Sacred Sanskrit Sounds: A Tantrik Experience of Mantra

Sacred Sanskrit Sounds: A Tantrik Experience of Mantra is a free, 60-minute live online class in Sanskrit chanting, led by kirtan artist and Sanskrit mantra teacher Anandra George. It is made for people who love mantra, chant and kirtan and want to deepen that love through close attention to pronunciation and melody, and for the simply curious about the power of sound.

The session is a sampling of Anandra's signature 20-hour course, also called Sacred Sanskrit Sounds. It offers a taste of the yogic tradition of mantra, approached through the Tantrik understanding of mantra as sound and attention. Registration is required, and it is separate from the companion Vocal Bliss session offered the same day.

What to Expect

The hour begins with an introduction to Sanskrit pronunciation and the Tantrik view of mantra. From there, Anandra guides the group through the sounds and melody of sacred Sanskrit syllables. The class is taught in English and held live online, so you can join from wherever you are.

The traditions behind the session include Sanskrit chanting, Tantra, nada yoga and Indian classical music.

About Anandra George

Anandra George is a kīrtan artist, Sanskrit mantra teacher and sound yoga pioneer, based in Hawai'i and India. She is the founder of Heart of Sound, which she describes as the world's first yoga teacher training based entirely on the power of sound. She is a yoga therapist certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) and an E-RYT 500 teacher, with 27 years of teaching and 37 years of musical experience.

Her roots are in India, where she has studied extensively since 1997. She shares Sanskrit sounds, mantra meditation and Indian music with audiences around the world at the behest of her beloved gurus. Since 2009, tens of thousands of students from more than 65 countries have taken part in her teaching. She also founded the Sacred Sound Stage at the International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh and the global Mantras for Peace subtle activism project, and she has taught and sung at some of the world's largest yoga festivals. She has taught Sanskrit pronunciation to chant lovers around the globe for more than a decade.

Before You Go

This session is open to all levels. It is framed as an introduction for chant lovers and the curious, and no prior training or experience is listed as a requirement.

After you register, you receive an event confirmation, log-in details and instructions by email. Your place covers the live 60-minute session with Anandra and an introduction to Sanskrit pronunciation and melody.

The full 20-hour Sacred Sanskrit Sounds course is not part of this event, nor is the Vocal Bliss session, which needs its own registration. Heart of Sound's mentoring, retreats and teacher trainings are offered separately.