This workshop series on Sound and Music as a modality of health and integrated wellbeing is based on ancient teachings and wisdom, drawing from classical texts on yoga as well as validated scientific practices.
In today’s world with its varied stresses and demands, developing better connections to our own mind and body is vital to maintain good health and longevity. Sound is a timeless tool that allows us to connect with our body, breath and mind – to release stresses from the body, to deepen our breath and also work with our mind to create stable and healthy emotional patterns.
These workshops offer unique perspectives and practices that combine traditional Yoga practices with classical Indian music and Vedic mantras. Meant to be a transformative program, all areas of learning will be accompanied by theory as well as practice enabling students to immediately integrate the wisdom into their daily life as well as teaching.
This program is suitable for both yoga students and teachers and is open to anyone who is interested in working deeper on the aspects of Yoga, Sound and Music. No prior Sound or Yoga experience required.
This program is for you if
- You would like to infuse your practice and teaching with Breath and Sound based tools and practices
- You would like to learn to use your own voice for meditation and use Sound as a tool for personal transformation
- You would like to gain an authentic understanding about the links in ancient Yoga, music and mantra texts, integrating them into daily life practices
- You are interested in Chanting, Vedic phonetics and Sanskrit
Program Contents
This is a special series of 2 one-day workshops. Each day can be attended independently. All areas of learning will have accompanying course materials and will be supported by exercises and practice.
Course contents
Workshop 1: 21 October 2022, Friday; 8:30am to 4pm
The three Agnis
- The 3 important Agnis
- Using Sound to work on Agni
- Mantra for Agni
- Asana practice with focus on Jataragni
Sound and hormones
- Music and the brain
- Voice and Self Identity
- Using Sound for stress release
Vagus nerve
- Interoception – Sound and the nervous system
- Sound & Deep breathing for the Vagus
- Parasympathetic activation
The Sabda shastras
- Varnatmakam
- Panini ashtadhyayi sutras & pronunciations
- Abhyantara and Bahya Prayatna
Kriya Yoga with Mantras
- Tapas in Asana
- Svadhyaya – journeying inside
- Isvara Pranidhana mantras
Pranavam or OM
- Understanding OM
- Isvara pranidhana with OM
- Mantras from the Taitiriya Upanishad
Bhavas
- Bhavam and Svaram
- Pitch and emotions
- Satvika Bhavas
- Positive psychology practices
Workshop 2: 22 October 2022, Saturday; 8:30am to 4pm
Ekatanam
- Steadiness & Stillness with Sound
- Sabdam & Bhavam
- Perfect speech & Steady mind
Intricacies of Vedic chanting
- Rules of Vedic chanting
- The purpose – Apramadam
- Methodologies of Padam, Kramam, Jatai, Ghanam
Prana Bhavanas
- Hatha Yoga is Pranayama
- Prana sancara Bhavana
- Prana Agni Bhavana
- Mantras on the 5 Pranas
Pranayama and Mantras
- Definition of Pranayama with Gayathri mantra
- Combining mantras into Pranayama
- Uchaih Upamsu Manasikam
Suryanamaskaram
- The concept of Sun salutation
- Suryanamaskara mantras
- Vinyasas with mantras
Ragarasabhavam
- Bhavas and Rasas
- Ragas – Scales and emotions
- Shanta rasam
- Vedic Shanti Patam
The Svastha mantra Pathway
- Key mantras for practice
- Integrating into daily life
Location:
Goodman Arts Centre
90, Goodman road
Singapore – 439053
To register:
Please fill out form below:
Limited enrollments in each workshop.
For more details, contact: nitya@svastha.net
Fees
Each one day workshop – $225 SGD
Payment can be made via Paynow or Bank transfer
Details available in the form
Faculty
Nitya Mohan, daughter of A. G. Mohan and Indra Mohan, is the director of the Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda training programs in Singapore. She has been teaching for over 28 years. She holds a degree in music and is an exponent of Sanskrit and Vedic chanting. She has taught seminars, trained teachers and performed all over the world including US, Europe, Australia & Asia. She is an exceptional singer hailed for her purity of voice. In her holistic teaching, she blends together a unique combination of classical Yoga, Music, Mantras and Sanskrit.
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