Intro Special $60 unlimited class for one month
Intro Special $60 unlimited class for one month
Chanting, Meditation & Philosophy
At Newburgh Yoga Shala we value all aspects of yoga practice, the gross and subtle. As Asana practice establishes settles, other needs arise in the student. Chanting, Meditation & Philosophy go hand in hand with the development of the practitioner. Join us in deeper explorations of yoga practice.
Chanting
HANUMAN CHALISA
TUESDAYS 11 - 11:45am WITH BIBI LORENZETTI, ALEX TSE & ANGELA HASSAN
Drop-ins welcome
In-Person or Livestream
No previous experience needed
Donation based | Donation to Trini Foundation
Join Bibi Lorenzetti and Alex Tse for a weekly Bhakti practice. The Hanuman Chalisa is a powerful 40 verse poem of love and devotion written by Tulsidas and recited by devotees all over the world.
We will gather to chant the Hanuman Chalisa a few times, discuss and contemplate on the meaning of the words. We chant the Chalisa to learn about and cultivate devotion, gain strength and courage, gain clarity to remove the obstacles on our path and align with Dharma.
Donating to:
September & October profits will go towards Trini Foundation. Trini Foundation is dedicated to helping people with substance use disorder find long-term recovery by building environments of physical, mental, and spiritual support through integrating recovery services with Ashtanga yoga and mindfulness practices.
Japa & meditation
GAYATRI UPASANA
TBA
Included in membership | $18 non-members
Drop-ins welcome
In-Person or Livestream
No previous experience needed
Learn and recite the Gāyatrī Mantra with Bibi Lorenzetti. We will gather to do a practice known as Gāyatrī Upasana which includes:
Sankalpa: Intention setting
Pranayama
Japa
Meditation
A sacred hymn from the Rig Veda, the Gāyatrī Mantra is associated with wisdom, learning, and intelligence. Gayatri is dedicated to and calls upon Savitr, a solar deity in the Vedas, to brighten our mind. Traditionally chanted before any puja, or just to start the day, and regarded as one of the most potent and revered mantra, the power of the Gāyatrī Mantra lies in its words, the meaning and the way in which it is chanted..
The Gāyatrī Mantra Japa brings great sharpness & clarity of mind, wisdom, health & success. Powerful sounds like Gāyatrī mantra need to be uttered properly. Japa (जप) is the meditative repetition of a Mantra or a divine name, it is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “the muttering of a mantra” and it is used throughout vedic and purānic literature. Join Bibi is learning this beautiful mantra correctly.
Bibi teaches in the tradition of her teacher Shantala Sriramaiah of Veda Studies, to learn more about her lineage and the structure of the practice visit her here.
Shala Chants
MONTHLY KIRTAN AT THE SHALA | WITH ALEX TSE, SOFIA MAHMOOD & BIBI LORENZETTI
LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30PM - MONTHLY | September 28th
Donation Based
Pre-registration suggested
No previous experience needed
All levels welcome, including kids
Another word for story-telling, Kirtan is an invitation to chant and repeat the names of the divine, and to awaken the divine that lives within each of us. We will gather to sit and share this sacred Bhakti practice that tends to the heart connection. Joining our voices to create one sound, listening with all of the senses. Open to all, we welcome but do not require donations.