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Ganesha Mantra and Yantra Workshop


with Sannyasi Brahmananda Saraswati




This workshop will be held online via Zoom 

Sunday July 26th, 2026.

Time: 11am - 2pm US EST


Mantra and Yantra are the tools of tantric practice. They represent sound and form, consciousness and energy. The combined use of these tools aims to focus the mind, expand the awareness and to explore inner states of consciousness. The created symbol becomes a vehicle through which we can deepen our understanding of the more subtle layers of the mind and personality and our relationship with the internal and external expression of these energies. 

We will dedicate this session to the mantra and yantra of Ganesh, the well-loved elephant headed deity of the Indian tradition. He is worshiped as the remover of obstacles, (and sometimes the creator!) on the material and spiritual levels of life. In most ritual and worship, he is always approached first as the one to clear the way for our sadhana. 

Also known as Ganapati, he is the patron of arts and sciences, the god of intellect, wisdom and new beginnings.

In this three-hour session, we will have a glimpse of the mythology and iconography of Ganesh; chant mantras to honour and invoke, followed by a guided process of drawing the Ganesh Yantra. There will be some input regarding the colours of the yantra and then you will be able to complete painting in your own time. 

The process of yantra drawing with accompanying mantra repetition creates a spontaneous one-pointedness of mind. It is essentially a practice of bhakti, and the created yantra is a symbol combining archetypal ingredients – squares, circles, triangles and petals, that resonate with the subconscious and unconscious mind and can reveal to us maps of our inner consciousness and the energies at play in inner and outer worlds. It can be a deeply healing and insightful practice.




FAQ

  • What materials needed for the workshop?

    The drawing and painting of a yantra requires some basic materials, and a suggested list can be found here. https://yoga-yantra.com/materials/

  • How will the yantra be drawn?

    Yantras can be drawn freehand but we will focus on a geometric construction using compass and straight edge, exploring the connections and parallels between cultures and what is sometimes called ‘sacred geometry’

  • Is any prior experience required with drawing or painting?

    No experience of drawing or painting is required. There will be step-by-step guidance through the drawing process. Whilst initially, using a compass may be a throwback to schooldays, we will reimagine and repurpose it as a tool of divine creation! The session will move slowly through the whole drawing process with time for questions as we go along. Painting and colours will be discussed, and this is something you can complete in your own time. It will be a simple introduction to the process and how to use the practices of mantra and yantra in our sadhana.

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Instructor

Sannyasi Brahmananda Saraswati

Sannyasi Brahmananda Saraswati has been involved with yoga since he was eighteen, when he was initiated by his guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati. After many years of practice and two years of teacher training, he started teaching in 2003 with good old adult education classes in London. Over the years courses, workshops and retreats followed for students and teachers on various aspects of yoga, including pranayama, meditation, yoga psychology and yantra drawing and painting, both in the UK and abroad. Yantra and Mantra have been a major focus of his practice for many years now and together with the world of sacred arts, geometry and the alchemical process of making paint from minerals and plants, this has become an immersive and complete practice. He was director and course coordinator for the Satyananda Yoga Academy of Europe for ten years, developing and running year-long courses in Yogic Studies offering total engagement in all areas of theory, philosophy, psychology and practice in the traditional approach to yoga as a way of life.