sanskrit studies with manorama
10-14 June, 2020
SATSANG, MEDITATION AND FIRE CEREMONY
Wednesday, 10 June, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
We are thrilled to welcome our esteemed teacher Manorama for a spiritually uplifting evening of Satsang that includes a Vedic fire ceremony, chanting and meditation.
Manorama will share Luminous Soul teachings, mantras and stories to support yogic clarity, connection in life. No experience necessary, just an open heart.
Cost: $50 by 1 June, $60 after
SANSKRIT STUDIES METHOD: SANSKRIT MODULE 1
Thursday & Friday, 11-12 June, 11:30-3:30PM
Module 1 is an immersion into to Sanskrit and gives students the ability to work confidently with mantras and to live alongside yogic principles. Learn the language of yoga, mantra, and meditation. This course is appropriate for all students, yoga teachers and anyone interested in deepen their practice of self through chanting, Sanskrit & yoga.
In this course students learn to:
Develop insight into the unique relationship between breath and sound, which is energy and consciousness.
Practice meditation and the yoga of sound to soothe the mind and return it to a natural energized state of tranquility.
Understand how and why Sanskrit sounds are energetically healing.
Experience the harmonious circularity of Sanskrit sounds.
Elements of the course include:
Learning proper pronunciation of Sanskrit through study of the five mouth positions.
Developing understanding of breath patterns and how to work with them in mantras.
Develop a practice of silent conscious listening.
Introduction to select Mantras, practice of meditation and discovery of key elements in the yoga of sound.
This course (8 hours) is part of our Dig Deeper Yoga Studies (DDYS) 200-hour Teacher Training. Light homework exercises will help support the course material.
Cost: AUD$330 by 1 June, AUD$360 after
MANTRA YOGA WORKSHOP
Saturday & Sunday, 13–14 June, 11:30-3:30PM
*Pre-requisite: Sanskrit Module 1 and/or Online Sanskrit Studies
This course (8 hours) is part of our Dig Deeper Yoga Studies (DDYS) 200-hour Teacher Training. Light homework exercises will help support the course material.
Cost: AUD$330 by 1 June, AUD$360 after
Manorama evokes healing through the universal arts of language and conscious living. “Happiness,” she often says, “is the free flow of energy, and communication is energy. When we use our voices authentically and confidently, we create harmony between ourselves and others.” A renowned, highly respected teacher, Manorama offers Sanskrit Studies Methodprograms for yoga teacher trainings, as well as Luminous Soul Method trainings and retreats. She tours the globe, training students in the Sanskrit Studies Method and the Luminous Soul Method.
Through the Sanskrit Studies Method Manorama offers a direct, easy and joyful approach to learning Sanskrit, encouraging her students to focus on core principles of learning, the dynamic sound qualities of the language and it’s philosophical beauty. Grammar becomes fun and playful.
In the Luminous Soul Method students learn about the nine pillars, which will make your life rich with wisdom, understanding and joy. The Luminous Soul Method fuses sacred Eastern and Western philosophy and shows you how to integrate them into your everyday life.
Combining her earthly charm with a healthy dose of humor, Manorama guides students in bridging the ordinary with the spiritually sublime.
Yoga teachers and students alike treasure Manorama’s recordings on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, Learn to Chant Yoga Invocations and Learn to Pronounce Yoga Poses. Celebrated for her haunting melodies in chanting, and her precision in pronunciation, Manorama is featured on numerous albums, including Invocation (with Krishna Das and Ty Burhoe) and Wade Morisette’s, Maha Moha: The Great Delusion.
Manorama earned a B.A. in Film at Columbia University, where she also studied linguistics.