Mahavidyas: Shakti Rising Online Retreat

April 13 – 17, 2023

In May 2020, together with Kavitha Chinnaiyan of Śabda Institute, we held the Shakti Rising Retreat Part I, where we explored the first five of the Daśa Mahāvidyās (Kālī, Tārā, Tripurasundarī, Bhuvaneśvarī, and Tripura Bhairavī) in our sādhanā and lives.

This year we continue on this journey through the exploration of the next five Mahāvidyās.

For those of you who missed out on the first retreat, you can still join us!

Once registering, you will receive 50% off Kavitha Chinnaiyan’s Shakti Rising Self-Study Course. We encourage you to complete this course prior to beginning the live retreat.

As part of your registration you will also receive 50% off on three amazing courses on the Mahavidyas including Kālī, Tārā, and Bhuvaneśvarī.

A joint retreat with Śabda Institute and Tantra Illuminated

Artwork by Sai Tharun

Cinnamastā, Dhūmavatī, Bagalāmukhī, Mātangī, and Kamalātmikā

The Daśa Mahāvidyā have traditionally been steeped in esoteric and mystical descriptions, often removed from the practicalities of the spiritual journey. Ordinarily, these great goddesses are cloaked in mystery, with several pre-requisites required to invoke them, such as initiation into particular traditions and mantras. However, these goddesses are relevant to any tradition since they personify cosmic forces such as time and space that play into the moment-to-moment unfolding of our lives.

Here, we will explore the Daśa Mahāvidyā from a practical standpoint, invoking them with devotion and lending ourselves to radical transformation in their presence. We will delve into the various aspects that keep us bound in suffering and open to the recognition of our true eternal, unborn and undying blissful nature.

Join us on a journey to uncover the cosmic forces of time and space personified by the Daśa Mahāvidyā.

Meet Your Guides

Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, a wife, and a mother. She is the author of Shakti Rising (Nonduality Press, 2017), which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Best Books of 2017, The Heart of Wellness (Sfaim Press, 2020), Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma (New Sarum Press, UK, 2020), and Fractals of Reality: Living the Śrīcakra (Sfaim Press, 2022).

Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, is a Sanskritist and scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra with thirty years of experience. He was initiated by a traditional Indian guru at the age of sixteen, and received education at yoga āshrams, both in India and the West.

His degrees include a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in South Asian Studies from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley.

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