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10 Tips on How to Avoid Yoga Teacher Phishing Scams
Have any other yoga people gotten this (likely) phishing scam?Ā šĀ
(According to a conversation amongst my FB friends this is very common and a LOT of people have lost real money on it!)
Read on to see how it came to me, and learn to spot a wellness industry targeted phishing scam before you get trapped in it.
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Dear Anandra,
Apologies for the late reply. I was recently on a business trip.
I'm interested in booking private yoga sessions for my sons, Dennis (18) and Lukas (20). They are both amateur footballers, and I came across your profile as you specialize in y...
Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe for Singer's Vocal Health
Melt in your mouth fudgy brownies that are dairy-free, sugar-free (almost) & gluten -free & oil-free!
If you know me, you know I love to bake!
I am mostly plant-based, gluten free, and I donāt like to eat very much sugar or dairy because I try to keep inflammation down. (I feel better when I don't and my voice is MUCH clearer and more resonant to practice nÄda yoga with!) My boyfriend should avoid saturated fats (for heart health), and I like to bakeā¦
So my latest experiment has blown my mind with how āmore-ishā it is (my favorite Aussie synonym for āyummyā meaning you...
A mantra and nada yoga chant retreat on Kaua'i is for you ifā¦
Calling all chant lovers!
Weāre gathering on Kauaāi, my home island of 27 years, to retreat into the Heart of Sound.
This retreat is for you if:
š you feel like youāve lost touch with what it feels like to be perfectly tuned and in a good rhythmic flow
š you want to reconnect with your love of sound, music, mantra and singing for your pleasure (not for anyone else)
š thereās a dissonant gap between your potential and the life youāre living, and you want to bring it into harmony
š you crave a space and time for yourself to listen deeply to your heart, to hear clearly wh...
The more you know, the more you know you donāt knowā¦
The more you know, the more you know you donāt knowā¦Ā
Is there any realm in which this is not true?
People.
The longer you know someone, the more you realize that you have no idea what is really going on for them deep inside. They hold multitudes of mysteries, complex trauma, perceptual, differences, patterns, and habits built on foundations that you can never understand fully, because you have not lived at yourself.
Mantra.
Are used to think that learning how to chant, more mantras, sing more songs, do more complex, and longer chance meant that I knew more, and h...
Is it OK to mix mantras? Do we risk cultural appropriation or misuse of mantra?
For chant leaders and mantra recording artists, the question of mixing mantras for chanting is one that has intrigued many, prompting inquiries about the permissibility of blending deities and languages in spiritual practice. For some, the idea of combining "oį¹ namaįø„ ÅivÄya" with "wahe guru" in a single chant may feel intuitively right, but is it ethically sound? Let's delve into this complex topic, which I also cover in depth in my sound and mantra teacher training course.
Q. (From a graduate of our 500hr Sound & Mantra Training course who teaches mantra workshops ...
10 Educational Standards to Look For in Sound Healing & Mantra Trainings
Are you seeking sound healing training to enhance your practice or professional repertoire? Yay! There are hundreds of sound healing courses available, but not all are created equal!
(If you cringe when someone attends a weekend workshop and then calls themselves a certified sound healer, then the following month they have their own training certification course... this article is for you!)
Here are 10 things to look for in a sound and mantra training!
We've been to LOTS of them, and have addressed some of the common pitfalls and icks that sound healers and mantra l...
Is psychedelic therapy, microdosing mushrooms, or mantra meditation more effective for mental health?
A lot of people are looking for breakthrough in their mental health by using plant medicines, psychedelic therapies or microdosing mushrooms. But mantra meditation has been providing the same benefits for thousands of years, and current research confirms it.
Key benefits of mantra meditation vs. psychedelic therapies or microdosing mushrooms:
1. Mantra therapy is free. The mental health industry is HOT right now trying to push roll out psychedelic therapies into the market. It'll soon be a multi-billion dollar industry, because psychedelic therapies can cost tens of ...
Mantra Therapy for Chronic Anxiety, A Sound Bath for Pleasure and Joy
Ever wonder what it would feel like to calm your worries, anxieties, and fears using the sound of your own voice and the power of your own mind?
Whether itās you or someone you love who struggles with chronic anxiety, itās super helpful to remember that it changes our perceptual framework. (See PSA for Anxiety reel!)
When I figured this out, and started to get real friendly with my Vagus nerve with sound & mantra therapies, my cognitive scope widened and I no longer saw the world as out to get me.
Now it helps me remember to be compassionate when interacting with anxi...
Maha Shivaratri FAQ & Mantra Tutorial for Chant Lovers! (The best night of the year to experience Shiva mantras!
In proper transliteration: MahÄ ÅivarÄtri: The best night of the year to experience Åiva mantras!
And the ONLY night of the year that I can "party" all night long LOL! The sattvik wakefulness, clear-eyed, vibrant, meditative... is worth observing the holy night every year.
What is the meaning of MahÄÅivarÄtri?
Esoterically, it is said that during this night the "eye of Åiva" is neither open nor closed. Consciousness rests in a state of balanced awareness suspended between external expression (concealing grace) and internal absorption (revealing grace).
For the aspi...
Is it OM or AUM? Which is correct?
In my Sanskrit mantra workshops and sound healing yoga training coursesĀ around the world, one of the most common questions I hear is about the timeless mantra OM. It can be written in different ways, and there is a lot confusion about it, because different teachers like to share what has worked well for them, but they might not know the experience of others.
Especially with a mantra like OM, itās important to understand different perspectives and open ourselves up to the direct magical experience of the sound, rather than get limited by dogmatic ideas.
