Experience deep peace and connection with Sanskrit mantra and chanting & kīrtan.
From India to you.
Experience the subtle channel of nada (sound) running through you with voice-based yoga. We practice kīrtan and sound healing through the vehicle of Sanskrit mantras. Join us for community events and workshops to learn Sanskrit & nada yoga & kirtan events. Use your voice to create inner freedom.
As an Indian-American, Marla grew up with sacred mantras in her family’s spiritual practice.
As an Indian-American, and now raising her kids in a Christian tradition,
Marla knows how to make nada yoga & devotional practices easy to understand and relatable. She has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2006 in the Rochester, NY area.
Her goal is to create a community of kirtan lovers, musicians, and friends who want to chant together in Buffalo, Rochester & the Finger Lakes, NY.
Sanskrit is a language codified to the energy centers of the body and allows us access to our own healing in a unique way: through our voices
You don’t need to be good at singing to practice
We all start from the beginning.
Whether or not you enjoy the sound of your own voice, we express ourselves in the world through our voices. Learning mantras and expressing our vocal resonance can have a far reaching effect on our ability to manifest and create changes in our physical body.
Workshops
Workshops can be held at your studio, your private location,
or Marla can host a group at her home.
Kirtan “Call and response” chant event
Hold a live chant event in your home.
Host a live chant at your studio alongside a special event.
Joining in sacred sound in community is blissful.
Sanskrit workshop
Learn Sanskrit with precision. Are you chanting regularly? Do you lead a Yoga teacher training and need a Sanskrit or bhakti module? Most TTCs and yoga instructors have not learned correct pronunciation of Hindi and Sanskrit. This beautiful language is based on the sounds of the cakras so it is deeply connected to our energetic body, when pronounced correctly.
Mantra workshop (group or 1 on 1)
Entrain the body and brain for peace through practice. How do we design a mantra yoga practice for home? Learn a mantra, and structure a home practice. Regular mantra practice can be beneficial to both our health and personal evolution.
“The true use of music is to become musical in one’s thoughts, words and actions. ”
Resonant Motherhood: nada yoga tools to ease labor and transition into the role of mother
Chanting is an incredibly useful practice in preparation for labor, during contractions, and following the birth of a baby. Learn how to harness your voice to activate alignment in your role as a (new) mother.
Nada Yoga
Learn a yoga practice where the main focus is on sound. Not just making sound, but listening. Not just a body based practice, but one powerful enough to release emotions and awaken the fifth chakra. Learn the practice of vocal toning with bija mantras, sound tools that have no translation.
Learn for yourself
Create a personal practice that takes you deep into the yoga of sound. Learn Sanskrit, Indian musical scales, learn basic harmonium skills, and the foundation to explore for a lifetime. If you are looking for a yoga teacher training certification, sign up for a 200 & 500 hour teacher training course. These are hybrid courses: pre-recorded educational videos and live student sessions in the Rochester area. Use Marla’s 10% discounton all of the HoS courses: Nada Yoga, Sanskrit, and 200 and 500 hour TTC courses.
Learn a powerful peace mantra.
These are difficult times where peace can be elusive. In this 30 minute class with Marla, learn to be a tuning fork for peace.
You may be contacted again when Marla has local & virtual events.
Marla leading nada yoga & kirtan at Shakti Yoga, Buffalo
