08/02/2025
We are delighted to welcome back Vidwan Lakshmish Bhat, our Indian chanting and philosophy teacher from Mysore to teach Mantra recitation and Kriya philosophy in Malmö on 16-17th May 2025. The workshop is organized in co-operation Ashtanga Yoga Malmø, Yogashala StockholmAstanga Yoga Copenhagen.
Join us for an inspiring two-day workshop. Lakshmish will share his expertise of yogic chanting, its meaning and philosophy, including japa practice (mantra repetition). The workshop will also explore kriyas – yogic purification techniques – and their effects on the body and mind. On the Friday evening Lakshmish will hold a special puja, a memorial ceremony, in honour of our late teacher Sri R Sharath Jois.
Everyone is welcome. Come and deepen your knowledge of the practice of Yoga directly from the source in Mysore.
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Friday 16th May
17.00 - 18:45 Japa - chanting and recitation of selected mantras.
19.00 - 20.00 Special Puja in honour of our late teacher Paramaguru Sri R Sharath Jois
Saturday 17th May
09:00-12:00 Yoga philosophy – Introduction to kriyas: their purpose and benefits. A moral story - an inspiring philosophical tale; followed by Q&A (including a discussion on the previous day’s session).
PRICE:
Full workshop: 700 SEK
1-day: 400 SEK
BOOKINGS & QUESTIONS:
Please visit our website for more information on the workshop https://www.ashtangayogamalmo.se/en/courses/courses-workshops-en/267-workshop-with-vidwan-lakshmish-bhat-from-mysore-india
ABOUT LAKSHMISH
Lakshmish is the teacher of Sanskrit, Chanting and Yoga philosophy at the Sharath Yoga Center (SYC) in Mysore. He was born in 1978 into a Brahmin family in the small village Madgeri, nearby Gokarna (Shivas holy place) in the north of Karnataka, India. He studied Sanskrit by the traditional method in his village and in the year 2000 he came to the Mysore Maharaja Sanskrit College for further studies of Advaita Vedanta. Lakshmish further obtained the Vidwan title in the named subject and subsequently received a master’s degree from Mysore University in 2006. In 2006 he married Ranjita. Together they have a son, Gautama who is now 15 years old.
