Rāga cikitsa: Music as therapy Part II.
Discussion with Dr. Shubham Kulkarni on the role of rāga (often translated as, “desire” or, “passion”) as both cause and cure of disease.
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March Sessions of Vedic Threads: Integration & Reflection with Drs. Ramkumar & Claudia
This session is scheduled to be time for reflection and integration with Drs. Ramkumar & Claudia. We are (barring surprises) reserving the sessions this month for connecting with participants and discussing the many rich sessions we’ve had in the previous months.
April Sessions of Vedic Threads: Kalā, Rasa and Rasika– The Arts & The Lovers; Navneet Raman
Navneet ji will explore with us an introduction to the kalās, how they are connected to, meaningful in and imbue the practicalities of life, and the importance—even urgency—of holding gently what he and others of his generation have been entrusted --and of sharing it with the next generation.
Vedic Remedies for Modern Spiritual Crises
Identifying, Navigating & Resolving Disequilibrium Through the Lens of Daivavyapāśraya (Treatment of Spiritual Maladies). Live event in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Join Drs. Ramkumar & Welch–hosts of Satsangam’s Vedic Threads membership course– with special guests Fred Smith, Josh Schrei, Scott Blossom, Emily Glaser and the rest of the Satsangam team, to explore these ideas in an informal, conversational event, grounded in movement.
May Sessions of Vedic Threads: The Heart & The Mind; Neha Tiwari & Laura Clarke Stelmok
In Indian wisdom traditions, the words for, “mind” (manas) and, “heart” (hṛdayam) seem interchangeable in certain contexts. And sometimes not. What are the differences and connections between the two? Why is this important or meaningful? Is the heart concurrently a physical, mental and energetic organ? Is the mind? In the first of the May sessions of Vedic Threads, linguist and lover of literature, culture, and knowledge Neha Tiwari has accepted an invitation to join Drs. Ramkumar and Claudia to explore a bit of Ayurveda, tantra and bhakti perspectives on these questions. In the second May session, Laura Clarke Stelmok has accepted an invitation to join the conversation and share a perspective the tradition of Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, a Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Order.
Yogic Threads: Relevance of Yoga & Ayurveda in Healing Trauma with Scott Blossom, Arun & Anjali Deva
This lively discussion will create a foundational framework for how these traditional healing practices can be woven together with the modern understanding of trauma to help us gain resilience in our lives.
Tāla: Rhythmic Measure in Art, Architecture, Music and Dance with Drdha Vrata Gorrick & Vinay Srinivasan
Tāla is a common term used across several kalās in India: music, dance, visual arts, and architecture. It can mean the span (of the palm), the floor (height) of a building and the musical beat (time measure). In this session of Vedic Threads, friends and colleagues– artist Drdha Vrata Gorrick and artist/dancer Vinay Srinivasan join Drs. Ramkumar and Claudia in this Vedic Threads session to share how tāla brings meaning as well as definition to their practice of their respective kalās.
