Antar means "inner" and mouna "silence. This is the teaching and practice of Inner Silence. This practice is taken from the Bihar School of Yoga: Meditation from the Tantras. "In this practice one learns the inner working of the mind and how to get them under ones control. Through the practice of awareness of the inner noise one will truly come to know the voice of silence." Lecture/Practice

Join Yogini Shambhavi in exploring the traditional role of Sankalpa in Yoga practice and Integral healing. Discover and follow your highest motivation in life to fulfill your deepest wishes. Learn how to develop your inmost aspiration to manifest your yogic potential.

Harmonize the senses and mind is a main practice in these two traditions. You can expect to to leave this class with daily rituals that are easily added into your life that include dietary suggestions, daily cleansing and rejuvenating practices, exercise suggestions, yogic practices, and more. Free to Online members

The teachings of Yoga through the Yoga Sutras is primarily a psychology, an examination of the mind and consciousness, extending from the individual to the universal. Yet few students or even teachers of Yoga understand this.

Explore the inner teachings of Kundalini and the Chakras from a traditional Yoga background relative to prana, the subtle body, and the centrality of mantra and primal sound, which are seldom explained in depth. Topics extend to Ayurveda and the subtle aspects of Vata, Pitta and Kapha as Prana, Tejas and Ojas. We will outline traditional sadhanas for awakening the Kundalini and experiencing the Chakras, and the preparations and practices required relative to all eight limbs of Yoga. Essentially Kundalini is the Yoga Shakti that provides the higher energy necessary to sustain a higher awareness beyond the body and mind. The Chakras awakened by the Kundalini are cosmic energy centers, not merely centers of personal healing, which is but their outer function. For this we will follow the teachings of Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni, chief disciple of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, who explains these topics in detail in his profound mantric invocations. Kundalini and the Chakras are rooted in Tantric Shaivite and Shakta traditions of Hatha and Siddha Yoga as holding the keys to all yogic transformation. They are common in Kriya Yoga and Raja Yoga, extending to Yoga and Vedanta since the most ancient period under various names. Yet Kundalini and the Chakras have gained new modern meanings and applications that can be different or bring in physical concerns that may not reveal the yogic secrets involved. We will address how Kundalini has taken on these additional connotations and provide an indication of the older approaches that are still widely used in India today. We will present Kundalini and the Chakras relative my examination of traditional Sanskrit texts and association with major Yoga and Vedanta gurus in India over the last forty years, as well as my several books on the subject like Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses, Inner Tantric Yoga, and Shiva, the Lord of Yoga. Recorded on 4/25/2021

Soma is the energy of Ananda, peace, wellbeing and bliss on all levels of the universe and in the human being. From the healing powers of plants, the healing prana, natural sensory impressions, mantra and contemplation in the mind, to devotion and the yogic state of Samadhi or deep absorption, unity consciousness, Soma can be found in many forms and energies, yet following the same laws and ways of manifestation. We will explore the many layers of Soma in a practical way as Soma Ayurveda and Soma Yoga, from healing herbs to pranayama, mantra and meditation, for health, rejuvenation of body and mind, and connection with the universal forces of immortality. Recorded on Dec 6, 2020