Vedic astrologer & Musician

Nāda Nakṣatra Upāsana,is  a practice that links Vedic Astrology and Indian Music. It arises from the Temples of Tamil Nadu in South India.

Nāda = Sound

Nakṣatra = Constellation

Upāsana = Practice

Each of the 27 nakṣatras or lunar constellations are aligned with an Indian rāga, a scale or a song that creates a specific emotional response in the listener. You can work the song or scale that is best suited for you based on your natal birth chart.

The Sufi mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan used this upāya, as did Rukmini Devi  from Kalakshetra School in Madras, Tamil Nadu. 

Sarod maestro K. Sridhar has been sharing this technique with Allison since 2010. He descends from 14 generations of temple musicians and 20 generations of Jyotiși's . His mother was a famous Brahmin singer in the temples and Sridhar's lineage is the Brīhadīśvara Temple of Thanjur, connected to  Mannargudi Raja Gopala Śastri and Tyagaraja, the Father of Carnatic Music. Sridhar learned directly from the Senior Dagar Brothers, Ali Akbar Khan, and Ravi Shankar.