Learn a rāga as a mantra for aligning emotions
This course runs January - March. Enrollment opens in November.
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Learn the rāga associated with your natal moon position. This program teaches Nāda Nakṣatra Upāsana, the connection between Vedic Astrology and Indian Music that comes from the Temples of 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 or musician. You will learn 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 Jyotiśi's. His mother was a famous singer in the temples and Sridhar grew up among saints and sages. You can learn more about Allison's music guru here.
Singing is an easy and accessible way to uplift our mood and give voice to our emotional life. In your private sessions you will learn the rāga (a scale) connected to the star the moon was in when you were born. This is an ancient Vedic upaya (remedy) that astrologers, musicians, dancers, and shamans have used as a way to help someone feel more aligned and in tune with Reality.
Private sessions will focus on sound practices with your birth chart as a guidepost. Group classes will teach you the practices using a group scale based on a current astrological configuration.
What singing can do for your wellbeing:
Working with the rāga as a mantra of non syllabic vibration can be a powerful tool for calming the mind and easing worry, doubt, and frustration. If you've already worked with Allison on your moon's raga for at least one year we can begin to work with other rāgas connected to other planetary positions in your birth chart.
All levels are welcome; singers and people who simply love to sing
3 classes + 1 private session
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