Sanskrit Studies with Manorama

I AM AKASHA Tour 2009 Spring Newsletter: Tapah Svadhyaya Ishvara
Spring Events The lovely Spring is here! Check out what's on the boards for the I AM AKASHA TOUR... At the end of March, the nine day Durga festival, known as Navaratri (March 27th through April 3rd) is happening. During the first weekend in April, we head	Photo Sean Knowles c2009
out west to the eclectic and heartfelt Bhakti Shop in Portland, Oregon, for a weekend of Gita & Sanskrit immersion. April 10th & 11th we zoom to Jennifer Kohl's Lotus Yoga in Montclair, NJ, for a Sanskrit Studies Level 2 workshop. If you've always wanted to join Sanskrit Studies level 2 now is the time. Jennifer Kohl does an enormous service to humanity with Lotus Yoga's many outreach programs that help empower dis-enfranchised people throughout the world through the teachings of Yoga and Buddhism. In May, Sanskrit Studies heads to OMEGA twice: The first time is for the Jivamukti Yoga School's fabulous teacher's training program. where we will immerse in the blessings of Sanskrit, as a dynamic and living language (May 4th & 5th). Then Sanskrit Studies travels back to Lotus Yoga in Montclair, NJ, for a one-day workshop focusing on the Upanishads (May 9th). After that we are off to the Dallas Yoga Center in Dallas, TX, May 17th & 18th for Harmony & Devotion workshop. Dallas Yoga is David Sunshine's beautiful school of Yoga. During that weekend we will immerse in the juice and elegance of the Bhagavad Gita. We wrap up May and journey forward into June with a Five day Inner Warrior, Bhagavad Gita Retreat up at OMEGA, May 31st through June 5th. Satsang The whole months of April, May & June we have weekly Satsangs happening around NYC. Each event is focused on a set topic. At the programs, we look at how the topic relates with our daily life, the teachings of Yoga, Meditation, Tantra, Sanskrit and Chanting. Join Sanskrit Studies this Spring and see why so many people are being transformed by Sanskrit and the Path of Luminous Shabda! Hop on the train and see for yourself how Sanskrit is a living tradition that unlocks the mysteries of life. Tapah Svadhyaya Ishvara This spring let's engage the light!

Question & Answer: Saraswati, Japa & Mala

Question: What does it mean to invoke Saraswati's mala?

Manorama: Saraswati Devi represents creativity, language, art, music and the endless stream of wisdom. Japa is a practice that often gets used with a mala. Japa means to repeat the chant in endless succession until you become one with its meaning. The practice of chanting using a japa mala helps one keep track of the number of repetitions one says by counting each bead as one utters the mantra. The aim with a japa mala is to complete 108 reptitions of the mantra, which is the full mala... [read more]

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I AM AKASHA TOUR 2009

Upcoming Spring 2009 Workshops

Apr 3rd-5th | Bhakti Yoga, Portland OR

Meditation & Satsang (Fri)

Intro to Sanskrit (Sat)

Intro to Warrior Within (Sun)

Apr 10th-11th | Lotus Yoga, Montclair NJ

Sanskrit LeveL II (Sat/Sun)

Apr 28th | Jivamuki Yoga School, NYC

Gayatri Devi (TuE)