Namaste!
I thought you might be interested in the following information. For anyone who feels called to The Path of the Heart/The Path of Love (Bhakti Yoga), the opportunity to be in Namadeva’s presence is very exciting news.
Namadeva will make his first visit to New Hampshire at the end of
this month. He will offer kirtan and puja, followed by a one-day workshop,
at Sama-Darshana Ashtanga Yoga Center, at 33 North Main Street, Wolfeboro,
NH. (Above the shop called “Made On Earth” in the Wolfeboro Marketplace.)
On Friday evening, September 29th, Namadeva will conduct a
traditional Vedic worship service (puja), the rarely performed Thousand
Names of Gayatri; this will be a rare opportunity to experience puja
conducted by a trained Vedic priest. The ceremony will be preceded by
kirtan. (A donation is requested – all donations will be given to the
musicians to defray their travel and other expenses.) Come experience the bliss of this evening of traditional Bhakti Yoga!
On Saturday, September 30th, Namadeva will give a one-day workshop on the spiritual practice of mantra yoga, entitled “Mantra: A Path to Spiritual and Material Attainment”. This workshop offers an excellent introduction to the subject of what Sanskrit mantra is, how it can
accelerate your spiritual growth-and improve your material life!-and how to practice it. The fee for the workshop is $95. There will only be 25 seats
for this workshop, so pre-registration would be a good idea.
For more information about the Wolfeboro events. call Don Campbell
at (603) 455-3725.
Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva) is a Vedic priest and one of the
Western world’s foremost authorities on the application of Sanskrit mantra
to life’s problems. His guru was the late Sadguru Sant Keshavadas
(1934-1997), and he follows the current lineage holder, Guru Rama Mata,
widow of the late sadguru. Namadeva teaches all over the world, including in North America, Europe and India, and is a frequent presenter at Kripalu
Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Namadeva is the author of several books, audio and video programs
including Healing Mantras (Ballantine Wellspring, 1998); Mantra: Sacred
Words of Power (Sounds True, 1999); Mantra Therapy Healing Intensives
(Saraswati Publications); Shakti Mantras (Ballantine, 2003); and other
works. His new book, Chakra Mantras: Liberate Your Spiritual Genius Through Chanting has just been released by Weiser Books.
Other Namadeva events in New England:
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Kripalu - Lenox, MA
Sunday, October 1 through Friday, October 6
Gurus, Avatars, Siddhas & Masters
WORKSHOP
$295 Tuition plus Room and Board
www.kripalu.org -
Concord Center (Greater Boston Area)
October 6, 7 & 8
Myths and Mantras of Ganesha
WORKSHOP
$200
Contact: Josselyn Boudett
617-633-9779
jboudett@yahoo.com -
Amherst, MA
November 9
Exploring Conciousness
Joint workshop with Mirabai Devi
The Sirius Community, near Amherst, MA
Contact - Matthew Kaufman: 413-527-1345
or visit www.siriuscommunity.org
or www.mirabaidevi.org