Satsangam: Vedic Threads
Deepen your understanding and inspiration in any Indian wisdom tradition by exploring the rivers of wisdom that merge with it
Vedic Threads is Satsangam’s signature offering, designed to immerse students in the interconnected context of Indian wisdom traditions. It delves into the shared concepts that weave through various Vedic disciplines, offering a deeper understanding of subjects like Ayurveda, yoga, and the arts. Through twice-monthly live sessions with world-class instructors and access to a robust video library, participants gain insight into how these traditions converge, enriching both their knowledge and their personal practice.
Join hosts Drs. Ramkumar and Claudia Welch, Navneet Raman, world-class instructors, and sincere, curious participants from all over the world for intimate, enlightening conversations around these sorts of topics in this twice-monthly, live, online Vedic Threads membership and receive access to over 100 hours of past sessions. Together we’ll learn more about the cultural, scientific and philosophical context from and in which Indian knowledge systems like yoga and Ayurveda exist.
Abhinavagupta & Lal Ded (Lalleshvari)
Mystic Poets in Daily Life
Rose Baudin (Facilitator)
Animal, Plant and Agricultural Ayurveda
Sanjeev Kumar Kulangara (Facilitator)
Balancing Bhakti and Bonding
Kabir’s couplets for spiritual living.
Shree Singh (Facilitator)
Bhāva & Bhāvana
Inner and Outer Expression of Emotion
Simran Lal (Facilitator)
Dharma within Sanātana Dharma
Eternal Duty in Service and Life
Hanuman Dass (Facilitator)
Embodied Bhakti: Exploring Rāsalīlā from Tradition to Performance
Exploring Rāsalīlā from Tradition to Performance
Vishnupriya Goswami (Facilitator)
Exploring rasa in Daily Life
Dr. Shubham Kulkarni (Facilitator)
Exploring Vāyu, Bhāva and Rasa Through Performance
Kapila Venu (Facilitator)
How Jyotish Empowers Self-Realization in Personal Art Forms
Sudhir Pandey (Facilitator)
How Prāṇāyāma affects mind for Sattvāvajaya
Robert Moses (Facilitator)
Insights on Kullhad Economy
Ajay Chaturvedi (Facilitator)
Introduction to Vāstu Śāstra
Radha Sharan Das (Facilitator)
Itihāsa (History)
The Role of Storytelling in Modern Times
Fred Smith (Facilitator)
Kalā, Rasa and Rasika
The Arts & The Lovers
Navneet Raman (Facilitator)
KĀLA: The Power, Perception, and Politics of Time
The Power, Perception, and Politics of Time
Ajay Chaturvedi (Facilitator)
Mantra through Vedic Chanting vs. Kirtan
Nina Rao (Facilitator)
Mushti to Shanti
Exploring Rāsalīlā from Tradition to Performance
Vishnupriya Goswami (Facilitator)
Naada for Shanti
Wisdom of Gandharva Veda
Dr. Shubham Kulkarni (Facilitator)
Pañca Mahā Yajña
5 Major Sacrifices
Vijayalakshmi Vijayakumar (Facilitator)
Prāṇa vs Śakti
Dr N.Gopalakrishnan (Facilitator)
Prāṇa, the Mind and Haṭha Yoga
Scott Blossom (Facilitator)
Rāga Cikitsa
Desire as Cause or Cure of Disease?
Dr. Shubham Kulkarni (Facilitator)
Rāga, Remedies & Constellations
Allison Dennis (Facilitator)
Rasa to Ānanda
A Satsaṅga on the Journey from Head to Heart
Navneet Raman (Facilitator)
Śakti & Śri Vidya
Dr. Rishi Manivannan (Facilitator)
Saṅkalpa
The Role of Intent in Medicine and Life
Dr. Devraj Vignesh (Facilitator)
Sattvāvajaya
Healing Trauma with Yoga and Ayurveda
Arun Deva (Facilitator)
Tabla & The Divine
Thomas Eder (Facilitator)
Tāla
Rhythmic Measure in Art, Architecture, Music and Dance
Drdha Vrata Gorrick (Facilitator)
The Heart & The Mind
Neha Tiwari (Facilitator)
The Role Of Paramparā & Dṛṣṭi In Education
Dr. Anuradha Choudry (Facilitator)
The yoga of the Pashupatis, one of the oldest yogic lineages.
Emma Balnaves (Facilitator)
Theyyam
Carrying the Deity
Pepita Seth (Facilitator)
Understanding Stotras
The wellspring of spiritual essence
Visalakshi Sankaran (Facilitator)
Understanding Trauma Through Saṃskāra, Vāsanā, and Prajñāparādha
Anjali Deva (Facilitator)
Unveiling the Mandapam
A Journey Through Tamil Nadu's Hidden Heritage
Amar Ramesh (Facilitator)
Varna
Shifting Colour over the Course of a Lifetime
Drs. Ramkumar & Claudia Welch (Facilitator)
Vedānta in Daily Life
Prem Sadasivananda (Facilitator)
Course Structure & Cost
Structure:
Two 1.5 hour sessions each month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for about 90 minutes starting at 10:00am EDT / 7:00am PDT. Schedule details are available upon registration, on your main classroom page. Drs. Ramkumar and Claudia both intend to be present at all sessions and in many sessions we also enjoy the company of distinguished guest instructors. Each session relates to a “thread”–an idea, concept or subject that relates to, enhances or enriches our understanding of all Vedic knowledge systems. For each concept or subject, we plan to:
- Provide an overview of the concept or idea.
- Engage in a conversation–or multiple conversations–with sincere practitioners or students of various Vedic knowledge systems, to explore what the given concept means within the context of those knowledge systems.
- Allow time for questions, answers, discussion with class participants.
- Record each session for those who cannot attend live.
- Provide access to all previous Vedic Threads sessions for as long as you are a member of the course.
Cost: 35 USD/month. If you are in need of a discount, please contact us and let us know what you can pay and we can work with you.
