Vedic Education & Devotional Academy

Puja Vidhi

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Performance of Shodashopachara Nithya  12 sessions of 60 minutes each  Recitation of 21 Puja Vidhi shlokas with meaning  Concept of Nitya or Daily Duty  Skill to perform puja as a mindful exercise  Practical 16 steps puja vidhi  Formulation of sankalpa or resolution (Shodashopachara)  Conscious competence to connect, communicate, and  Theory & scientific meaning of rituals commune (3C) with nature (universal phenomenon)  Learn common puja shlokas  Awareness to Moments  Spiritual and religious concepts  Conscious removal of negative thoughts & deeds  Introduction to basic Vedhaantha  Ability to teach puja & shlokas to children

Purusha Sooktha

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Recitation of one of the most popular Vedhic  16 sessions of 60 minutes each  Basic laws of spirituality  Recitation of Purusha Sooktha  Concepts of time, space, and phenomenon  Evolution of universe & human kind  Relationship of Vedhic God and individual  Vedhic concept about God  Theories of Yagna and Karma  Meaning of Purusha and Prakrthi  Conscious competence to connect, communicate, and  Vedhic & scientific meaning of verses commune (3C) with nature (universal phenomenon)  Pre-requisite: Puja Vidhi  Basic mindful meditation

Vedhaantha & Well Being

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Insight to observe our incessant behavior  16 sessions of 60 minutes each  Enhanced alertness to reduce or eliminate incessant  Definition of Vedhanthic Well Being behavior  Vedhaantic constitution of human  Insight to our Knowledge and Action Data Bases being  Enhanced conscious competence to analyze,  Personality and Individuality discriminate, and grow  Process of Vichaara, Viveka, and  Ability to train mind to effect neural structure of brain Vairaagya (3V)  Creating ‘Soul Memory’ or Spiritual Life Scripts  Basic theory of neuro-plasticity  Ability to consciously and competently affect your DNA  Basic neurological analysis of thoughts  Tool box to troubleshoot and/or tune our behavior  Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha

Seeking & Being With Inner Peace (Upasana Towards BEING)

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Awareness of human constitution (Pancha )  15 sessions of 60 minutes each  Simple discrimination techniques (Viveka)  Concept of Upaasana  Method of analysis ()  Concept of Vedhaanthic journey  Basic insight and practice of dispassion (Vairaagya)  Pancha Model of human constitution  Ability to perform six simple upasanas daily  and spiritual concepts of Upaasana  Insight and skill to change your GuNa  GuNa, Vasana, & Samskaara  Ability to align with your inner peace (Shaanthi)  Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha  Intermediate level of mindful meditation

Sri Sooktha

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Recitation of one of the most popular Vedic Mantra  18 sessions of 60 minutes each  Ability to plan acquisition of Shreyas  Recitation of Sri Sooktha  Understanding Bhagavaan  Vedhic & metaphorical meaning of verses  Insight and clarity about creating virtues  Sri Sooktha usage in Puja Vidhi  Ability to be a Shreemaan or Shreemathi  Vedhic definitions of , Sri, &  Ability to contemplate about purpose of life  Human being and Ratha  Practical tips for leading a contented & virtuous life  AshTTHa Lakshmi Sthothra with meaning  Pre-requisites: Purusha Sooktha & Vedhaantha and Well Being Courses

Sandhyopasana

Brief Description Competence Gained  Week ends  Internal and external cognitive cleansing  18 sessions of 60 minutes each  Arghya Pradhaana  Theory and practice of Yajurvedha  Gaayathri Invocation PraathaH Sandhya  Goal of : Dhyaana, DhaaraNa, and SamaaDhi  Pre-requisite: Purusha Sooktha,  Sandhyopasthaana Vedhaantha and Well Being Courses  Skill to perform the difficult upaasana  Advanced level of meditation