Shantala Sriramaiah : Mantra & Veda Chanting as Prāṇāyāma



Lineaged from Sri M. S. Sreenivasan of The Challakere Brothers Shantala Sriramaiah began her journey with Vedic chanting with her mother, herself a Vedic Chanting teacher. She is founder of VedaStudies Institute, through which has developed a unique system to accurately and completely transmit all the nuances of Vedic phonetics to help support students learn without error. In this deep and precise conversation, Shantala shares how Veda chanting is pranayama

Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will explore

  • Why mantra is pranayama
  • Difference between singing mantras and veda chanting
  • How mantra is taught traditionally and her story of learning
  • Correct chanting of several verses on prana in the Veda
  • Sanskrit alphabet, alpa and maha prana
  • Guidance on practicing mantra as pranayama

.... and much more
2 Lessons