by Shantala Sriramaiah | Jan 23, 2025 | Personal & community
And Prachi Deshpande’s advice to aspiring students of Veda recitation is to “take your time to ensure you recite each mantra correctly and understand its meaning…” By Sophia Ann French “If it is a mind, it can be liberated. It doesn’t matter what gender, race or...
by Sophia French | Dec 23, 2024 | Chanting practice, Personal & community, Uncategorized
Krupa compares reciting Veda to the work of Leonardo Da Vinci, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Salvador Dalí — you can’t experience any of them in a hurry. “Take your time to take them in,” advises Krupa… By Sophia Ann French The first time I heard Krupa recite Veda in an...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Dec 2, 2024 | Personal & community
The ancient city of Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is renowned for its architectural splendour and its significance as the heart of the Vijayanagara Empire. The Veda Studies Chanting Retreat in Hampi was an effort to honour the historical and living heritage of...
by Sophia French | Nov 14, 2024 | Personal & community
Philippines-based Paediatrician, Ashtanga Yoga Teacher and Veda Recitation practitioner, Eunice Cu, prescribes Veda recitation to maintain good health in our gross and subtle bodies… By Sophia Ann French “I found spirituality accidentally,” says Philippines-based...
by Sophia French | Nov 5, 2024 | Personal & community
Swami Prem Sadasivananda believes Vedic Sanskrit is the origin of everything and explains how creation came into being with Om. The Sanskrit alphabet is that sound split into 50 minor vibrations… By Sophia Ann French “This Sanskrit language is so intricate, the...
by Sophia French | Oct 30, 2024 | Personal & community
Leslie Freyberg has been a professional dancer for 18 years and likens reciting Veda to dance, saying she feels like her mouth dances when she recites mantras. By Sophia Ann French The Indica Veda Studies Teacher Training Programme 2024 ends in November, and at...
