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  • Healing Voice

    Your Voice as a Healing Instrument 

    A 1-day non-residential chanting workshop 
    with Sheela Shankar in London 
    Thurs July 9 2026

    This immersive workshop, guided by the ancient wisdom of mantra-s and the structured beauty of indian music, invites you to unlock your personal vocal instrument and harness its unique therapeutic potential.

  • New Vedic Chanting Training

    This course is a combination of online group sessions with Sheela, supporting small group tutorials (2-3 students) and a 5 day live intensive in the UK, with Sheela in-person when she visits the UK.

  • Being There

    A series of workshops exploring the teachings and innovative ideas of Peter Hersnack. 

    2026 dates:
    17/18 Jan (earlybird by 30 Nov)
    28/29 Mar (earlybird by 31 Janl)
    3/4 Oct (earlybird by 31 July)

    The workshops for 2026 are now open for enrolment.

  • Viṣṇusahasranāma

    A 4-day non-residential chanting workshop
    with Sheela Shankar in Great Malvern
    Fri 17 – Mon 20 July 2026

    Viṣṇu Sahasranāmam is a Sanskrit stotra (hymn) that translates to “The Thousand Names of Lord Viṣṇu”.

    The classes will include an overview of the text, chanting with the sandhi explained, some key ideas, and benefits of chanting the Viṣṇu Sahasranāmam.