29/09/2026
Swami Samnyasanand and I are pleased to bring you a heartfelt offering...
Mala-Making Workshop, with extra practices 📿
Date: Sunday, 8th November 2026
Time: 10am-3pm
Where: Claude Road; peaceful forested location with beautiful facilities. Exact address given to attendees closer to date.
What to expect:
In the morning, learn from Neurophysicist Swami Samnyasanand, how to create your very own mala with the 'Knot of Creation' - Brahma Granthi - in between each of the 108 beads.
Following the design parameters of the Saraswati Tradition.
Learn the deeper meanings behind the mala.
Use the materials provided, or feel free to bring your own mala to repair or enhance.
You may wish to bring your own decorative bead for the Sumeru, or your own thread for the tassel.
We'll then break for a nourishing vegetarian lunch (provided) around the fire. Tea and coffee also provided.
After lunch, come in to the studio for some Japa Japa meditation (repetitive recitation of sacred mantra), Kirtan (call and response of mantra in song), and a soul-nourishing Sound Bath by Meredith Rose.
Props for the Sound Bath provided (mat, blanket, eye mask, bolster), but you may wish to bring another soft blanket, a pillow, and/or cushion for floor sitting.
Energy exchange: $108pp
Spaces are limited; this will be an intimate gathering of like-minded souls.
More information can be found in the booking link (see comments section).
We dearly look forward to seeing who chooses to join us for this wholesome day beneath the mountain ⛰️