Mantra Sanctuary - Nāda Yoga Meditation & Movement with Geeti & Gyan (8 & 15 Dec)

Uplift your vibration, still the mind and open your heart through the power of Mantra Yoga, Sound and Movement.

Experience tools to connect you with a sanctuary of peace and joy within.

No previous experience needed.

Geeti and Gyan are really excited to be sharing two evenings of Naada yoga which will harness the power of sound to settle your nervous system and find a deep connection and peace within.

Vocal Toning, Mantra, Movement, Kirtan, Silence and Music will be woven together in this signature class that many previous students have been nourished deeply by.

“Practising Nāda yoga with Geeti & Gyan has opened up so many treasures & is one of my most favourite things to do in my week. So blessed to receive the deep connection, softness healing openings each week. Thank you" (Athena).

WHAT IS NĀDA YOGA?

Nāda Yoga is a form of yoga that works with sound as a technique for bringing us into a state of unity and calm quickly. Mantra and music as a focus for meditation is a powerful and enjoyable way to bypass the busy mind and access a deep and nourishing stillness that resides within us all.​​

Through a variety of sound based practices based on the ancient Vedic tradition of mantra and the Indian classical music tradition we are able to refine our ability to listen deeply, to free our voices and expand our hearts so we may rest in a state of fullness and joy.

Kirtan is one form of Nāda Yoga (Yoga of sound) and Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of the heart) combining ancient sanskrit sounds (mantras) with melody and rhythm offered in dynamic call and response.

​Kirtan and mantra can help elevate our thoughts & emotions, purify and boost our energy and expand our awareness and can be practised by everyone, regardless of age or experience. No musical experience required, just a heart willing to sing, share and receive.​​​​​​​

“Thank you Geeti from the bottom of my heart. You inspired me to think differently yesterday. All my life I've believed and been told I can't sing in tune so don't bother. Now I will bother and listen with different ears guided by your experience that we can release our voice. How liberating and magical that thought feels" (Annette).

WHAT TYPE OF MOVEMENT WILL THERE BE?

Sound is movement and movement in life! When we tone or chant or sing, we are naturally vibrating our physical and emotional bodies and with this process it is natural that energy will want to flow and move through us to find balance and wholeness.

The movement aspect of the class will provide a beautiful opportunity to allow time and space for this expression to happen, to move from the inside out. This will be supported by live and improvised music and some gentle guidance.

I AM A COMPLETE BEGINNER WITH NĀDA YOGA. CAN I STILL COME?

Most certainly.
The practices will be guided carefully so that they will be accessible for those who are coming for the first time. The main thing is to have an open mind and willingness to emerge yourself in the experience.

WHAT WILL I EXPERIENCE AND TAKE HOME WITH ME?

*A simple and powerful vocal toning technique that will help settle your nervous system, enhance relaxation and release stress, bring focus and clarity, boost your immune system and energise and uplift you physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

*How to chant two Sanskrit Mantras that you can continue to practice at home. You will learn the correct pronunciation and specific meaning.

*An enhanced ability to listen deeply and connect with a source if inner stillness and peace.

* How to trust in your body and energy to move you from the inside out.

ABOUT GEETI & GYAN:

Geeti & Gyan are conscious music & movement facilitators who together offer an unique & soulful blend of Naada and Hatha Yoga, kirtan, sacred song, conscious dance & sound healing to open the heart and connect us with a nourishing source of stillness within.

Their passion is to help people connect, transform & find unity with themselves, each other & the universe through music, mantra & movement.

Geeti is a trained Nāda (sound) Yoga teacher and also a qualified Soul Motion conscious dance teacher and Kiryuho moving meditation teacher. 

​​​Geeti sings, plays harmonium, manjira, tanpura, Indian drums and Hang. Her devotional and joyful heart shines through her music and voice, allowing people to let go and surrender to uninhibited expression, and be filled with deep nourishment. Geeti teaches Nāda Yoga classes and workshops and is a core member of the Sydney-based Kirtan group ‘Sound Samadhi’ which gathers monthly.

Gyan is a trained Yoga Nidra and meditation teacher in the Satyananda style & a sound healer. His gift is to help deeply relax, uplift & connect people to the beauty of their inner world. 

He is a classically trained vocalist & multi-instrumentalist. He plays flute, guitar, piano, harmonium, harmonicas, sitar, tabla, percussion & hand pan. His tender, lyrical & ethereal soundscapes for sound healings & yoga nidra create an environment for deep peace, soul connection & healing.

Geeti and Gyan are now custodians of ‘Shanti Space’ in Brookvale, offering their own classes & workshops there, and inviting other facilitators and health practitioners to utilize the space. Their vision is to provide a heart-centred space that will be a sanctuary for many in these challenging times.

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"Sound and movement can touch places deep within us that words and thinking cannot reach. It is a precious portal through which we can travel, discover, explore, connect and transform ourselves and each other with creativity, joy and deep presence" (Geeti).

KEEPING YOU SAFE

To ensure the safety of all, Shanti Space and Geeti & Gyan have the following COVID protocol in place and we ask that you respect these guidelines:

1. Please bring your own cushion and blanket if you can. If you can’t please bring a cloth that you can put over one of the studio's bolsters.
2. Please remain 1.5 metres away from each other.
3. In the current circumstances we are asking that we contain the volume of our voices, so that it is no louder than how we would talk in a public place at this time (e.g. a restaurant).
4. You are of course welcome to wear a mask if you would like to and would feel more comfortable.

5. Please wash hands before and after the event (or use hand sanitizer provided at reception).

6. Please don’t come to the event if you have cold/cough or CV symptoms or been in any areas where cases have been reported. If in doubt go get tested.
Our teachers will not teach if they have a cough, cold or flu-like symptoms.

7. We are wiping shared surfaces regularly in the public areas.

8. NAMASTAY 1.5m Away: Please don’t gather in the Reception areas but cultivate spaciousness with others.

We look forward to sharing an evening of Naada Yoga, Movement and meditation to support each other at this time. This will be a precious time to connect, feel, release, heal and uplift our spirit through the transformative power of mantra, music and meditation.

Blessings and love