakarma in India"

Yes, people ask me about where to study mantra and nāda yoga in India,...

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