Om & Raga: A Meditative Music Experience with Rabin Chowdhury & Anastasia Biliri
A meditative journey through voice, breath, and Indian classical music!
On the occasion of the arrival of classical Indian music singer Rabin Chowdhury, we invite you to Neda Yoga Shala for a special Saturday afternoon, where the sacred sound OM meets Indian classical ragas.
Along with Rabin Chowdhury, the seminar will be led by Anastasia Biliri, who will prepare the body and mind for the vocal practices that will follow. The recitation of the mantra OM, especially through the melodic modes of the Indian tradition, calms the nervous system and harmonizes breath, voice, and mind—creating a space of inner peace and clarity.
The seminar includes:
- Hatha Yoga practice, focused on deep breathing and greater awareness/activation of the throat area and Vishuddhi Chakra, by Anastasia Biliri.
- A brief introductory presentation on classical Indian music and the Raga system, by Rabin Chowdhury.
- Recitation of the OM mantra in Indian melodic modes (Raga), by Rabin Chowdhury.
- Short concert of classical Indian song by Rabin Chowdhury.
➵ Suitable for all levels, regardless of experience in yoga or Indian classical music.
➵ The seminar will be conducted mainly in English.
Date & Time: Saturday 7 March 17:00-19:30
Cost: 30 euros
Rabin Chowdhury:
Rabin Chowdhury is a classical vocal artist from Bangladesh in the khayal and light classical genres like Tumri,Dadra and other types of music also. After completing the six years curriculum of Sur Saptak Sangeet Vidyapitat Chattogram, Bangladesh with First Class, In his musical journey at first he came to study in early life under Classical vocalist Pandit Swarnamoy Chakraborty in Bangladesh and then took intensive talim from virtuoso Pandit Tushar Dutta (Agra and Kirana Gharana) and took noble guidence under a great maestro sangeetacharya Pandit Amiyaranjan Bondapadyay for a long period and still continues his learning under Sangeetacharya Pandit Amiyaranjan Bondopayay, a pioneer of Bishnupur Gharana.
He is also founder and artistic director of Madhubanti Sangeet Kala Kendra, Bangladesh, an organization promoting classical music in Bangladesh
He is performing regularly on Radio and TV programs in Bangladesh and als0o invited for recording in a program from Akash Bani (All India Radio) kolkata.
Best Performance around the world
# Surtarang Radio Uk Broadcasted on 19th February 2017
# Sarb Akal music society of Calgary, Canada
# CA TV California, USA through online
# Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
# Ram Krishna Mission institute of culture, Golpark, kolkata
# ICCR, Indira Gandhi cultural Center, Indian High commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
# Alliance Francaise, Dhaka, Bangladesh commemorating 50th death anniversary of Ustad Alauddin Baba.
Anastasia Biliri
Anastasia started the study of yoga in 2007. Her first trip to India was in 2009, and she has been frequently visiting ever since, practising traditional Hatha Yoga with distinguished teachers such as Swami Niranjanananda and Swami Shakti Murti (Bihar School of Yoga), Sharat Arora (Iyengar Yoga Citizenship Center) and Sunil and Bhakti Kumar (Yoga Training Center).
Anastasia has completed 4 different teacher training programs (200hrs, 300hrs, 365hrs) and numerous technical training seminars around the world on Yoga Therapy, Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and more. In 2013 she became initiated in Satyananda Yoga by Swami Sivamurti Saraswati. In 2019 she was honoured to take the Karma Sannyasin initiation by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati.
She has been an instructor of Hatha Yoga since 2012 and the founder and lead instructor of Neda Yoga Shala. She is also a member of Adi Shakti Kirtan Band since 2014 and the founder of Ryza Project, a beautiful exploration of the connection between sound and yoga. With her teachings, she wishes to inspire people on how this practice offers a perfect internal sanctuary and at the same time, it gives the tools to dive deep in life and connect strongly with the world around. On how this practice teaches us to be alert but quiet. To be free through awareness and discipline. To be here. To feel. To Love. To Live!