by Sophia French | Mar 7, 2026 | Authors & translators, Personal & community
Melissa Townsend contemplates the meaning of Veda mantras by channelling her creative intuition onto her canvas. By Sophia Ann French Melissa Townsend is an independent scholar, artist, writer, teacher, long-time yoga practitioner, and she studies Veda recitation with...
by Sophia French | Feb 9, 2026 | Personal & community
Raphael Penholati is an anaesthesiologist and trained in medical school, but now chooses Āyurveda and Veda recitation to connect with, care for and heal people. By Sophia Ann French Brazil-based Raphael Penholati is very clear about one thing — being a happy human...
by Sophia French | Jan 30, 2026 | Personal & community
Lexa Chernin wants to teach Veda mantras to share the precious knowledge she has received and to help people recognise and find their voice. By Sophia Ann French The first time Lexa Chernin heard Sanskrit chanting, she thought it was yoga music, as she heard it at a...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Dec 31, 2025 | Personal & community
Dear friends, As this year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on how extraordinary it has been to walk this path with you. Veda Studies continues to be a space where sincere seekers gather to study, to chant, to contemplate — and, most importantly, to slowly...
by Sophia French | Nov 11, 2025 | Personal & community
In a court filled with duality and opinion, Susanne Huiberts’ job as an interpreter is to remain neutral. She finds that reciting Veda mantras helps her to stay equanimous and balanced. Susanne Huiberts was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, but moved to the East of the...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Oct 16, 2025 | Authors & translators, Personal & community, Uncategorized
Many in our Gāyatrī upāsana community will know the name Jean Le Mée, whose translation of the Gāyatrī mantra and his book Hymns from the Ṛg Veda opened the Veda to a wide modern readership with rare clarity and poetic depth. Let us bring our minds to rest inthe glory...
