Class Schedule

Saturday
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Bharatnatyam Level 1: Spring 2024
Bharatnatyam Level 2: Spring 2024
Saturday
10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Bharatnatyam Level 4: Spring 2024
Saturday
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Bharatnatyam Level 5: Spring 2024
Bharatnatyam Level 6: Spring 2024
Saturday
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Life Skills 101 for kids: Spring 2024
Sunday
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Yoga and mindfulness for kids for ages 7+ : Spring 2024
Sunday
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Hindi for Beginners: Spring 2024
Sunday
10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Mudras for wellness: Spring 2024
Sunday
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
English Language Skills: Spring 2024
Sunday
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Science Night: Spring 2024
Sunday
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Special Yoga class for kids and stories from the Ramayan: Spring 2024
Sunday
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Intermediate Hindi: Spring 2024
Public speaking and communication Beginner: Spring 2024
Sunday
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Beginner Origami for Kids and Adults: Spring 2024
Blissful Flow Yoga : Spring 2024
Thamizh Language for Kids: Spring 2024
Sunday
11:00 AM to 11:50 PM
Henna Class for all ages: Spring 2024
Sunday
11:30 AM to 12:30 AM
Public speaking and communication Advanced: Spring 2024
Sunday
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Parent & child Yoga: Spring 2024
Sunday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Creative Kids Art: Spring 2024
Indian Folk Dance for kids: Spring 2024
Sunday
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
English Language Skills: Spring 2024
Sunday
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Intermediate Origami for Kids and Adults: Spring 2024
Sunday
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Indian Folk Dance for teens: Spring 2024
Sunday
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Dot Mandala and Lippan art workshop: Spring 2024
TBD
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Painting Class for Kids, Teens and Adults: Spring 2024
Thamizh Language for Kids - Spring 2024
Tbd
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Painting for kids and teens: Spring 2024
TBD
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Basics of Karma - the architecture of destiny: Spring 2024
Braj Rani

Sunday, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Ages: Any
$150.00

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Location: Online
Sunday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Start date: Jan 21st (14 classes)

This Yoga and mindfulness class designed to help kids gain the skills they need to thrive in the face of everyday challenges. This class allows for kids to have the unique opportunity to learn stress management techniques and to be introduced to the concept of self-care. Her class is also focused on giving kids easy and practical tools to help them channel their inner strength and power while having fun at the same time! Radha tailors her class to make sure that kids not only enjoy the movement of yoga but that they get the opportunity to learn how their minds and bodies impact one another and how they can work together to create harmony. Radha's goal is to help kids thrive in the world, regardless of their circumstances, and to navigate the many challenges they face with a sense of personal power and self-awareness.
This semester the class will be taught by Braj Rani.

Benefits of the yoga and mindfulness for Kids:
- Supports kids to be more confident in how they handle difficult situations and improve decision making
- Allows for kids to gain a greater understanding of how yoga can support their bodies physically and mentally
- Creates opportunities for kids to have movement that is powered by creativity and accommodating for all levels

Yoga and mindfulness for kids for ages 7+ : Spring 2024

Dr. Nalini Ravindran

Sunday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ages: 6+
$180.00

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Teacher : Dr. Nalini Ravindran
Number of classes : 12
Start date: Jan 27th

Skills taught in the class :
Speaking, Reading and Writing in Tamil. If you are interested in this class please send an email to shiksha.austin@gmail.com and we will get you in touch with the teacher. The class time will be decided by the teacher based on the convenience of the registered students.

Dr. Nalini Ravindran is a passionate English teacher and has vast administrative experience as Academic Advisor, Senior Principal, Founder Principal, and Subject Supervisor of well known schools in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India. She specialized in teaching English through PGDTE at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, India. She is the recipient of the Presidential/National Award for the Best Teacher for the year 2001, from the President of India, Shri Abdul Kalaam, the award being given by the Government of India. She was selected by the HRD Ministry - Human Resource Development Ministry of India - and trained in Communicative Approach in Teaching and Testing English in England from January - April 1990, through the CBSE ELT PROJECT. She has been training English teachers and educationists all over India in Communicative and Skill based Approach in English as the Master Trainer and Resource Person in more than 150 Orientation workshops since 1990 till date. She is a skilled and experienced instructor and we are grateful to have her at Shiksha.

Thamizh Language for Kids: Spring 2024

Dr. Nalini Ravindran

TBD, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Ages: Any
$180.00

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Teacher : Dr. Nalini Ravindran
Number of classes : 12


Skills taught in the class :
Speaking, Reading and Writing in Tamil. If you are interested in this class please send an email to shiksha.austin@gmail.com and we will get you in touch with the teacher. The class time will be decided by the teacher based on the convenience of the registered students.

Dr. Nalini Ravindran is a passionate English teacher and has vast administrative experience as Academic Advisor, Senior Principal, Founder Principal, and Subject Supervisor of well known schools in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India. She specialized in teaching English through PGDTE at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, India. She is the recipient of the Presidential/National Award for the Best Teacher for the year 2001, from the President of India, Shri Abdul Kalaam, the award being given by the Government of India. She was selected by the HRD Ministry - Human Resource Development Ministry of India - and trained in Communicative Approach in Teaching and Testing English in England from January - April 1990, through the CBSE ELT PROJECT. She has been training English teachers and educationists all over India in Communicative and Skill based Approach in English as the Master Trainer and Resource Person in more than 150 Orientation workshops since 1990 till date. She is a skilled and experienced instructor and we are grateful to have her at Shiksha.

Thamizh Language for Kids - Spring 2024

Braj Rani

Sunday, 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Ages: 6+
$90.00

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Timing: Sunday 10:15-11:15am in the CBay (enter from the parking lot)
Start date: January 21st end date: May 12th


Class info:
This is a fun class for kids where they will not only learn Yoga it will also include stories from the Ramayan.

There are several benefits to get the kids to do yoga at a young age. Here are some reasons -
Yoga helps children manage their anxiety
Yoga improves children’s emotional regulation
Yoga boosts children’s self-esteem
Yoga increases children’s body awareness and mindfulness
Yoga enhances children’s concentration and memory
Yoga develops children’s strength and flexibility
Yoga teaches discipline and reduces impulsivity

Special Yoga class for kids and stories from the Ramayan: Spring 2024

Dr. Srinivas Makam

Sunday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Ages: Any
$25.00

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Join us to participate in our first "Family Science Night" for the lower elementary school grades (pre-k- 3rd) organized by Shiksha School, at Radha Madhav Dham. Take part as a student or to run the booth. It's going to be a fun event for the entire family.

Projects :

Build a Strong Paper Bridge - Get the engineering back into STEM.
Challenge kids to create a paper bridge that's strong enough to hold as many pennies as possible.

This Energy Stick teaches young scientists about open and closed circuits, conductors, and insulators. Children will also begin to learn the fundamentals about how electrodes work.

Making Parachutes out of Napkins
Flow and Go Boat - A flow and go boat uses the energy of water pouring out of a cup to make a boat float through the water.

Make Straw Rockets - This project makes a great addition to a unit on physics, space, the night sky, or things that fly and is also just fun to do on a rainy day!
Energy stick: Teacher Directed Activity - Exploring Electricity

Sun-sensitive paper for solar art
You can learn about the power of the sun with sun-sensitive paper and make wonderful works of art with sun-sensitive paper and the power of solar rays. It’s easy and so much fun!

What Happened to the Simple Slime?
The glue has an ingredient called polyvinyl acetate, which is a liquid polymer. The borax links the polyvinyl acetate molecules to each other, creating one large, flexible polymer. This kind of slime will get stiffer and more like putty the more you play with it.

Tornado in a Bottle - Just explore the tornadoes in a bottle on the table.
Make your own tornado in a bottle with this fun and easy science experiment. Then, explore how and why the vortex is made with our easy to understand explanation of how the experiment works below.

Erupting, Bubbling, Blobs:
Using density to make an erupting bubbling blob.

Levitate a Ping-Pong ball
Exploring the Bernoulli Principle with our infamous ping pong ball snowmen.

Rising Water Experiment - This experiment req...

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Science Night: Spring 2024

Malcolm Davidson

Sunday, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Ages: Any
$195.00

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Effective public speaking skill has many direct benefits for the individual speaker, including influencing the world around you, developing leadership skills, and becoming a go-to person for ideas and solutions.

Learning "Public speaking and communications" will help your kid to inform, to persuade and to entertain in a more effective manner. Beginner level class is for kids in the elementary school (Grades 2 to 5) - with the requirement that the child should be able to focus in the classroom.

Public speaking and communication Beginner: Spring 2024

Malcolm Davidson

Sunday, 11:30 AM to 12:30 AM
Ages: Any
$195.00

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For the Advanced level class: completing both levels of our "Public speaking and communications" classes will help your kid to inform, to persuade and to entertain in a more effective manner. The advanced level class is for kids who have successfully completed the beginner level and/or students attending middle or high school.

Public speaking and communication Advanced: Spring 2024

Maria Singh

Sunday, 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Ages: 2+
$25.00

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Parent & Child YOGA
at Shiksha School, Radha Madhav Dham
SUNDAYS 11:30am - 12:15pm in the Main Temple
Fees of $25 will be donated to the temple and is optional

Radhe Radhe! We are starting 2024 with a FREE family yoga program at Shiksha
School at RMD. This is a Parent & Child Yoga play, a yoga class with a playroom for
children 1-4 years old. Parents and young kids are practicing yoga together in a
supportive environment. In this class parents are role models of mindfulness, and
thus children learn yoga naturally as a play. Please join our group of like minded
and like hearted people.

Parent & child Yoga: Spring 2024

Priti Pathak

Tbd, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Ages: 5+
$210.00

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Online painting class

Painting for kids and teens: Spring 2024

Priti Abhyankar

TBD, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Ages: Any
$210.00

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Painting Class for Kids, Teens and Adults

Painting Class for Kids, Teens and Adults: Spring 2024

Radha Patel

Sunday, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Ages: 18+
$155.00

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Class starts on January 21st end date: May 19th

What is mudra ?
Mudra is symbolic hand gestures can encourage different states of mind that facilitate energy flow in the entire body.
In India, every God and Goddess holds different hand mudras which symbolize particular energy.
when you can practice?
You can practice many of the mudras anywhere at any time – meditating, walking, sitting at your desk, traveling.

BENEFITS:
Increase our grasping power, concentration and sharpens our memory, bring inner peace.
It also helps to reduce excess body fat and lowers our laziness quotient.
It is beneficial for many health issues like diabetes, BP, asthma cholesterol.
It helps in the anti-aging mechanism as it rejuvenates the cells in the whole body.

Mudra practice allow us to explore and integrate all dimensions of our being, supporting our journey toward awakening, inner peace health and healing from the roots. Incorporate these hand gestures into your daily life reach your potential, spiritual awakening and balance your energies ,build your confidence, reduce stress so let’s take charge for our life.

Mudras for wellness: Spring 2024

Sailesh Ranchod

Saturday, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Ages: 15-24
$150.00

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Life Skills 101: Spring 2024
Teacher/coach: Sailesh Ranchod
Class will start on Feb 3rd, 2024

Saturday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (3 classes)
Ages: 15-24
$150.00

Learn the 10 steps to clarity that will set you up for success in any class in school. Any goal you choose and how to ensure you are setup for success at the start. This will be a hands on class, come prepared to bring your greatest challenges and let’s turn them into triumphs.
Learn the importance of End Result Focus.

Life Skills 101 for kids: Spring 2024

Mamta Ganesan

Sunday, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Ages: 7+
$250.00

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Intermediate Hindi - in person class
Timings: Sundays: 10:30-11:30am
Start date: January 14th end date: May 12th

Textbooks & resources are provided.

Class information:
Intermediate Hindi is for communication, writing & reading in Hindi. Prerequisite is basic knowledge of Hindi alphabets & spoken Hindi.
We will write sentences & converse in Hindi.

Fees: $250/ semester/ student

Intermediate Hindi: Spring 2024

Sricharan Hari

Sunday, 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Ages: Any
$90.00

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Intermediate Origami for Kids and Adults
Classes - 14 and the class starts on Jan 21st, 2024

To participate in this class, students must have taken Beginner Origami for Kids and Adults, or talk to the teacher to see if they are eligible for the course.

This course will delve deeper into Origami concepts that are introduced in the beginner class. Students will

Students will also learn about the various styles of Origami, such as Modular, Pureland, Wet Folding, etc. And learn more about what the world of Origami has to offer. Students will also start to learn the basics of box pleating, a technique that is used in countless complex Origami models around the world.

Intermediate  Origami for Kids and Adults: Spring 2024

Creative Arts Team

Sunday, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Ages: 13+
$150.00

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Sunday from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Start date: Jan 28st (14 classes)

Indian Folk Dances inspired by the diversity of India and beauty of Sanatan Dharma. Suitable and appropriate songs will be selected to present at RMD festivals while blending and showcasing folk dance forms from different states and cultures. Class will be taught by Saritha Jandhyala - not a trained dancer but a spirited one

Indian Folk Dance for teens: Spring 2024

Creative Arts Team

Sunday, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Ages: 6-8
$150.00

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Sunday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Start date: Jan 28st (14 classes)

Indian Folk Dances inspired by the diversity of India and beauty of Sanatan Dharma. Suitable and appropriate songs will be selected to present at RMD festivals while blending and showcasing folk dance forms from different states and cultures. Class will be taught by Saritha Jandhyala - not a trained dancer but a spirited one

Indian Folk Dance for kids: Spring 2024

Mamta Ganesan

Sunday, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Ages: 5+
$250.00

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Timing: Sunday 9:30-10:30am
In person class
Start date: January 14th end date: May 12th

Class info:
If you are look to learn Hindi with conversation, reading & writing; this class is for you.
We will cover basic communication, Hindi alphabet, writing & more.
All textbooks &resources are provided.

Fees: $250/ semester/ student

Hindi for Beginners: Spring 2024

Dr. Akansha Singh

Sunday, 11:00 AM to 11:50 PM
Ages: 8+
$75.00

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Henna Class for ages and skill levels
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST
Ages: 8+
Price: $75.00
Minimum Class Size: 5 students

Henna Class is a course aimed for anybody that wants to know more about Henna, but are not sure where to start. This is a great course for beginners and for those who want to brush up on any existing techniques

Henna also known as Mehndi/Mehendi is a temporary tattoo and is used throughout the world as part of wedding or cultural traditions. Although this was an old custom it has become a very popular skill to learn over the years especially outside it's traditional Middle Eastern and South Asian countries.
Age Group- >8 yrs old.

Henna Class for all ages: Spring 2024

Dr. Nalini Ravindran

Sunday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Ages: Any
$150.00

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Teacher : Dr. Nalini Ravindran
Number of classes : 12
Start date: Jan 27th

Skills taught in the class :
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing - Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Handwriting, for children and adults

Dr. Nalini Ravindran is a passionate English teacher and has vast administrative experience as Academic Advisor, Senior Principal, Founder Principal, and Subject Supervisor of well known schools in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India. She specialized in teaching English through PGDTE at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, India. She is the recipient of the Presidential/National Award for the Best Teacher for the year 2001, from the President of India, Shri Abdul Kalaam, the award being given by the Government of India. She was selected by the HRD Ministry - Human Resource Development Ministry of India - and trained in Communicative Approach in Teaching and Testing English in England from January - April 1990, through the CBSE ELT PROJECT. She has been training English teachers and educationists all over India in Communicative and Skill based Approach in English as the Master Trainer and Resource Person in more than 150 Orientation workshops since 1990 till date.

She is a skilled and experienced instructor and we are grateful to have her at Shiksha.

English Language Skills: Spring 2024

Dr. Nalini Ravindran

Sunday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Ages: 7+
$240.00

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Teacher : Dr. Nalini Ravindran
Number of classes : 12 FEES $240.00
Start date: Jan 27th

Skills taught in the class :
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing - Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Handwriting, for children and adults

Dr. Nalini Ravindran is a passionate English teacher and has vast administrative experience as Academic Advisor, Senior Principal, Founder Principal, and Subject Supervisor of well known schools in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India. She specialized in teaching English through PGDTE at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, India. She is the recipient of the Presidential/National Award for the Best Teacher for the year 2001, from the President of India, Shri Abdul Kalaam, the award being given by the Government of India. She was selected by the HRD Ministry - Human Resource Development Ministry of India - and trained in Communicative Approach in Teaching and Testing English in England from January - April 1990, through the CBSE ELT PROJECT. She has been training English teachers and educationists all over India in Communicative and Skill based Approach in English as the Master Trainer and Resource Person in more than 150 Orientation workshops since 1990 till date. She is a skilled and experienced instructor and we are grateful to have her at Shiksha.

English Language Skills: Spring 2024

Gowri Manasa

Sunday, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Ages: Any
$150.00

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Dot Mandala and Lippan art: Spring 2024 (remote classes available)

Gowri Manasa, a self-learned art teacher, would be conducting "Dot Mandala and Lippan art" during this summer. She started learning art from her childhood and has great experience in teaching art back in India.

Course contents: Interaction session, introduction to Dot Mandala and Lippan art, understand what, why and how these art forms are made. Learn about dot mandala art types, designs primarily used in Lippan art, acquire skills to use dotting tools for different strokes, understand how to use clay and craft mirrors for Lippan art.

At the end of the session, kids will enhance their creativity skills, self-awareness, learn to express themselves, and improve self-confidence.

Classes: Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am–12pm

Ages: 8+

$150 (excluding material) per person

$100 (material cost) per person

Phone: +1 929-603-8525
You can contact Gowri Manasa using the phone# mentioned above🙏🏻

Dot Mandala and Lippan art workshop: Spring 2024

Creative Arts Team

Sunday, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Ages: 5+
$101.00

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In-Person

Objective of this class is to introduce beginners level arts (drawing, coloring and craft) by emphasizing proper technique, suitable color selection and other relevant tips to enhance the innate artistic abilities of a child.

Faculty: Swati Mehta, Madhuri K. and Kapila B.

Note: Fees includes supplies fees.

Creative Kids Art: Spring 2024

Radha Patel

Sunday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ages: 18+
$180.00

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Yoga class

Blissful Flow Yoga : Spring 2024

Vidyut Gharpure

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Ages: Any
$700.00

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Bharatnatyam Level 6

Bharatnatyam Level 6: Spring 2024

Vidyut Gharpure

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Ages: Any
$600.00

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Bharatnatyam Level 5

Bharatnatyam Level 5: Spring 2024

Vidyut Gharpure

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Ages: Any
$500.00

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Bharatnatyam Level 4

Bharatnatyam Level 4: Spring 2024

Vidyut Gharpure

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Ages: Any
$340.00

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Bharatnatyam Level 2

Bharatnatyam Level 2: Spring 2024

Vidyut Gharpure

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Ages: Any
$300.00

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Bharatnatyam Level 1

Bharatnatyam Level 1: Spring 2024

Sricharan Hari

Sunday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ages: Any
$90.00

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Beginner Origami for Kids and Adults
Classes - 14 and the class starts on Jan 21st, 2024

This class is hands-on, and each of the students will learn how to build origami models with various techniques.

What is Origami?

Origami is the art of folding paper without using glue, tape, or scissors. It started in Japan during the 6th century, with the traditional models that we all know and love, like the crane! But someone named Akira Yoshizawa saw that there was so much more to this traditional art, and revolutionized Origami. So right now, Origami has changed and has become much more than what it traditionally was! Concepts in Origami have been used in Nasa, and for other research areas.

Beginner Origami for Kids and Adults: Spring 2024

Balaka B. Ghoshal

TBD, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ages: Any
$75.00

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Teacher : Balaka Ghoshal
Number of classes : 12 FEES $75.00
Start date: please enroll and Balaka didi will get back to you

Don't we all hear of Karma as a concept of consequences of our actions? But is that all? Unfortunately, very few know the interesting details of the karma philosophy that reveal karmic realities way beyond good and bad actions.

Getting to know how our thinking and decision making affect our destiny helps us make wiser choices in life.

The class on Karma will focus on building a wide vocabulary around the concept to show how we're the architects of our own destiny through conscious thinking.

As part of the curriculum, there'll be fun exercises on analyzing real-life scenarios and fictional moments from classics and popular stories. Group debates and analysis will help students apply their karmic knowledge in shaping and interpreting their own life's journey.

Basics of Karma - the architecture of destiny: Spring 2024