Hit the reset button every Sunday in this gentle flowing Hatha Vinyasa class. We explore conscious movement, breath and stillness, leaving you feeling rejuvenated and ready to have the best week ever! Suitable for everyone!

*At Vichara Yoga Shala we endeavour to create a safe space in all ways possible, using natural cleaning + sanitizing products, and requesting our community to BYOP at this time (bring your own props). We honour each person's choice, we are a non-discriminating + private gathering space, do not require V passports, and ask you to stay true to your comfort by choosing to either attend our indoor group classes or to schedule privates or join online. We offer options for all in the hopes that everyone can benefit from the gifts of Yoga, Meditation & beyond at this time, in a way that is safe and comfortable for you.

Mudra is defined as that which enhances positive vibrations and reduces negative Karma. It is often explained as “sealing or locking in”. Mudras are often simplistically viewed as hand gestures but in reality, they involve lot more than intertwining the fingers in interesting ways. Even though Mudras are generally considered as of Tantric origin, they form an integral part of Yogic paths of spirituality such as Hatha Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga as well as non-Yogic paths such as Buddhism. Mudras are performed with different limbs of the body and their essential purpose is to focus the mind, generate and direct the inner energies towards a particular objective.

Accessing our unlimited inner power through the right application of Mudra can be learnt. Mudras – simple to complex – facilitate healing and meditation. Given their positive energetic effect on the body, mind and consciousness, Mudras are highly transformative. Mudras can flow into one another or be sustained to direct the flow of Prana for health, concentration and deeper spiritual awareness.

In this in-depth workshop Ram Vakkalanka will share the science and art of Mudras. There are hundreds of Mudras in different traditions, spread over many ancient texts. Under the expert guidance of Ram, we will explore the basics of Mudras, learn some simple exercises that facilitate the Mudra practice, learn Mudras for directing the different energies within us, Meditation, general health as well as specific issues.

This workshop involves intermittent meditation. So, please wear comfortable clothes, have your yoga mat or favourite meditation cushion with you and maintain a distraction-free environment for yourself as well as other participants.


About Ram Vakkalanka:
Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga, Meditation, and Sanskrit. He was born and brought up in India, in a family dedicated to Yogic style of living. He grew up studying the Sanskrit language, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, and chanting Mantras as a lifestyle. In his teens, Ram started studying music through the Sitar, eventually leading to Nada Yoga. Simultaneous to Yogic education, Ram also pursued mundane education, amassed a few qualifications in Finance, and worked in the upper echelons of Management in the corporate world in Singapore, Africa, the USA, and Canada.

It was in Canada that Ram met his spiritual Guru and that meeting transformed his life. In 2010, Ram quit the corporate world and dedicated his life to spreading the sublime philosophy of Veda and Vedic sciences such as Astrology and Ayurveda.

Ram travels around the world sharing his deep knowledge of Yogic philosophy, Sanskrit, Nada Yoga as well as Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda and Astrology. His teachings are simple but profound, filled with current examples and humor.

So far 22 CDs in three languages, one DVD, and an online course about the origin and evolution of Yoga of Ram’s works have been published in three languages.

For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com or connect with him on IG - ram_vakkalanka, FB - Ram Vakkalanka or Youtube

The Sanskrit word ‘Adhara’ means foundation, base, and support. The Siddha Yoga Tradition, one of the most ancient, albeit lesser known, traditions of Yoga, teaches about the sixteen (shodasha) vital bases of Energy in our body. Each one of these sixteen bases of Energy has its location, focal point, Chakra (Energy vortex), Padma (purified Chakra), Tattva (Energy Principle), Mantra (Energy Vibration) and Bindu (Point of Infinitude). Seven of these Adharas are mentioned in other Yogic traditions such as Hatha Yoga, as Chakras, which are quite popular among modern Yoga practitioners. However, mastery over all the sixteen Adharas along with their details is considered as vital in the Siddha Yoga tradition. So much so that, some ancient yogic texts declare that a Yogi who doesn’t know the sixteen Adharas is a Yogi merely in name.

In this workshop, Ram Vakkalanka is going to share the ancient wisdom about the sixteen Adharas. He will share a little about the ancient Siddha Yoga tradition, the source of this wisdom. Then, he will dive into the sixteen Adharas…their location, focal point and the techniques of meditating on them. The workshop involves simple yoga postures, Pranayama and guided meditations. Please dress comfortably.

About Ram Vakkalanka:
Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga, Meditation, and Sanskrit. He was born and brought up in India, in a family dedicated to Yogic style of living. He grew up studying the Sanskrit language, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, and chanting Mantras as a lifestyle. In his teens, Ram started studying music through the Sitar, eventually leading to Nada Yoga. Simultaneous to Yogic education, Ram also pursued mundane education, amassed a few qualifications in Finance, and worked in the upper echelons of Management in the corporate world in Singapore, Africa, the USA, and Canada.

It was in Canada that Ram met his spiritual Guru and that meeting transformed his life. In 2010, Ram quit the corporate world and dedicated his life to spreading the sublime philosophy of Veda and Vedic sciences such as Astrology and Ayurveda.

Ram travels around the world sharing his deep knowledge of Yogic philosophy, Sanskrit, Nada Yoga as well as Vedic sciences such as Ayurveda and Astrology. His teachings are simple but profound, filled with current examples and humor.

So far 22 CDs in three languages, one DVD, and an online course about the origin and evolution of Yoga of Ram’s works have been published in three languages.

For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com or connect with him on IG - ram_vakkalanka, FB - Ram Vakkalanka or Youtube