by Sophia French | Jul 28, 2026 | Veda Studies Teacher Community
Anna can’t explain why she feels so connected to Veda mantras, but she is convinced that she has to learn them and teach them. By Sophia Ann French Anna Zvizhinskaia has lived in Russia, Europe and the Middle East; she has visited over 30 countries, and in that...
by Sophia French | Jun 2, 2026 | Personal & community, Veda Studies Teacher Community
PHOTO credit: Kirti Kumari (Nicola’s profile picture above) In exploring sound and Indic philosophy through art and music, Nicola discovered an underlying silence, and in that quietude, she found the essence of spirituality. By Sophia Ann French Nicola teaches a...
by Sophia French | May 20, 2026 | Personal & community, Veda Studies Teacher Community
Reciting mantras showed Graziella the difference between how perfection is defined in music and the perfection required for reciting Veda. By Sophia Ann French Germany-based Graziella Schazad is a multi-instrumentalist, performing artist and workshop facilitator...
by Sophia French | May 11, 2026 | Personal & community, Veda Studies Teacher Community
Sasha has been studying Indic Knowledge Systems since she was 16 years old and feels that studying Veda is finally integrating all her knowledge and tying it together. By Sophia Ann French “I’ve been in love with India ever since the day I stepped into India...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | May 8, 2026 | Guest Lectures, Personal & community, Veda Studies Teacher Community
In our tradition, the path of a teacher is also the path of a student. The Taittirīya Upaniṣad pairs the two as a single obligation: svādhyāya-pravacanābhyāṁ na pramaditavyam, do not neglect study and teaching. Neither one closes once the other has begun. To teach...
