Kanta
Since her childhood, spiritual questions have always aroused great interest for Kanta. Through her readings, travels, and encounters, her journey led her to a wonderful discovery: Yoga.
After a transformative journey to India in 2014 and five years of dedicated practice in Hatha and Kundalini Yoga, she went to train in Rishikesh, at the foot of the Himalayas. Kanta received traditional Hatha Yoga teaching in the Tantric lineage of the Naths Yogis from Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu.
She has been teaching Integral Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, and also offers a therapeutic yogic approach for the past 8 years after training in South India with Acharya Saji, a Yoga teacher and Yogatherapist. It was there that she met Shajeesh, a teacher of Vedic Tantra, whose valuable teachings in Tantra she now follows.
Bhakti Yoga, including mantra chanting and playing the harmonium, and sound healing are also part of her practice, which she shares with her husband, Mahadev. Together, they are the founders of the Spirit Pop Festival, a major annual yogic event. They offer concerts and retreats in Europe and India, where they live part of the year.
Instagram @ananda_kanta_yoga
Mahadev :
Mahadev OK is a Bhakti artist, Hatha and Kundalini Yoga teacher, born and based in France.
After studying architecture and coming from a family of religious figures, artists, and mystics from various European countries, Mahadev traveled across Europe, India, the USA, and Australia. He discovered yoga during a retreat at Plum Village alongside the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. He then charted his path in ashrams, particularly with the Sivananda organization, dedicating himself to Bhakti, chant, and studying mantras and Tantric practices related to Shree Chakra, Pratyangira, and esoteric numerology. In India, he learned rituals and pujas and discovered Sikhism's devotion through Kundalini Yoga. Today, Mahadev focuses on teaching mantras, philosophy, and yoga practice, and gives concerts, kirtans, and private or group yoga classes. He founded the Spirit Pop Community in 2016, and together with his wife, Kanta, he created two annual festivals: the Spirit Pop Festival, dedicated to Yoga and Bhakti Yoga, and the World Prayers Festival, dedicated to prayers and sacred chants from various spiritual traditions.
Trained in yoga and meditation techniques in India and Europe, Mahadev combines the experience of Tantra with music to offer a unique source of healing and happiness. During his Kirtan concerts, participants sing, dance, and let go to reach a state of trance and joy, rediscovering a sense of harmony, rhythm, and true presence, which is so important in our versatile times. A Mantra Yogi, poet, and spiritual writer, Mahadev publishes mantra albums, bhajans, books, and articles on yoga practice, chant, and meditation. "We are one" is the main message of yoga. The devotional path is a wonderful way to accept, practice, and realize it.
Instagram : @mahadev.ok
Shajesh :
Shajesh was born in Kerala, southern India, in 1969. Since 1990, he has been following a life of Tantra Yoga under the ancient Aananda Nath lineage. The profound knowledge of Tantra Yoga has been preserved and transmitted from Guru to Guru, and that is how it has reached Shajesh.
Instagram : @shajesh_tantra
Stay from January 12 to 21, 2025
An immersive journey into traditional yoga and Shaivite Tantra with Indian teacher Shajesh, and our yogis Mahadev and Kanta.
An exceptional program in the fascinating South of India, tracing Shiva around the Arunachala mountain for a sacred full moon, with daily workshops and Tantric rituals, Hatha and Kundalini yoga classes, and kirtan.
We will realize the spiritual dream of Auroville, meditate in the pure light of the Matri Mandir of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, and travel through Tamil Nadu to attain the peace of the Self in the aura of Ramana Maharshi in Tiruvannamalai.
We will visit and chant in the temples of Giridaram, and each day, practice yoga and Tantra together to ensure our awakening is resonant. We will chant the names of Shiva, Lakshmi, Ganesh, and Wahe Guru!
IMMERSION
Price valid for a minimum of 20 people.
*Day 1 / January 12: Arrival in Tiruvannamalai (Arunachala) from 2:00 PM – Check-in at the hotel
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Visit to Ramana Ashram with participation in Vedic chants & Puja
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Dinner
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Kirtan & Sound Experience
*Day 2 / January 13: Day at Ramana Ashram and Pilgrimage around Arunachala for the Full Moon
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM: Meditation and Integral Yoga Practice (at the hotel or Nadaloka)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Vedic Chants at Ramana Ashram
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Breakfast
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Tantra Workshop with Shajesh (at the hotel or Nada Loka)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Rest - Free Time
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Preparation for the Giri Pradakshina Pilgrimage + Light Meal
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Tantric Puja at Ramana Ashram
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM: Departure for Giri Pradakshina, a nocturnal pilgrimage around Arunachala, visiting Shiva temples during the Full Moon (approximately 14 km – 4 to 5 hours of walking)
*Day 3 / January 14: Departure for La Grâce (Auroville – 2-hour journey)
Meditation
Breakfast
Departure for Auroville
1:00 PM: Check-in and lunch at La Grâce hotel
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Visit to Auroville and Yoga & Kirtan practice (at Monaham, an NGO located in Auroville)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Om Chanting in Auroville
*Day 4 to Day 9 / January 15 - 20: Typical Day at La Grâce
6:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Meditation, Yoga & Chants
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Breakfast
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Tantra Workshop with Shajesh
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Rest/Free Time/Visits (on January 18, visit to Pondicherry Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Manakula Vinayagar-Ganesh Temple / on January 20, visit Matrimandir in Auroville and Svaram Foundation)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Yoga & Relaxation
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM: Kirtan & Sound Experience
*Day 10 / January 16 : Typical Day at La Grâce
January 17 – Typical Day at La Grâce
January 18 – Visit to Pondicherry – Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Ganesha Temple
January 19 – Typical Day at La Grâce
January 20 – Visit to Matrimandir + Svaram Foundation
*Day 11 / January 21 :
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM : meditation, Yoga & Chanting
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM : breakfast. Departure
**Program subject to change without notice.**
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