with Laura Frank

Saturdays 12:10-1:10pm
Chakras & Bija Mantras June 14- August 16

*7 classes led by Laura and 3 community practice hours, see schedule below*

Have you forgotten?  Your voice is mighty!  We chant and sing to bring ourselves back to life, to remember our true nature, to grieve, to praise, to connect, to release.  And do it all with honor.  We chant as an offering or a plea or to heart-fully celebrate another day where we find breath in our lungs once again! 
 
Mantra and song are powerful technologies for healing and spiritual practice in nearly every culture around the world. Group chanting can help to widen our perceptions beyond the limits of the egoic mind, open the heart and enter into a group meditation or prayer. In our time together we seek to connect and transform pain and anxiety into medicine and fortification for ourselves and all beings. In each series we will focus on a few different mantras and/or bhajans so there is adequate time to fully learn and explore their richness.

This series focuses on Bija or seed mantras.  Bija mantras are  short, single-syllable sounds, often in Sanskrit that are said to contain the essence or power of a deity or a specific energy. We will learn and deeply practice the Bija mantras that are used to activate and balance the chakras as well as some other uplifting bija mantras that connect us with various personalities of the divine.

This course will be presented in person.  Attendance at each gathering is encouraged but not required. 

 

All are welcome, especially those who feel blocked, injured or insecure in any matters relating to the throat chakra, communication or singing.

 

Please bring: a notebook, water and mala beads if you have them.

$108 for 10-week series
Inner Space members may use their membership or class package to attend.

7 classes and 3 community practice hours
Attendance at each gathering is encouraged but not required. 

Weekly Schedule
June 14: Muladhara / Root Chakra led by Laura
June 21: community led practice
June 28: Swadhisthana / Sacral Chakra led by Laura
July 5: community led practice
July 12: community led practice
July 19: Manipura / Solar Plexus Chakra led by Laura
July 26: Anahata / Heart Chakra led by Laura
August 2: Vishuddha / Throat Chakra led by Laura
August 9: Ajna / Third Eye Chakra led by Laura
August 16: Sahasrara / Crown Chakra led by Laura


HARI OM

 

artwork: India, Punjab Hills, Kangra late 1700s, artist unknown