Hanuman Hatha with Japa Mala Meditation
90 Minutes Devotional Sadhana. Starting with a 60 Minute Hatha Practice to The Hanuman Chalisa Followed by a 30 Minute Guided Japa Mala Meditation
Why This Offering In Your Yoga Space
Ideal for studios seeking to authentically welcome South Asian and BIPOC students to all of their classes, by creating a more culturally safe community.
In short, we are safer where we can recognize community. Studios who have struggled to keep a BIPOC offering on the schedule may benefit from this offering as it creates a space where South Asian and BIPOC students can feel at home within the teachings of their cultural heritage.
While remaining open to everyone, this practice resonates across backgrounds and cultures and embodies the spirit and true authentic inclusivity of yoga so often missing in Western yogic spaces.
Guided Japa Mala Meditation
The Japa Mala is Hanuman’s gift of remembrance. A circle of devotion that carries the seeker into the heart of the Divine. This meditation is paired with sharing of Vedic philosophy and cultural context, bridging practice with timeless wisdom.
The 108 beads mirror the 108 pathways of prāṇa that converge in the heart, and the sacred measure by which sun, moon, and earth keep their cosmic rhythm.
To move bead by bead while softly chanting in meditation is to walk each mantra a leap across the ocean of the mind, each round a return to the boundless strength, courage, and self love.
The mala becomes not just prayer, but surrender; not just remembrance, but union.
Held in the palm, it is a garland for the Beloved.
Turned in devotion, it is Hanuman’s own bridge to the Infinite.
30 Minutes
Hanuman Hatha Yoga Class
The body is Hanuman’s temple of service. Rooted in strength offered in devotion, movement born of surrender. Each āsana becomes a prayer in motion, a gesture that bows to the Divine within.
This practice weaves the steady discipline of Hatha with the bhāv of Hanuman: unwavering focus, humility, and heart. Flowing to the Hanuman Chalisa with mindful breath, meditation and grounding postures, we awaken prāṇa as an offering.
Hatha Yoga is a gentle, grounding practice that unites movement, breath, and stillness. It is accessible to all levels, and especially suited for beginners wanting a slower start.
It invites strength and balance through mindful longer held postures, making it a welcoming entry point for anyone seeking a more intentional and devotional practice.
The mat becomes not just a place of practice, but a sacred bridge of meditation, where the body remembers what the soul has never forgotten.
60 Minutes