Om Chanting - The Tantra of Sound, with Guided Meditation & Light Dinner

A gathering of healing, kindness, sharing, voice, good vibrations, and good food

Previous attendees of of my classes and sincere Dharma aspirants are cordially invited to a satsang (sitting in company of loving kindness)-- an intimate yogi gathering of a mystical, calming, and loving healing spiritual philosophy talk on the nature of the cosmos and the sound of Om, referred to as the pranava.

Praṇava (प्रणव) means the sacred syllable Om (or Aum).

• Pranava (प्रणव): The exact classical Sanskrit root noun. It literally translates to "cosmic sound," "primordial vibration," or the sacred syllable Om representing the absolute reality in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also a term used for Pranava Yoga (meditation focused on Om)

We will have a gentle stretch (available to total beginner level - no wild acrobatics) and talk, followed by a guided meditation and finished by 11 minutes of guided cascading Om chanting, taught the way it was meant to be practiced.

We will follow with some peaceful silence and a light snack.

(You are welcome to bring a vegitarian food item to share as a contribution to the energy of the event if you cannot donate)

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is essentially, the primordial sound in yogic tradition, and in the Yoga Sutras (1.27–1.29) Patanjali names it as a direct path for removing obstacles on the yogic path: doubt, distraction, inertia, and inconsistency in practice. But Om is more than a sound you make with your voice. Rooted in classical tantra, this particular practice of chanting teaches you how to move the vibration through the body with intention, and how its closing tone becomes a doorway into the silence beyond it. Most people have chanted Om. Few have been taught how to use it.

Doors at 6:30

Ceremony opens at 7:30 where we go into gentle movement (suitable for all ages/levels), breath, and guided self & Earth healing meditation

ceremony closes at 8:30, and we grab snacks

departure at 9:30-ish or 10 if we still feel chatty.

Sorry night owls, we must end at 10 to respect the neighbors.

I am delighted to share this city and this event with you. I am doing everything I can every day to reach out and touch hearts and minds as I spread the love of wisdom (philosophy), knowledge, and skills that I have absorbed from my living and travels and studies across this nation and the world. Some of the world's most precious human beings reside in this city and return time and time again to share their beautiful creativity and radiant light here.

Do you know how absolutely valuable you are to this world?

You, dear jiva-soul, reside in the heart center of the hopes and dreams of billions of people in our world. You hold in your minds, your breath, voices, hearts, and hands, the potential to play a living role in establishing either heaven or hell on earth, depending upon your intent and actions. I feel as if the fate of the world truly hinges upon New York City.

I humbly invite you into my sanctuary space to share a special moment with me. This is the first time for me to be opening my sacred space to the public, and I am so anxious to do it, but I feel like it is necessary, so that we may grow together as a spiritual family, so please be kind, remember the law of one: we are all one.

I will also not let just anyone in, as my space is small, so I do prefer that you have attended one of my classes before, and if not, I recommend that we communicate, to be sure that you will feel welcome in my sanctuary.

Thank you for your kindness, love, compassion, and understanding, and I look forward to seeing you soon!

~ Katherine Shakti