Exploring the Mantra OM

with Swami Krishnapremananda

13th & 14th December 2025
Sheffield Yoga School, South Rd, Walkley, S6 3TA
£140 / £110

The Mantra OM is the primordial mantra in the yoga / spiritual tradition. It is an expression of the unmanifest, expressing into this manifest world, whether chanted out loud or internally.

OM is the root of most other mantras in the yoga tradition and takes form also in the Word of the Bible (John 1:1), or the Logos in the Greek tradition. OM symbolises the ineffable taking form in this transient world, then returning back into the ineffable, as does each breath, each thought and each life form.

About the course

Although a succinct theoretical understanding will be given, the primary emphasis during this weekend seminar will be practice. We will be exploring a range of practices over the two days that incorporate the mantra Om.

These will include:

  • Different forms of Om chanting out loud, in a focused and in a freestyle way with the breath
  • Chanting Om internally as a focus for silent sitting, or meditation. This will include a focus on the chakras, mainly Agya and Anahat, or the 3rd eye and heart centres.
  • Walking meditation with Om
  • Selected mudra practices including Yoga Mudra using Om
  • Likhit japa, or a writing meditation using Om
  • Yoga Nidra practices with Om

The practices will be interspersed with asana or posture practice and simple relaxation practices.

Through these practices we will explore how our internal patterns of energy – body, mind, emotions – can harmonise with the potency of Om.

A deeper calmness and focus within will arise, which in turn allows the possibility of recognising that these patterns, which make up our individuality, are themselves transient expressions of That which the mantra Om represents.

Who is the course for

This course is for anyone looking to go deeper into their understanding and practice of Yoga.

Dates & Cost

The dates for this 2 day course :

  • Saturday 13th December, 10.00 – 4.30pm
  • Sunday 14th December, 10.00 – 4.00pm

The fee for the course is £140.00
The deposit is £90.00
If you cannot afford the full fee you can pay a reduced fee of £110.00

Book a place

The Venue

The workshop will be held in Sheffield Yoga School on South Road.

There is parking on South Road or on one of the side streets in Walkley. South Road is also the main bus route through Walkley.

Directions

The Teacher : Swami Krishnapremananda

Swami Krishnapremananda is a senior teacher at Mandala Yoga Ashram playing a key role helping to support and care for the Ashram’s spiritual and practical wellbeing.

Over 25 years of consistent practice, he has matured into a knowledgeable and inspiring teacher with a wise, humble, and gentle presence. As well as teaching in the Ashram, he also teaches seminars around the UK and in Europe.

He describes his spiritual journey as ‘touching the ground of existence’, ‘a surrendering to the Divine’ and ‘a coming home’ and is deeply grateful for the many joyful gifts of grace he has received along the way.

His primary yogic path is a combination of Bhakti Yoga (‘Yoga of the Heart’) and Gyana Yoga (‘The Path of Insight or Wisdom’), supported by an integrated practice of all the main paths of yoga.

He is also a trained counsellor, independent funeral celebrant, death doula, and facilitator of grief circles and death cafes – https://www.chrisevans-celebrancy.co.uk/. These skill sets enhance his natural empathy, sensitivity and skilfulness in guiding people on the spiritual path.