In this talk, we will explore Vedic chanting through a brief tour of its vast and rich history and its unbroken, endearing tradition. We will also delve into a few of the basic rules of Vedic chanting. We will then learn to chant the exquisite Purusha Suktam from the Rig Veda - the oldest of the four Vedas.
As some aspects of Western yoga veer ever further from their South Asian roots (Beer Yoga, anyone?) there is more confusion than ever about which teachings are part of the Indian yoga traditions and which have a Western origin. The very best examples of this confusion center on Tantra and on Chak...
In this talk we'll cover some of the main reasons to study Sanskrit. We will discuss the differences between Eastern and Western approaches to learning the language and why it is helpful to integrate the two. It is also important to understand how many different possible translations there are fo...
Being in the “Power of Now” is skillfully accomplished with breath techniques offered in the Yogic, Tibetan Buddhist and Zen traditions. There are specific pranayama techniques that reduce thinking about the past and future to establish attention in the here and now. In this talk, we will uncover...
