Workshops
Philosophy • Practice • Music • Tradition
Our online workshops bring students into direct contact with the living traditions of ancient Indian wisdom in a contemporary global context.
Yoga, Music, Language, Chanting, Cooking, Ayurveda, Beauty, Vedic Ritual, and more.
Led by respected teachers, scholars, artists, and practitioners, each workshop invites yoga students worldwide to connect more deeply with their practice by learning from those who are devoted to studying, practicing, evolving, and transforming with India’s incredible spiritual heritage.
Early registration for all workshops is encouraged as spots are limited to ensure all students can receive an interactive learning experience with space for individual questions and personalized attention.
September
Intro to SANKHYA philosophy: The Foundation of Yoga
with Dr. Kuldip Dhiman
September 4th & 5th
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Friday, September 4th - Saturday, September 5th
9:30–11:30am EDT (NYC)
3:30–5:30pm CEST (PARIS)
7-9pm IST (MYSURU) -
The foundation of Yoga — and the wider landscape of Indian philosophy — rests upon an understanding of Sāṅkhya Philosophy.
In this introductory workshop, Dr. Kuldip Dhiman will guide students through selected verses from Īśvarakṛṣṇa’s Sāṅkhya Kārikā, introducing key Sanskrit terminology and exploring why Sāṅkhya remains essential to a deeper understanding of Yoga and Indian philosophy.
One of India’s oldest and most influential philosophical systems, Sāṅkhya provides much of the framework underlying Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, while its concepts reverberate through the Bhagavad Gītā, the Upaniṣads, Vedānta, Ayurveda, and other Indian traditions. Puruṣa and Prakṛti, the three guṇas, buddhi, ahaṁkāra, mind, suffering, and liberation form a philosophical vocabulary that appears again and again across Indian thought.
Traditionally associated with the sage Kapila, Sāṅkhya offers an extraordinary map of consciousness and nature through the 25 tattvas. It asks fundamental questions: What is consciousness? What is the mind? Who is experiencing the world? Why do we suffer—and what does it mean to become free?
Live Online • Open to All Levels
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Dr. Kuldip Dhiman teaches Indian philosophy at the Hindu University of America, including Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika and Vedānta. He holds Master’s degrees in Philosophy, Sanskrit, English and Graphic Design, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Panjab University.
An author and translator of several works on Indian philosophy, including: The Yogavasishtha of Valmiki (Vedanta), The Ultimate Iconoclast (the philosophy of Rajneesh Osho), Emotion – The Essence of Life (psychology), and The Yogasutram of Patanjali (translation from Sanskrit to English with the Vyasa Bhashya), Dr. Dhiman brings extensive textual and philosophical experience to this concentrated Introduction to Sānkhya Philosophy.
In addition to his work in philosophy and Sanskrit, Dr. Dhiman is internationally recognized for his research on reincarnation.
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Why Sāṅkhya is foundational to understanding Yoga and Indian philosophy
Selected kārikās from Īśvarakṛṣṇa’s Sāṅkhya Kārikā
Puruṣa and Prakṛti — consciousness and nature
The 25 tattvas — Sāṅkhya’s map of mind, senses and the material world
Buddhi, ahaṁkāra and manas — intelligence, the “I-maker,” and mind
The three guṇas — sattva, rajas and tamas
Sāṅkhya’s understanding of suffering, bondage and liberation
Connections with the Yoga Sūtras, Bhagavad Gītā, Vedānta and other traditions
Essential Sanskrit philosophical vocabulary
No previous knowledge of Sāṅkhya or Sanskrit is required. Especially suited to yoga students and teachers seeking a deeper understanding of the philosophical foundations of practice.
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International Rate — $60 USD
For participants living and working in the USA, Europe, and comparable economies.India Rate — ₹3,000
For participants living and working in India.We offer location-based pricing to make these workshops more accessible across different economies. If you live elsewhere, or somewhere between these pricing contexts, please choose the rate that most closely reflects the economy where you live and work.
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2 Live Online Classes (Total 4 Hours) with personalized attention from the teacher
Digital Handouts (Philosophy Materials, Verses in Sanskrit & English)
Recordings of Live Classes
Learn to Sing: Bhaja Govindam by SRI Adi SHANKARACHARYA
with Vidushi Dr. Surabhi Pusthakam
September 18th & 19th
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Friday, September 18th - Saturday, September 19th
10:00am–12:00pm EDT (NYC)
4:00–6:00pm CEST (PARIS)
7:30-9:30pm IST (MYSURU) -
Indian philosophy has never lived only on the page. It lives through sound — through recitation, chanting, poetry, rāga, and song. Learning to sing a text brings its words into the breath, voice, memory, and body.
In this workshop, Mysuru-based Carnatic vocalist Vidushi Dr. Surabhi Pusthakam will guide students in learning selections from the famous composition: Bhaja Govindam, inspired by the beloved rendition of M. S. Subbulakshmi, while introducing the fundamentals of Carnatic vocal culture and musicality.
Bhaja Govindam is one of the most celebrated devotional compositions attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, the great philosopher and guru of Advaita Vedānta. Poetic, musical, and deeply philosophical, its verses invite us to look beyond the fleeting concerns of worldly life to remember what is most important.
Its famous refrain, “Bhaja Govindaṁ, Bhaja Govindaṁ, Govindaṁ Bhaja Mūḍhamate” calls to us: “Turn toward Govinda, turn toward Govinda, turn toward Govinda, O deluded mind!” Govinda, a name of Kṛṣṇa and Viṣṇu, evokes the Divine or ultimate reality. In the context of Śaṅkara’s Advaita Vedānta, this turning toward the Divine can ultimately point beyond intellectual knowledge or even an external deity toward recognition of the one reality underlying both seeker and sought. In this workshop, Mysuru-based Carnatic vocalist Vidushi Dr. Surabhi Pusthakam will guide students in learning selections from Bhaja Govindam, inspired by the celebrated rendition of M. S. Subbulakshmi, while introducing the fundamentals of Carnatic vocal culture and musicality.
Live Online • Open to All Levels
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Vidushi Dr. Surabhi Pusthakam is a Mysuru-based Carnatic vocalist and an ‘A’ Grade artist of All India Radio, deeply rooted in the spiritual and musical culture of Mysuru, from a family of longstanding temple tradition within the city.
As a performer and teacher, Dr. Pusthakam brings the richness and sophistication of Carnatic music into a friendly and accessible learning environment, inviting students to experience how music can transmit spiritual philosophy — transforming a text into something we can hear, remember, sing, enjoy, and embody.
Follow Vidushi Dr. Surabhi Pusthakam on her YouTube channel.
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Learn to sing selected verses of Bhaja Govindam
Explore their meaning and philosophical message
Learn introductory principles of Carnatic vocal music
Discover how chanting can become musical, devotional and embodied
Draw inspiration from M. S. Subbulakshmi’s celebrated rendition
Develop clearer Sanskrit pronunciation through song
Discover Ādi Śaṅkarācārya and the text’s connection with Advaita Vedānta
Experience singing as svādhyāya, spiritual study
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International Rate — $60 USD
For participants living and working in the USA, Europe, and comparable economies.India Rate — ₹3,000
For participants living and working in India.We offer location-based pricing to make these workshops more accessible across different economies. If you live elsewhere, or somewhere between these pricing contexts, please choose the rate that most closely reflects the economy where you live and work.
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2 Live Online Classes (Total 4 Hours) with personalized attention from the teacher
Digital Handouts (Musical Notation & Text Verses)
Recordings of Live Classes
October
Karma, PLace, And Possibility: Astrology & Astrocartography as tools for Conscious Living
with Rajat Khurana
October 23rd & 24th
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International Rate — $60 USD
For participants living and working in the USA, Europe, and comparable economies.India Rate — ₹3,000
For participants living and working in India.We offer location-based pricing to make these workshops more accessible across different economies. If you live elsewhere, or somewhere between these pricing contexts, please choose the rate that most closely reflects the economy where you live and work.
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2 Live Online Classes (Total 4 Hours) with personalized attention from the teacher
Digital Handouts
Recordings of Live Classes
Workshop Teasers & Testimonials
“As milk flows for the nourishment of the calf, so does Nature act for the liberation of Puruṣa.”
— Īśvarakṛṣṇa, Sāṅkhya Kārikā 57