Sanskrit for Yogis
Introduction to Nada - The Yoga of Sacred Sound
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Sanskrit for Yogis™: Introduction to Nada - The Yoga of Sacred Sound We believe that Yoga practice should begin at the Source. And since Sanskrit is at the source of Yoga, we feel no Yoga teacher or committed student should be without access to the sacred language of Yoga. For centuries, learning to chant Sanskrit and feel its primordial sounds have been at the basis of the Vedic, Yoga, and Tantra traditions. That’s because of Sanskrit’s power to tone and strengthen the subtle nervous system, making the body, mind and spirit fit for the higher stages of Yoga. Until now, there were few opportunities for Yogis to learn the Sanskrit language in a way that benefits their practice. University classes often treat Sanskrit as a dead, classical language rather than a tool for Yoga. And for most Yogis, it’s impractical and difficult to seek out a traditional Sanskrit teacher in India for tutoring. Sanskrit for Yogis™ is a home-study course designed specifically for Yoga teachers and students to bring the consciousness awakening experience of Sanskrit to your practice and teaching. Following an easy, step-by-step method (based on the traditional Vedic style of call and response teaching), it includes state of the art learning tools that are convenient and time-saving to use: - A Comprehensive Guidebook and Workbook (includes Flashcards) - Downloadable Audio Instructional & Practice Files (Equivalent to 4 CDs) - Downloadable Computer Learning Tool Software in Adobe Flash (uses the Ganesha Yantra as a learning and pronunciation tool) - PLUS: Unlimited access to our online support community forum called Members Mandala.* (*All our students receive ongoing support through access to our unique Members Mandala online community where students of our Sanskrit program can interact in a forum, access additional Sanskrit support recordings and presentation materials that complement the course, and ask questions of Dr. Katyayani. Access to Members Mandala is unlimited and exclusive to Sanskrit for Yogis™ students.) After completing the Sanskrit for Yogis™ home study program, you’ll be able to: - Pronounce the 50 Sanskrit syllables perfectly (and all common Yoga terms in Sanskrit) - Read and write simple Sanskrit words in devanagari - Connect the Sanskrit sounds with the Anatomy of the Subtle Nervous System - Awaken and Enliven prana within the 7 Chakras with Sanskrit Meditation - Learn to chant in Sanskrit including Vedic chants and open to deeper experiences in Yoga
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Sanskrit for Yogis: Introduction to Nada — The Yoga of Sacred Sound offers a complete self-study course in the sacred language of Yoga including:
- a guidebook
- a workbook
- flashcards
- CD quality instructional audio downloads
and
- a software learning tool developed in Adobe(r) Flash
The course empowers Yoga teachers and students to pronounce, read, and chant Sanskrit with total competence, adding profound depth and knowledge to their practice.
The Sanskrit for Yogis: Guidebook explains the historical and scientific value of adding Sanskrit to Yoga practice, provides written lessons in correct pronunciation of the Sanskrit alphabet, describes the energizing effect of the Sanskrit syllables on the nervous system, and gives detailed instruction in the art of Sanskrit chanting for Yoga.
The Sanskrit for Yogis: Workbook supplements the guidebook lessons with easy exercises and flashcards to aid mastery of precise pronunciation, reading, and writing the Sanskrit alphabet in devanagari script and English transliteration. A software learning tool developed in Adobe(r) Flash employs the ancient Ganesha Yantra as an added learning tool to facilitate practice with the Sanskrit syllables and demonstrate the sacred form of Nada.
The Sanskrit for Yogis: CD quality downloadable audios deliver a series of oral lessons to instruct Yoga students in traditional Sanskrit recitations using methods presently taught only in the ashrams of India. It presents the 16 vowel sounds together with the five classes of Sanskrit consonants as powerful mantras to open channels in the subtle body through the anatomy of speech. Three guided meditations infuse the body, mind, and spirit with the Sanskrit syllables, harmonizing each with the sacred sounds of nature. Finally, four Vedic chants integrate the proper pronunciation of Sanskrit and its resonant feeling in the body with precise rhythmic meter.
This traditional approach introduces the Vedic science of intonation and invocation, conveying the direct experience of Nada, the Yoga of Sacred Sound.
About the Author
Yogini, Sanskrit scholar, and master teacher, Dr. Katyayani Poole, Ph.D. holds a
doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa
Barbara.
For the past 20 years, Katyayani has sustained a deep love for spiritual
wisdom. While living for five years in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, she
studied with saints and adepts from Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh
traditions. With her ability to communicate with people from all walks of
life, she serves as a cultural bridge, leading her students to feel their
own connection with the sacred paths of the world.
First introduced to Yoga at the age of three, Katyayani has never quenched
her thirst for knowledge and experience. While in India, she lived in
traditional ashrams where she learned the art of Vedic chanting that
complemented both her university education in Sanskrit and her Yoga
practice. Today Katyayani maintains a daily discipline of Yoga, meditation,
chanting, and study of sacred scriptures. A Sanskrit scholar and Jyotishi (Vedic Astrologer),
she runs a thriving coaching, mentoring and self-development Jyotisha practice,
runs live & online distance learning programs in Vedic Astrology, Sanskrit, and Vedic Studies, in the
Denver/Boulder, CO area, teaches Sanskrit Immersions and Advanced Yogic Studies workshops for Yoga
teacher training programs and hosts a live radio show "See You In The Stars" on Contact Talk Radio (www.contacttalkradio.com/hosts/katypoole.html)
Together Katyayani and her husband, Jeff Poole, created Shruti Institute for
Vedic Arts to offer online Jyotisha, Vedic Meditation, and Sanskrit courses on relevant topics for Yogis
(Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, etc.), and create
innovative courses designed to uncover Yoga's deep traditions.
Please visit them at www.ShrutiInstitute.com or www.SanskritforYogis.com for information about upcoming classes and new products.