Reflecting with David

AprTue 2010 Filed in: Reflecting With David

Yoga of Sound: A Two-Day Workshop

Event: Weekly Course: Mantra and Meditation
Where: The Open Center 22 East 30th St., Manhattan
When: Saturday and Sunday, April 24 - 25, 9:30-4:30
Phone: 212-219-2527

In India the use and knowledge of sacred sound has always been central to that culture’s highly advanced spirituality. This is evident in the power of Indian chant and music that is now so popular in the West. This workshop will explore how the use of sacred sounds can heal.

During the weekend students will be introduced to the broad scope of sound in the Indian tradition, with a special focus on understanding mantras (specially constructed sounds that function as “sonic pharmaceuticals&rdquo

; guidelines to mantra pronunciation (because the power of these sounds to affect our health and energy and that of others depends on precise tongue placement); and how musical intervals can produce changes in consciousness.

Russill Paul is a world-class musician and producer of the best-selling yoga chant albums, Shakti: Tantric Embrace and Nada: Awakening Spirit. He is also a renowned spiritual teacher and the author of The Yoga of Sound: Tapping the Hidden Power of Music and Chant and Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality. Russill combines years of monastic training in India as a Benedictine monk and yogi under Dom Bede Griffiths, with extensive studies in spirituality, mantra, and music. He teaches online through the Mystic Heart School of Transformation. www.russillpaul.com

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