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Vedic Chanting for Beginners - Getting Started

June 4 - June 25  2026

Thursdays at 7pm EST 

Live Online

Ease into learning the ancient tradition of Vedic chanting for inner peace and spiritual growth.

Chanting in Sanskrit can seem intimidating at first. Vedic Chanting for Beginners is a live online 4-week course that gives a solid foundation, not only to chanting, but to the cultural context of the mantras that many Westerners may not be familiar with.

In this course, we'll review the sounds in the Sanskrit alphabet, the basic principles of Vedic chanting, and six foundational mantras that you can use to establish a strong personal chanting practice.

The week before each class, you'll receive a new module that includes:

  • practice recordings for the mantra we'll be working on
  • text and translation
  • cultural context related to the mantra

Class will meet once a week at 7pm EST on Thursdays 6/4 - 6/25

This class can also be taken asynchronous, as recordings will be available if you cannot attend live.

Each class will include:

  • Practicing sounds of the Sanskrit alphabet

  • Exploring a new foundational principle of Vedic Chanting

  • Learning a new mantra through the traditional practice of adhyāyanam, listening to small bits and repeating.

  • Translation, context and cultural context if the mantra.

  • Group practice

This class will include:

  • saha nāvavtu (peace mantra)
  • gāyatrī mantraḥ (mantra for clarity)
  • mahāmṛṭyuñjaya mantraḥ (mantra for health)
  • pūrṇamadaḥ mantraḥ (peace mantra)

 See below for recordings.

INVESTMENT $144

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Vedic Chanting for Beginners - Getting Started

  1. Introduction to Vedic Chanting

    5 lessons
    1. Welcome + Introduction - Dates/Zoom Link
    2. What is Vedic Chanting?
    3. Benefits of Chanting
    4. Foundational Principles of Chanting
    5. Chanting Text PDF

  2. Week 1

    6 lessons
    1. Varna - The Sounds of the Sanskrit Alphabet
    2. Sanskrit alphabet practice recording
    3. saha nāvavatu translation
    4. Mantra Practice - saha nāvavatu small bits
    5. Mantra Practice - saha nāvavatu full mantra
    6. Class 1 Recording

  3. Week 2

    6 lessons
    1. Svara - The Notes of Vedic Chanting
    2. gāyatrī mantraḥ translation
    3. Mantra Practice - gāyatrī mantraḥ small bits
    4. Mantra Practice - gāyatrī mantraḥ full mantra
    5. The Formula + Technology of a Gāyatrī Mantra
    6. Class 2 Recording

  4. Week 3

    6 lessons
    1. Balam - Controlling the Breath
    2. Mātrā - Duration of Sound
    3. pūrṇamadaḥ mantra translation
    4. Mantra Practice - pūrṇamadaḥ mantra small bits
    5. Mantra Practice - pūrṇamadaḥ full mantra
    6. Function of Śantiḥ Mantras

  5. Week 4

    6 lessons
    1. Sama - The Practice of Consistency
    2. Santanaḥ - Rules of Conjunction
    3. mahāmṛtyuñjaya translation
    4. Mantra Practice - mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantraḥ small bits
    5. Mantra Practice - mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantraḥ full mantra
    6. Japa Practice - Repetition of Mantra
saha nāvavtu
0:30
 
gāyatrī mantraḥ
0:25
 
pūrnamadaḥ mantraḥ
0:29
 
mahāmṛṭyuñjaya mantraḥ
0:26
 

This course is for you if:

  • You'd like a meditation practice that is different than trying to quiet the mind

  • You're a student of yoga or yoga teacher and would like to incorporate chanting into your daily practice

  • You'd like to learn a few simple mantras for greater well-being

  • You’d like to develop greater focus and concentration

  • You’re interested in Vedic culture and traditions

. No experience is necessary for this course.

Shannon W

"These practices are like the secret/hidden codes to override corrupt programs [in the mind]. Once you realize that you can access the code and re-write your own programs, you become the creator of your own reality."

Sheila C

I was not expecting to learn so much and thought at first that it was going to be too hard, but Sri Devi made learning easy and enjoyable. I loved learning to chant Vedic mantras and now know more about Sanskrit as well. Excellent course and excellent teacher. I’m very grateful to have taken this class.

Bristol P

"I am, EVERY DAY, feeling how these practices are the bedrock of my sanity. I chant them every morning on the way to work and it stops the stress chatter and I start to appreciate the beauty all around and I am able to start my day from a place of peace."

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$252.00 USD

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