MICHELLE THOMPSON
Introduction to Vedic Mantra
Date : Saturday 16th August 2025
Time : 10.00am - 5.00pm
Location: The Little Blue Studio, Swindon
Price : £95
An introduction into Vedic Mantra through sounding and meditation. Learn how to pronounce and chant Sanskrit and chant according to an authentic lineage.
Suitable for anyone interested in sacred sounding, no experience is necessary.
Included
Sanskrit Alphabet
Learning Mantras
Sound and meditate on the Sanskrit alphabet and supporting philosophy
Learn a selection of mantras through traditional 'listen and repeat'
Understand Translation
How to read the diacritics (the squiggles) for practicing at home
Recitations Rules
Model for Learning
Learn the six rules of Vedic Mantra so you can improve your sounding
Use my simple model that you can apply to any mantra to unlock it
History and Philosophy
Overview the rules of veda chanting for deeper authenticity
The Session
Approaching veda mantra as a practitioner and not a scholar. Learning, sounding and meditation on various mantra including the Sanskrit alphabet, Gāyātrī, mantras to the universal self as well as other deities, all through a traditional listen and repeat process according to an authentic, living lineage.
Learning the 'prayer value' of the practice as we go we'll also spend some time learning the foundations sounding, the rules of recitation and how the squiggles in the text tell us the 'tune' of the mantra.
This will be a meditative, collective dive into vedic mantra and is designed for students and teacher of yoga or sacred sound or anyone interested holistic practices and curious in this subject. Not previous experience is necessary and those from all traditional are welcome.
An Introduction
Let me just start by saying that I love vedic mantra! Chanting is a deeply personal practice that connects you with the divine as yourself and the divine as qualities that you want to invoke. That being said it HAS NOT been an easy journey to sound with authenticity, clarity and reverence to the tradition. It cannot be learnt from a book and it is difficult to know where to start and what is correct.
In 2023 I completed a Vedic Teacher Training from a living lineage and authenticated by Indica. My aim is to combine this with all the tips and tricks I have developed over the years to make this accessible and uncomplicate the complex so that anyone can learn to sound with confidence. I look forward to sharing this amazing practice with you.