At the heart of all healing is care.

In every discipline of healing, the role of a care provider is extremely challenging, even if very rewarding. Every serious care provider will concur that the most potent ingredient in the healing process is not the tools utilized but rather the care with which it is offered. Hence caregiving is not just a challenge but also a significant responsibility that requires great strength and vitality from the caregiver.

The more potent a healing process must be, the more is required from the caregiver. This is true both in terms of the tools that can be offered as well as in the intensity of care needed to facilitate healing on different layers. Any intense healing situation implies that the caregiver needs an almost unlimited source of energy and vitality to sustain the challenges that the healing process can confront him/her with. Also, by offering the healing process over a long term, it is quite possible that the care giver becomes vulnerable and in turn, prone to illnesses or challenges. Providing care is often exhausting and thus can leave the caregiver weak over time. This is why regular care is also needed for the care provider at all times.

For these two main reasons of obtaining great innate strength and being protected throughout any healing journey, the traditional systems from the Vedic culture conceived the concept of Kavacam. Though the word Kavacam literally means an ‘armour’, it represents a much more profound concept. True to its meaning, it does serve as protective armour that will provide continual security to the caregiver. However, the Kavacam also serves a much higher purpose or principle.

In the Vedic culture, Healing and Caring are considered to be part of a spiritual process. The energy of healing and caring is considered pure and divine. Hence even if the caregiver facilitates the healing process, a connection to a supreme entity is essential. The Kavacam served precisely this purpose. The Kavacam is a spiritual armour that the caregiver adorns to bring the divine source of pure energy closer to the heart. This would not only ensure that the healing process is safe but also that it is pure and sacred. By linking strongly with the Kavacam, the caregiver is not only protected in the long term but is also linked to the divine source of healing.

It is for this reason that many forms of Kavacam-s were conceptualised by the great seers of the past. Each of these Kavacams involved chants, meditation and specific gestures, all coordinated in an intricate yet simple manner. Each of the Kavacam-s re also dedicated to a particular deity, be it a form of the divine (Narayana, Hayagriva, Mahalakshmi etc.), or a natural phenomenon such as one of the planets (Sun, Moon, etc).

Learning carefully and long-term practice of the Kavacam-s can benefit every caregiver in the following ways:

  • Make one a better Care Giver

  • Protect oneself while offering care to care seekers

  • Vitalise your energy so that the healing responsibility can be sustained

  • Improve sensitivity, perception and clarity

  • Offer spiritual cleansing from any negative or dark energy that is remaining

  • Facilitate self-healing at the conscious and subconscious layers

  • Bring one closer to their own source of light in the heart

  • Facilitate a closer connection to the divine

This online course will mainly interest caregivers who want to become better healers and teachers, those seeking self-healing, and those who would like to connect to natural deities or the divine.

Some of the Kavacam-s that will be covered in this course!

Āditya-kavacam (Dedicated to the Sun)

Candra-kavacam (Dedicated to the Moon)

Sudarśana-kavacam (Dedicated to the Śrī Sudarśana)

Rāma-kavacam (Dedicated to the Śrī Rāma)

Āñjaneya-kavacam (Dedicated to the Śrī Hanumān)

Lakṣmī-kavacam (Dedicated to the Śrī Lakṣmī) *- if time permits

Who must join this seminar?

It will be essential for serious teachers and students, who wish to deepen their understanding of the subtle practices of Yoga and represent it authentically.

It will be most useful to:

  • those wanting to gain insight into the Kavacam-s, the sacred protective Chants.

  • those wanting to learn the some of the Kavacam-s and integrate it into their practice.

  • those wanting to cleanse their energetic and emotional toxins that may not be theirs.

  • those who are suffering from compassion-fatigue.

  • those who are highly empathetic and need tools to protect themselves.

  • those who are fascinated by Mantra-s and their potent effects on our subconscious.

  • those who have not found all the answers, despite the long-term practice of their tradition.

  • the intelligent student of Yoga, who believes that all practice must be grounded in Philosophy.

  • the discerning seeker, who wants his/her heart to be filled with pearls of wisdom from the rich Vedic tradition.

  • those wondering if they are on the right path in Yoga or reflecting on what kind of Yoga practitioner they want to be!

This seminar will contain a set of eight modules. Each module will consist of two lecture sessions of 50 minutes each. The seminar is conducted by Dr. Kaustubha Desikachar in English.

All participants will be given access to the Resource Centre, where they can download the handouts for each session and where the audio recordings will also be uploaded. Even if you cannot attend the event live, you can still listen to the sessions at your own leisure.

Dates 

06 Dec 2022 09 Dec 2022 13 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2022

20 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022 27 Dec 2022 30 Dec 2022

On each of these dates, The sessions will all start at 4:00pm (16:00) Singapore Time!

This corresponds to 9.00 pm NZ Time | 7:00 pm Sydney Time | 5:00pm Japan Time | 1:30pm India Time | 9:00 am EU Time | 8.00 am UK Time | 3.00 am NY Time!

Investment 

Normal Price €295 for all eight sessions.

Cost includes payment for all sessions, including audio recordings of each session. Payments can be made through Bank Transfer using IBAN or Paypal or Credit Card.

All Paypal and Credit Card payments will be charged only in Singapore Dollars (S$465 including Processing Fee). Interested participants, kindly send your registration through the registration form here>

Payments can also be made in these currencies through Bank Transfer - Singapore$ 465 | British £ (£265) | Australian $ (A$465) | New Zealand $ (NZ$495)

On receipt of your email, an invoice will be sent to you, and on receiving payment, your registration will be confirmed and access to the resource centre provided.

Please note that owing to the COVID-19 Crisis, this reduced price is offered. We are well aware of the financial stress this Coronavirus crisis is causing worldwide and want to be of support. We hope all of you will take the chance to benefit from this offer and invite you to join this very special course.

Limited scholarships are available. Contact us for more details.

Dr Kausthub Desikachar is the successor and current lineage holder of the classical Yoga tradition of T Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar. He is an acclaimed yoga teacher, yoga therapist, healer and spiritual adviser. His objectives include the sharing of the authentic teachings of Yoga to the modern era, as well as building bridges between different healing modalities to promote physical, emotional social and spiritual health.

He is the founder of Viniyoga Pte. Ltd. and also the co-founder of Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation, India, and founder and president of Europe based, KHYF International.

He is also currently the seniormost trainer of the Viniyoga tradition and offers Viniyoga® Yoga Teacher Training and also Viniyoga® Yoga Therapy Training all over the world. Being focused on quality, rather than quantity, Dr Kausthub Desikachar usually only offers one batch in a location, rather than do multiple ones in the same venue. These training programs are so popular that there is usually a waiting list to sign up and is often attended by students from multiple countries.

Dr Kausthub Desikachar is a champion of women’s empowerment and guides many of his female students to embody their strength. To view his interviews with Viniyoga Women, visit this page here - https://www.viniyoga.com.sg/viniyoga-women

He also offers a Mantra blog, where students can listen to different Mantras from the Vedic Tradition. To benefit from this, visit here - https://www.viniyoga.com.sg/mantra

Dr Kausthub Desikachar also assists many clients in their healing journey, including mental health issues. He regularly writes articles on Mental Health issues, and these can be found here - https://www.viniyoga.com.sg/mental-health.

Being an experienced Yoga Therapist and Spiritual guide, Dr Kausthub Desikachar also offers insightful mentoring through private consultations, which can be taken either face-to-face or online. To book a session with him, kindly visit his private consultations page by clicking here>

Apart from Yoga Teaching, Kausthub is also an avid photographer, inspirational writer and poet. To view, some of his inspirations, visit the website www.kausthubdesikachar.com.

To view his other Yoga teaching page, visit here https://www.kausthub.yoga/