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Inclusive Yoga and Conscious Service with Seane Korn
Yoga teacher and social justice activist Seane KornĀ speaks on the power of collective action to transform the world we inhabit. Through her decades-long practice, she has cultivated the ability to stay present, grounded, and compassionate even in the face of injustice:
āI realized that I had developed through the practice of yoga skills that when I would get triggered, and I still get triggered, but in the moment when I feel the impulse of the injustice move through my bodyāwhich is personalāwhen I feel the rage, I am able to resource, feel my feet on the ground, br...
Om or Aum? How to Chant Primordial Sound for 14 Mantra Yoga Therapy Benefits!
Chanting OM in a yoga class or kīrtan is practically ubiquitous. Everyone chants OM all the time, it seems! It's certainly the most well-known mantra.
But are you one of those (many!) folks who shyly mumbles along,
not really sure what you're supposed to do or how you should be feeling?
Or are you one of those chant lovers who thrills at the chance to tune into this potent, primal sound and lets it ring through their bodies with full resonance before you dissolve back into spacious silence and peace, becoming fully attuned and aligned with your whole self in JUST. ONE...
Why Are Mantras Chanted 108 Times?
Have you ever wondered why mantras are traditionally repeated 108 times?Ā In all of my years of teaching Sanskrit mantra meditation to beginners and at workshops & festivals all over the world, this is one of my most common frequently asked questions. Normally, I just say that "it's traditional" because to delve into all of the reasons why mantras are changed 108 times is kinda nerdy, and to some people, kinda woo-woo! (And I like to keep things fact-based, evidence-based, and rational when I'm working with the therapeutic power of sound and mantra.)
However, to satisf...
Learn How to Pronounce Sacred Sanskrit Sounds for Mantra Meditation - A Sneak Peek into our Best-Selling Online Course!
Do you LOVE mantra, but feel unsure if you're pronouncing the Sanskrit correctly? Have you been waiting for a course that's juicy, embodied, fun, and easy?Ā
It was HARD to keep this sneak peek (below) šš½ to under 12 minutes,Ā since there are so many great learning resources we've put into place for our sound yoga trainees.
Learning Sacred Sanskrit Sounds will forever elevate your experience of mantra!
This One of a Kind Sanskrit Pronunciation Course Includes:
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20+ hours of video teaching with Anandra, a mix of live classroom teacher training footage and record
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Beginner Sanskrit Peace Mantras - Online Yoga of Sound Chant Experience
Each month Anandra offers a free, beginner-friendly, sound healing mantra chant experience. Here's a sweet medley of peace mantras...
Discover the power of beginner-friendly Sanskrit mantras and learn about nÄda yoga, sound healing training, and strengthening your listening, empathy, and peacemaking capacity. Experience the benefits of a sound-based practice for subtle body hygiene and gracefully navigate life's challenges.
In this beginner Sanskrit mantra chant experience, you will:
- Connect with a global community in a sound-based practice designed to nourish, re ...
How do I find the best nada yoga school in Rishikesh India?
SO many people ask me how to learn traditional nÄda yoga in India! There are a lot of confusing nada and mantra trainings out there, so I'll try to help you sort out what to look for. I went looking myself way back in 1997 and have gone down A LOT of unfruitful (even scary) roads before I found teachers I could trust, who led me on the mystical inner path of nada yoga!*
Unfortunately sexual misconduct by gurus is also all-too-common... almost every Western female who has gone to India to study nada yoga and mantra has a story (including me! several!)
So first of all,...
How do I find a good mantra teacher?
If youāre looking to learn Sanskrit mantra, I highly recommend studying with someone who reads and writes in Devanagari (the script of Sanskrit). Because the letter forms in Devanagari are different for different tongue placements and aspirated/non-aspirated letters, it would indicate that the teacher is making the distinctions.
At the least, youāll want to learn from someone who uses diacritical marks in the transliteration system when teaching (dots under and above certain consonants, and dashes above certain vowels, as in the example above). If youāre not sure whic...
Sanskrit, Mantra & Harmonium Resource List
After reading my free e-book on mantra yoga or taking one of my mantra courses, youāve probably decided you want to make precise Sanskrit a part of your chanting practice. Then what!? MOST of the mantra information online is frustratingly not accurate.
Here is a precious list of resources Iāve collected for you. Over the years this post has become a catch-all for other commonly asked questions, like "How do I type in transliterated Sanskrit?" and "What harmoniums do you recommend?" We'll keep updating it for you as we can.
SANSKRIT RESOURCES
Hereās a handy link to th...
3 Easy Steps to Better Sanskrit Mantra Pronunciation
If you don't know what you don't know, how can you learn?
This list is far from exhaustive, but can point you in the direction of learning more about mantras and their beautiful Sanskrit sounds. Since mispronunciation of mantra is widespread, the first step for most yogÄsana teachers, mantra lovers, and kÄ«rtan leaders is to learn where our own blind spots are.
I LOVE helping people learn Sanskrit pronunciation - not because I want to be the "Sanskrit Police" but because I want mantra lovers, sound healers, people offering sound bath trainings, and folks learning to l...
Tantra and Sound
Tantra as we practice it in the Heart of Sound community can be summed up like this:
Total Embrace of Life
The penetrating vibrations of sound-based practices help us uncover our hidden patterning that has kept us locked in a dualistic fight with life. If we have subscribed to the very common cultural beliefs that heaven is separate from earth, or that spirit is superior to the body, opening ourselves up to an all-embracing Tantrik view can be radically healing and transformative.
Our approach to sound-based practice arises from a core Tantrik belief:
Life (and ALL of its ...
