New students in the program will start with the first module of the Mantra Track.

Please be sure to read the overview of the curriculum first!

MANTRA MODULE 1: BEGINNER PACKAGE MANTRA 1 (VIDEO CLIP): SANSKRIT STUDY MUSIC MODULE 1 BEGINNER PACKAGE MUSIC TRACK VIDEO

MANTRA MODULE 1: BEGINNER PACKAGE   MANTRA MODULE 1 (BEGINNER)  DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES   This is the opening module for the Mantra Track at the Beginner Level and the required module for students beginning this program. The learning materials include 25 power-packed video learning segments on a specially prepared 2-hour learning DVD + another 1 hour presentation on the role of mantra within the context of The Yoga of Sound with guided meditations on chanting offered as bonus content. The package also comes with a 50-page instruction booklet and Sanskrit letter writing worksheets.    Also included are all shipping and handling costs and 2 full months of Internet based support directly with the instructor.   CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION: an in-depth introduction to Sanskrit as a language of energy and transformation an extensive exploration of the 16 vowels of the Sanskrit alphabet an understanding of their therapeutic and mystical significance knowledge of how to use these sounds in powerful meditations an elaborate throat chakra awakening audio-visual meditation how to write these vowel sounds in a yogic calligraphy meditation the way to pronounce them when represented in English transliteration conclusion on two approaches to studying Sanskrit: mystical and scholarly    MANTRA 1 (VIDEO CLIP): SANSKRIT STUDY MUSIC MODULE 1 BEGINNER PACKAGE   MUSIC MODULE 1 (BEGINNER)   DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES   Your cost covers all shipping and handling in addition to … receiving two months of Internet support from the instructor, and, a learning package containing 3 audio CDs (totaling approximately 3 hours)  and a 50 page workbook (see detailed descriptions below).   DISC 1: THE VOICE AS A SPIRITUAL TOOL (14 tracks, 60 min) DISC 2: DEVELOPING VOCAL CONTROL (16 TRACK, 60 MINUTES) DISC 3: SEVEN DRONES FOR SEVEN CHAKRAS (7 tracks, 60 minutes) WORKBOOK: (50 PAGES INCLUDING JOURNAL WORKSHEETS)    DISC 1: THE VOICE AS A SPIRITUAL TOOL (14 Tracks, 60 minutes)   The purpose of this disc is to help you understand the role of the voice in spiritual practice and to help you get started at the most elementary level. It consist of the following:   PART 1: SHORT INSPIRATIONAL TALKS TRACK 1: The Voice as a Vehicle of Self-knowledge. Understanding the Yoga of Sound as a practice in which we observe the tones in our voice and know ourselves through our voices. TRACK 2: Accepting the Sound of our Voice. This is the first step in claiming the scope of power available to us through our voice. TRACK 3: Anatomy of a Tone. In understanding how a tone is constructed, we can claim our ability to participate in the divine powers of creation, sustenance, and dissolution.   PART 2: VOCAL TONING EXERCISES Next, we work with our voice in a very simple and therapeutic manner, namely through “toning”, which is a healing practice. TRACKS 4, 5. 6 and 7: Toning the vowels TRACK 8: Exploring the Personalities of the Vowels through TRACK 9: Dance of the vowels: combining the vowels with movement   PART 3: CHANTING MANTRAS Tracks 10 through 14: Here, we learn to combine our knowledge of vowels and consonants with tonal structures that modify our consciousnesses. You can apply the tonal techniques you learn to any mantra. Even though you may not be musical, a simple visual tone grid helps you see when to raise or lower a syllable to create tones in your chanting. This is a simple process. Additionally, you will find that these tonal variations naturally lead you into a meditative state, or at the very least relax your body and help calm your mind.     DISC 2: DEVELOPING VOCAL CONTROL (16 Tracks, 60 minutes)   The purpose of this disc is to help you develop the fundamentals of vocal control. Our voice reflects the conditions of our spirit. All spiritual work pertaining to our voice, therefore, has a direct bearing upon our spirit. Vocal training in the Hindu and Sufi builds upon such an understanding, which is why it is a form of “yoga” and “mysticism” in these traditions.   We focus on three key components at this stage: pitch, stability, and resolution. These components are crucial as we start to develop our voice within the context of spiritual transformation, and will remain with us for the rest of our lives as we continue to work with sound as a yoga path.   You are taught … ·         the basic, melodic notation in the system of South Indian classical music ·         the spiritual associations of these syllables and their sacred context ·         the diatonic scale in which a lot of popular music is composed ·         learn how to ascend and descend this scale as a way of yoga practice ·         learn how musical intervals are constructed on the piano ·         learn to chant using the accompaniment of the drone   DISC 3: SEVEN DRONES FOR SEVEN CHAKRAS  (7 tracks, 60 minutes)   This CD contains seven different drone backgrounds, each in a specific musical key. Use this to chant along with as well as to practice your lessons.  WORKBOOK AND WORKSHEETS  (50 pages including worksheets)   This workbook offers over 35 pages of detailed content in print, giving you context and background for all of the tracks featured on your audio CDs and many valuable suggestions on how to practice and train your voice spiritually. It also includes photographs of piano keyboards with easy to understand technical information to help you grasp the fundamentals of musical intervals, together with chart, grids and journal worksheets to monitor your progress.   MUSIC TRACK VIDEO

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