Heal with Sound

This course will be an exploration into healing sound. Join Jahnavi for a mix of theory, practice and a transformational experience that can be revisited again and again.

In this opening session, Jahnavi shares her own personal journey through spiritual community, the deep impressions of childhood, and discovering how the sounds we expose ourselves to can reverberate with us throughout life.

A chance to deeply establish your intention behind taking this course. To feel gratitude for all those who have assisted and guided you this far on the path.

Sound can profoundly influence our behaviour, our consciousness and our actions. In this session we gain a deeper understanding of how sound surrounds us at every moment and start to tune in to the layers of vibration that make up our environment.

This simple and easy exercise is a chance to shine a light on your daily intake of sound. What needs to stay, and what could you benefit from removing? Becoming conscious of our external influences can pave the way to greater self-awareness.

Using beautiful crystal bowls, this meditation is designed to being about strength, peace and groundedness. Find a quiet space and absorb your mind in these healing tones.

We’ve spoken of external sounds - but what about the voice within my own mind. Our inner soundscape is made up of many layers, and to identify them is to make the first step to becoming the driver of our own mind.

Here we explore the inner workings of our own mind. We can use this as a tool to understand the thoughts and patterns we are conditioned to, identifying whether or not they align with my true life purpose.

Before we commence our journey into mantra meditation, we’ll be introduced to two ancient breathing techniques for an immediate feeling of balance and inner restoration.

To further our exploration of sound and meditation, we now harness the breath into the well-known Aum mantra. This technique can be used to make a profound connection with both the divine and our own self.

Some reflections to help us move deeper into our own power of speech, a valuable tool that has accompanied us throughout our life. Consider your voice and the varied experiences it has brought to you.

A 15 minute relaxation to fully immerse yourself in calming and rejuvenating sound vibration. Using a combination of crystal bowls and mantra, sit back and let your mind be carried to a distant place.

A sanskit prayer meant for cleansing and loosening those unnatural layers of identity we hold, allowing the true radiance of the self to shine through.

A writing prompt to help us understand our true intention. In knowing the goal of our search, the path we have to tread becomes clear.

Find your comfortable space, breathe deeply and find your connection within. Some grounding exercises today, followed by a healing sound bath and accompanied by ancient mantra.

In this session we hear of the life and teachings of Sri Chaitanya. From spiritual awakening to revolutionary sound and singing the names of the divine with joy and happiness, this message encapsulates the foundation of Bhakti Yoga.

A practical experiment with the Maha Mantra. For a week, just 10-15 minutes of the day, allow yourself the time to recite this sacred mantra in a soft audible way. Bring your mind back to the sound from wherever it wanders and observe how you feel.

We now extend our personal chant with the help of a ‘japa mala’ or set of beads to help the mind focus. We set out to develop our deepest relationship by calling to the beauty, energy and power of the divine.

Today we hear a beautiful verse that describes the key to full absorption in the divine - humility, tolerance and deep respect for others. Not easy states to achieve, but in this session we hear some clear definitions and guidance on how to imbibe them in our life.

Exercise: Two options for this week to cultivate gratitude and a deeper sense of respect for others. Give one a try and see how you feel afterwards.

Sound, music and mantra form the foundation for the practice of Bhakti Yoga. How can that feeling of love and devotion be practically expressed? In this lesson we are introduced to the collective chanting of mantra, also known as kirtan.

This world is full of distractions, as if our mind and senses are being forcibly being pulled in multiple directions. Find a place of solace now and experience kirtan through the chanting of ‘Govinda’ - a name for the divine which means ‘one who captivates and fully satisfies the senses’.

Some beautiful words from the Bhagavat Purana. These prayers of Queen Kunti compare the limbs of Sri Krishna to the beauty of blossoming lotus flowers.

In this session we chant a mantra composed of well known Sanskrit terms. “Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” - an offering of love to the all-pervading one, who is ever present and the origin of all.

We revisit the poetic words of Sri Chaitanya describing the power of the maha-mantra to clease the mind, cool the inevitable suffering of this world, and enable the heart to bloom when its sound fills the air.

Taking the words of a 17th century poem, we can meditate now on how the natural world around us is vibrating with the names of the Divine. This remembrance brings an incomparable joy in the heart.

These two names, Sita-Rama, are sung and adored across the world. They speak to the perfect masculine and feminine energy of the Divine and singing them is said to bring immense spiritual strength and blessings.

In this session we meditate on the heart-space within, a sacred place from which we can always send our devotion.

You made it! Our journey through sound and mantra has come so far, but it doesn’t end here. We conclude (for now) with some words of advice and encouragement for bringing these techniques into your daily practice.