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15 world renowned experts take you IN to the HEART of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion.
What is the Bhakti Yoga Summit?
The Bhakti Yoga Summit is a response to a call from the deep recesses of the womb of love. A love that doesn't expect anything including belief in return. An immersive, pervasive, expansive love.
It is said that in the Kali yuga (the current age) the easiest way to spiritual awakening is through the path of Bhakti Yoga, which includes the chanting of mantras.
Join me, Mirabelle as I speak to some of the most incredible experts in Bhakti Yoga from around the world.
Join me, Mirabelle as I speak to some of the most incredible experts in Bhakti Yoga from around the world.
15 world renowned experts speak about
- Bhakti in music and mantra
- Bhakti in asana (feeling bhakti in the body)
- Bhakti as embracing dharma
- The neuroscience of Bhakti
- Bhakti in the yogic scriptures
- Decolonizing Bhakti Yoga
- Bhakti in Ayurveda & Healing
and so much more........
What Bhakti yoga lovers have to say...
“I learned so much and bow deeply. I’ve watched many summits, been part of summits, hosted summits myself, and helped other spiritual business owners do their summits so I’ve “been around the block”... and this is one of my favorites!”
“This was such an honest and beautiful summit of love, acceptance and compassion….I am getting too high inside with all the love I am tasting.”
"It was very enlightening. I am new to Bhakti yoga and hearing about how important it it is to look for the right guidance it has been very meaningful and it will have an effect on the decisions I take in the future about who to listening or learn from. Thank you!"
Meet our fabulous Bhakti Summit Speakers
Dr. Graham Schweig
Bhakti from Knowledge to the Heart of Knowing
Susanna Barkataki
Honouring the Roots of Bhakti Yoga
Manish Vyas
Why Authenticity Matters
Prem Sadasivananda
Sanskrit: The Magical Lanugage of Bhakti
Tracee Stanley
Bhakti Yoga
Keeping it Simple
Shruthi Vishwanath
Feminism & Sensuality in Bhakti
Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy
Staying Grounded in Bhakti
Dr. Vivek Virani
Bhakti Music, Consciousness
and Bhakti as Social Reform
Gabriella Edwina "Gaeia"
Simplicity & Tapas in Bhakti
Nina Rao
Finding Peace with Bhakti from East to West
Zia Nath
Feeling Bhakti in the Body
Dr. Shirley Telles
The Neurobiology of Bhakti
Shankar Hemmady
Unexpected Journeys into Bhakti
From IT to BhakTI
From IT to BhakTI
Jesal Parikh
On "Bhaktiland" and equity in Bhakti
Dr. Manjunath Gururaj
Bhakti in the Scriptures & Ayurveda
Testimonials
“This was such an honest and beautiful conversation of love, acceptance and compassion….I am getting too high inside with all the love I am tasting.”
“This is a great gift. Bhakti itself, in the act of surrender….I was in tears so much of the time, and my longing just grew, or rather shifted.”
"I feel that more voices like yours and the rest of your guests must be heard to share the true essence of Bhakti culture, traditions & yoga practices. Thank you again for this endeavor & I can feel your love come through in the interviews."
Contents
A short welcome & how to navigate this collection
PreviewDay 1 : Manish Vyas : Why Authenticity Matters
Authenticity matters, not just as a matter of respect and preserving heritage, but also for mantra singing to give the amplitude of expansion and freedom it is designed to give. No one could be as qualified to speak on this than Manish Vyas, a maestro of Bhakti Yoga in its most traditional unadulterated sense. When the calling is this deep and the journey this intense you get raw honesty with compassion. This is one interview you don't want to miss!
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- The pillars of Bhakti Yoga
- The dangers of singing mantras incorrectly
- Bhakti as a "performance genre" of music
- Why authenticity matters
- His upcoming documentary on mantras
.... and much more
Day 1 : Susanna Barkataki : Honouring the Roots of Bhakti Yoga
To get the full experience of Bhakti yoga, honouring its roots by practicing it as the system it truly is, becomes very important. In this conversation, Susanna Barkataki, Author of Honor Yoga's Roots, founder of the pathbreaking "Honor {Don’t Appropriate} Yoga Summit and teacher of yoga teachers, shares how to transition into Bhakti yoga in the way of a living sadhana.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- How Bhakti Yoga is "practiced" in a white supremacist culture
- Tools and resources to bring Bhakti Yoga into your practice as a teacher and student
- Making Bhakti practical and modern while still practicing it authentically
- The place of tapas (rigour and discipline) in the flowering of Bhakti
.... and much more
Day 1 :Dr. Graham Schweig : Bhakti from Knowledge to the Heart of Knowing
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In this fascinating interview, Dr. Schweig shares the journey from Jnana yoga (the yoga of knowledge) to Bhakti Yoga. Dr. Schweig dropped out of school to study the Shastras, then got a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion, Harvard University, ThM in Religion, Harvard University, and MTS in Religion, Harvard University.
He has authored books on the Gita and Bhagavata Purana and is soon to publish a book on the Yoga Sutras. His book, Bhagavad Gītā: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song (HarperCollins), which has sold over 50,000 copies).
If you think head and heart can’t find a meeting ground, this interview will blow your mind and fill your heart. Dr. Schweig’s humour and sparkle will leave you asking for more.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- How the paths of Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga coalesce
- Bhakti in the Raas-Lila of Krishna and the Gopis
- The secret love song in the Bhagavad Gita
- If surrender is not attractive or easy, how to experience Bhakti?
- Does tapas (rigour/discipline) magnify the experience of Bhakti?
- Are the 9 forms of Bhakti outdated?
.... and much more
Day 2 : Tracee Stanley : Keeping Bhakti Yoga Simple & Accessible
Traversing several traditions of yoga from kundalini to hatha yoga and tantra, Tracee’s various experiences have brought her home to the essence of Bhakti yoga through steady practice. Her approach is personal yet universal.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- How Bhakti Yoga is "practiced" in tantra
- Desire & Surrender; Reconciling Bhakti in a material world
- Sanskrit studies and Bhakti Yoga
- Navigating Bhakti as a householder
- Men, women, and Bhakti
.... and much more
Day 2 : Dr. Vivek Virani : Music, Consciousness, Bhakti & Social Reform
When you are an ethnomusicologist studying spiritual music from around the world, you see things that few others notice. Dr. Vivek Virani has studied music and consciousness for years. He shares some really deep insights into Bhakti that will challenge your perceptions and free them at the same time.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti bhava (feeling) across spiritual traditions
- Bhakti to negotiate issues of culture, religion, and society at the regional and national levels
- The Bhakti of caste discrimination reform
- Bhakti practice and the ego
- The spiritual and material challenges of being a bhakti music “performer”
.... and much more
Day 2 : Shruthi Vishwanath : Feminism & Sensuality in Bhakti
Shruthi has through her intense study of spiritual music journeyed through systems of religion and belief, devotional/ Bhakti music as a ritualistic practice and then come home through the music and poetry of Kabir and the female mystics of the Warikari tradition in Western India. This conversation is particularly fascinating because of Shruti's work with feminist perspectives in the practice of Bhakti.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Can a woman explore and embody her sensuality and still practice Bhakti yoga
- The living Bhakti heritage of women saints and householders
- Bhakti and walking pilgrimages
- How Bhakti makes 80-year-old women walk 21 km at the speed of lightning during their yatra (spiritual journey) to Pandharpur every year
.....and much more
Day 3 : Gabriella Edwina "Gaiea" : Simplicity and Tapas in Bhakti Yoga
“When I sit down to sing and connect to it I am completely lost to the song, I am no longer even 'alive', but am lost, merged, disappeared, given up to the song, to the sound, each and every syllable part of each and every cell of my body.”, says Gabriella. Her interview is FULLY from her heart.
Growing up in the UK, Gabriella was introduced to Sanskrit as a child. Her work learning and singing Sanskrit is her life's calling. She says “I am and always have been prepared to sacrifice everything so that I can carry on giving the gift of my heart in song”. You can see that people can feel her Bhakti. Her YouTube Channel is very popular with over 126K subscribers and her songs have millions of views.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Chanting without knowledge of Sanskrit or chanting
- The oversimplification of Bhakti Yoga in the west
- The observations of a “western” woman on Bhakti in Sanskrit
- When to turn to Bhakti yoga practice
- Bhakti, its rules, and freedom
- Finding your Bhakti voice (even if you’re not a “good” singer)
.... and much more
Day 3 : Prem Sadasivananda : Sanskrit, The Magic Language of Bhakti
Bhakti in the life of a renunciate is mysterious beyond the obvious. In this candid interview, Prem Sadasivananda, former director of the Sivananda Centres in New York and London, Vedanta scholar and Sanskrit, and Bhagavad Gita expert really offers us many enriching perspectives on Bhakti Yoga.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti and the energetics of the Sanskrit effect.
- Adaptations made to bhajans and mantra chanting in the west and possible reasons for this.
- Is Bhakti harder to practice for men?
- Do swamis (monks) use Bhakti to “manage or heal” their emotions?
- The Bhagvad Gita, Bhakti Yoga and its relationship to Raja, Karma and Jnana Yoga.
.... and much more
Day 3 : Zia Nath : Experiencing Bhakti Consciousness in the Body
There are some who can sit still and experience bliss and then there are some of us who need to move to experience stillness. Every feeling has accompanying sensations and they too keep changing in intensity and expression. So, what does Bhakti feel like in the physical body? How might a yogi feel Bhakti in asana, how might a Sufi dervish feel bhakti in dance? How can movement take you home to love? Zia Nath, yogi, Sufi, and sacred dancer and biodynamic craniosacral therapist shares her insights.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti bhava (feeling) in the body
- Are there physical pre-requisites such as technique and strength needed to experience Bhakti bhava in the body?
- Transitioning from the body’s doing to embodying Bhakti
- The dynamics of surrender
.... and much more
Day 4 : Nina Rao : At Peace with Bhakti from East to West
Nina is of Indian origin and learned bhajans (bhakti songs) from her grandfather when she was 9 in a small village in India. Yet Bhakti really came to her through Krishna Das, a westerner from Long Island. Traversing the journey of Bhakti from east to west between cultural spaces and into the womb of personal experience, Nina’s interview is real, human, from cultural identity to universal humanity, bridging the gap between east and west. A must watch.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- What no one says about Bhakti in the East and what they discuss about Bhakti in the west
- The shades of Bhakti from east to west
- Bhakti to a guru and all that comes with it
- Chanting as a vehicle, journey, and destination
- Bhakti as a practice for a tough, tiring day
.... and much more
Day 4 : Dr. Manjunath Gururaj : Bhakti in the Scriptures, for Healing and Ayurveda
A yoga philosopher, Ayurveda Pundit, Surgeon, Vedantin, Sanskrit expert, and Psychologist, Dr. Gururaj is also well-versed in the ancient science of astrology and astronomy. He is an expert on many Bhakti scriptures, particularly the Narada Bhakti Sutras and the lesser-known Rasamrita Sindhu. If you want to get really deep into the Bhakti scriptures in a simple way, this is the talk for you.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Do the different scriptures say different things about the practice of Bhakti Yoga?
- How to choose a Bhakti yoga scripture to study and how to study it
- Bhakti towards God and Bhakti if you don’t believe in God, wisdom from the texts
- Raga Chikitsa, Ayurveda, doshas and Bhakti music for healing
- Narada Bhakti Sutras and their origin, wisdom, and essence
.... and much more
Dr. Manjunath Gururaj Preview
Dr. Manjunath Gururaj Bio
PreviewDr. Manjunath Gururaj : Bhakti in the Scriptures, Bhakti for Healing and Ayurveda
Dr. Manjunath Gururaj Audio
Dr. Gururaj's Bhakti Yoga Picks
Day 4 : Jesal Parikh : On "Bhaktiland" and Equity in Bhakti
Jesal is a yoga teacher, movement educator, podcaster, author, and disrupter working on creative solutions for equity in yoga. She is one of the Co-Hosts of the Yoga is Dead podcast and the Co-Director of Yoga Teachers of Color. Her mission is to uplift those of us who are feeling isolated and marginalized by the yoga industry.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti as a personal commitment
- “Bhaktiland” and the commercialization of Bhakti
- Bhakti yoga as it is taught (or not) at yoga teacher trainings and studios
- “Yoga” music playlists, marginalization, appropriation
…. And much more
Day 5 : Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy : Staying Grounded in Bhakti
"Her's is a powerful soulful voice. A voice that effortlessly takes you to places you have never been to. Deep within, far away, where coherent thoughts never manage to reach. It is a voice meant to heal. It is prayer, it is absolution." - Vineeta Nair
Growing up in an Indian family steeped in a lineage of music gave Bindhumalini a head-start or should we say heart-start on the Bhakti journey. In this candid and down to earth interview, National award-winning singer, Bindhumalini shares the journey of Bhakti from the cultural to the personal, from the guru outside to the guru within, from ritual to formless and the continuous unfolding and multidimensional nuances of the path of Bhakti Yoga. Truly deep, practical, grounding, and enlightening.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Shedding all constructs: how even the practice of Bhakti can be limiting
- The gift of discipline, of questioning and grace
- Bhakti & gurus
- How Bhakti is not about feeling love or feel good emotions all the time
- Finding answers through Bhakti
.... and much more
Day 5 : Shankar Hemmady : Unexpected Journeys from IT to BhakTI
What does it feel like to be really left-brained, successful, and then get on a completely non-linear journey to Bhakti? How do you practice Bhakti in action without renouncing the world? Shankar shares his journey from being a silicon valley success having 2 startups become publicly traded billion-dollar companies to his journey of bhakti in action, learning the neuroscience of compassion and embarking on the dance of compassion around the world.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Making “logical sense” of Bhakti
- The neuroscience of compassion
- Men, their hormones and the practice of Bhakti
- The practical journey from Bhakti to Karma Yoga ; How not to renounce the world but still serve it intelligently
.... and much more
Day 5 : Dr. Shirley Telles : The Neurobiology of Bhakti
What happens when you put left-brained science and Bhakti yoga together? Are they really opposites? In this fascinating conversation with neurobiologist Dr. Shirley Telles, we explore the science of Bhakti yoga, the effects of chanting, of Satsang on the brain and body.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti yoga and the holotropic brain
- Effects of chanting and humming on neurophysiology
- How satsangs work to bring brain resonance
- The physiology of Bhakti in asana and pranayama
- The areas still to be researched
.... and much more
FAQs
I'm new to Bhakti Yoga and mantras. Is this still for me.
The speakers share from a perspective of depth and of simplicity. This is the best introduction you can have to mantras and Bhakti yoga from the best in the world!
What is included in the Summit?
- Video Recording for each speaker
- Audio recording for each speaker
- Time stamps for all recordings for easy listening
- Speaker Bio's and websites
- Speaker's personal Bhakti Yoga Recommendation Resources
About the Facilitator
Mirabelle D'Cunha
Mirabelle is an internationally recognized yogā teacher, certified HeartMath® Interventions facilitator, author, co-meditation, and functional breathing facilitator. Endorsed by the Chopra Foundation, her Prāṇāyāma Breathwork Summit has reached thousands across the globe. Mirabelle holds a 2-year Diploma in Yoga from Mumbai University as well as an Advanced Teacher Training Diploma from the world-renowned Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre.
A panelist and teacher for Yogā Alliance Continuing Education Programs, Mirabelle has taught in New York City, Chicago, Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, India, and the Cayman Islands.
In the words of one of her clients, “Mirabelle blends practical science and broad expert knowledge with… well her secret sauce... undefinable energy that you will hear and feel.” Practicality, commitment, and joy are at the heart of how Mirabelle approaches her work and her life.
A panelist and teacher for Yogā Alliance Continuing Education Programs, Mirabelle has taught in New York City, Chicago, Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, India, and the Cayman Islands.
In the words of one of her clients, “Mirabelle blends practical science and broad expert knowledge with… well her secret sauce... undefinable energy that you will hear and feel.” Practicality, commitment, and joy are at the heart of how Mirabelle approaches her work and her life.