Intensives
Concentrated programmes taught online, or hosted in person at your studio, school or centre. Each can be shortened, extended or adapted for the group in front of it.
उपासना
Level 1 · 22 hours | Level 2 · 24 hours
The complete chanting programme taught intensively — Sanskrit phonetics, the six rules of the Taittirīya Upaniṣad, the faults and virtues of a reciter, and in Level 2 the Vedic accents and the pāṭha system. Every chant is given in Devanāgarī, in transliteration and with its meaning.
Suited to: Yoga teachers, chanting students, teacher-training groups, temples and study circles.
संस्कृतम्
20 hours · over a weekend series or five weeks
A self-contained introduction built entirely around the vocabulary a yoga teacher actually uses — āsana names, the limbs of aṣṭāṅga, the vocabulary of the Yoga Sūtras and the Gītā. Script, pronunciation, grammar and reading, with worksheets throughout.
Suited to: Yoga schools, TTC programmes, studios and independent practitioners.
नादयोगः
One day · or a residential weekend
Sound as a path to inner awareness — nāda and śabda, mantra, breath, listening as a discipline, and contemplative sound practice. No musical training is required, and none is assumed.
Suited to: Retreat centres, meditation groups, yoga studios, wellness programmes.
कीर्तनम्
Half day · or an evening
Devotional singing together — traditional kīrtana with correct Sanskrit pronunciation, the meaning of what is sung, and simple rāga and tāla for group singing. Everybody sings; nobody performs.
Suited to: Communities, studios, festivals and gatherings of any size.
भगवद्गीता
Two days · or a six-session series
Selected verses from all eighteen chapters, chanted and construed — Karma, Jñāna, Bhakti and Dhyāna Yoga, the sthitaprajña, and the Gītā read as a practical philosophy rather than a devotional object.
Suited to: Philosophy circles, yoga teacher trainings, corporate and educational settings.
सङ्गीतम्
One day
Practical voice culturing drawn from traditional sādhakam and modern voice science — breath, śruti awareness, steadiness, range, agility and vocal health, with a graded set of exercises to take home.
Suited to: Singers, chanting teachers, yoga teachers who chant daily, anyone who uses the voice at length.
If you run a yoga school, a teacher training, a music circle, a retreat centre or a study group, any of these can be brought to you — online for a group anywhere in the world, or in person.
Whether you are entirely new to Sanskrit and Indian philosophy, or already have years of practice behind you, there is a way in. Send a message and we will find the right starting point together.