Yoga! The word evokes images of people gracefully holding their bodies in positions of masterful flexibility. But alongside this familiar Yoga practice of movement and meditation is an ancient Yoga of sound largely unknown in the West. whose goal is to awaken dormant powers of the mind through the use of music and chant.

 

The Yoga of Sound Series will initiate you into this ancient science, and will introduce you to the path of using sound to facilitate emotional balance, vitalily, freedom from stress, and an expanded sense of one's inner space.

Russill Paul masterfully blends the tremendouas power of ancient chants with an ensenble of traditional indian and contemporary instrumentation.


Shabda Yoga is a 3000-year-old tradition based on Hindu Vedas, considered to be the oldest spiritual texts in the world. Shabda Yoga practitioners used sacred words called mantras or which have been used by yogis over the ages to experience the benefits which flow from opening up higher energies within.

Shakti Yoga introduces you to the Tantric tradition of using sacred sound to stimulate the flow of the body's subtle energy centers, called "chakras. " Balancing your chakras in this way that enhances your senses; heightens sensuality, and helps you establish a deep connection to your body and to the earth.

Bhava Yoga is the practice of using exquisite, melodious chants to experience the rapture associated with connecting to the Divine, anting these ancient words unites the expansiveness of the cosmos with the intimacy of the human body, bringing you a sense of inner freedom, liberation,, and profound love.

Russill Paul's musical sensibilities began to evolve as a child and later in the world of contemporary film music. He took a detour from his musical career to live as a monk in a monastery in South India for five years where he practiced this ancient art form. He now performs lectures and teaches worldwide.