300 Hr Advanced Mantra Training

Virtual or In-Person

2025-2026

 
 
 

Journey Into the Soul

This 300-hr Advanced Mantra Training is a unique combination of Sanskrit mantra study and personal development under the guidance of Rajeshwari Gretchen Carmel, in the lineage of Namadeva Acharya, Thomas Ashley-Farrand.

  • Cultivate an understanding of the Yogic Path through application and practice

  • Learn advanced Sanskrit mantra techniques and disciplines that accelerate growth and awareness

  • Reduce negative karma, creating new energetic pathways to abundance and wholeness

  • Immerse in ancient Vedic ceremony known to increase vitality and shed illusion

  • Gather with like-minded trainees (in-person or virtual) to support your learning process and create community

 
 

part one: august 2025 – december 2025 part two: march 2026 - june 2026

In-Person in Keene, NH or Virtual

The 300-hour advanced training is offered in a weekend format, providing trainees with concentrated weekend study once a month and ample time to assimilate and apply the teachings in the interim. We meet one weekend each month, Saturday and Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM (ET).

The 300hr (500hr) Advanced Mantra Teacher Training is separated into two parts. You may register for Part One only or Part One and Part Two together, discounts apply. This training consists of 300 hours and is a sequel to our 200-hr Mantra Teacher Training & Study Immersion. If you have completed a different 200hr training (in yoga, bodywork, ayurvedic study, and the like), please contact Raji for details on the application process.

Schedule

It is highly recommended to attend all weekend sessions either in-person or virtual. All training sessions are recorded for your convenience.

part one
August to December 2025

August-December 2025: August 16/17, September 20/21, October 18/19, November 15/16, December 5-7, 2025

*Midway Retreat - We come together for the Midway Retreat on Dec. 5-7, 2025, to join in sangha, move deeper in study and integrate the teachings. This retreat includes a review of the training material, study circles, advanced disciplines, practice-teach sessions, yoga and meditation classes, private mentoring, and ceremony.

part two
March to June 2026

March-June 2026: March 7/8, April 4/5, May 2/3, June 6/7, June 26-28, 2026

*Concluding Retreat - The training concludes with an immersive retreat experience on June 26-28, 2026. The space will provide all trainees with the opportunity to come together in practice and celebration, as we honor the teachings in sacred space. The time together will be focused on a review of the training materials, study circles, advanced disciplines, practice-teach sessions, yoga and meditation classes, Vedic ceremonies, private mentoring, testing, evaluations, and a graduation ceremony.

*The Midway Retreat on Dec. 5-7, 2025, and the Concluding Retreat on June 26-28, 2026, are mandatory for certification as a 500hr Mantra Teacher. Attendance can be either in-person or virtual.

Virtual Yoga Classes

(Yoga classes with Raji are complimentary during your training)

  1. Mondays 9:30-10:45am ET, Gentle Core Flow Yoga

  2. Thursdays 12-1:15pm ET, All-Level Vinyasa Flow Yoga w/ Mantra

Please note— to stream live for our sessions, you will need:

  1. A dependable device that has speakers, a microphone, and a video camera

  2. High-speed internet connection such as broadband wired or wireless of at least 3G

 

300-hr Mantra Training Curriculum

  • 200hr Mantra Teacher Training Review: Lineage, History, Foundational Terms, Mantra Energetics, Spiritual Physiology, Seed Sounds, Foundational Mantras

  • Advanced Teaching Techniques: Mantra Stacking, Class and Workshop Design, Multiple Mantra Disciplines, Added Devotional Practices, Namaha vs. Swaha, Storytelling

  • Mantra Therapy Disciplines: Exploring 21 & 40-day practices, Likhita Japa, Mantra Siddhi, Puruscharana

  • Sun & Planetary Mantras (with and without seed sounds): Vedic, Tantric and Puranic

  • Sanskrit Mantras for Prosperity, World Peace, Addiction, Traumatic Injury, Systematic Disorders, Emotional/Mental Distress, Goddess Mantras, Deity Gayatri Mantras

  • Study of the book Ramayana at a Glance by Sadguru Sant Keshavadas, and related Rama/Hanuman mantras

  • Study of the book Chakra Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand, and related mantras

  • Chakras in the Head and related mantras

  • Advanced Chakra Petal Seed Sounds, Mantras and Meditations

  • Advanced Mantra Disciplines: Condensed Ganapathi Spiritual Discipline, Guru Spiritual Discipline, Maha Lakshmi Advanced Discipline, Gayatri Mantra Spiritual Discipline, Navarna Sadhana Spiritual Discipline, Maha Mrityunjaya Spiritual Discipline

  • How to lead Basic 5-form Arati Ceremony, Template #1 and #2 and a brief Ganesha Puja

  • Preparation and participation in 16-form Vedic Puja Ceremony

  • Vedic Sanskrit Hymns: Navagraha Stotram, Purusha Suktam, Devi Mahatmyam, Sri Suktam

  • Yoga, Meditation and Pranayama

  • Practice Teach Mantra Sessions

  • Select Kirtans in the lineage of Namadeva Acharya and Sadguru Sant Keshavadas

  • Independent Study Projects, Possible Off-Site Training, Private Mentoring, Sacred Art Projects

 

300hr Advanced Training Materials

Students will receive a complimentary 300-Hour Mantra Teacher Training Manual, a supplementary Mantra Handbook, and recorded materials by Rajeshwari.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED READING: (NOT INCLUDED IN Tuition)

  1. Healing Mantras by Namadeva Acharya*

  2. Shakti Mantras by Namadeva Acharya*

  3. Chakra Mantras by Namadeva Acharya*

  4. Ramayana at a Glance by Sadguru Sant Keshavadas

  5. Cosmic Shakti Kundalini by Sadguru Sant Keshavadas

 

registration

Tuition PART ONE* (due by July 15, 2025) $2200

Includes all course fees for in-person or virtual training, all training materials (training manual, supplementary mantra handbook, recorded mantras and hymns by Rajeshwari), plus all teachings for the Midway Retreat, December 5-7, 2025 

Tuition PART TWO* (due by Feb. 1, 2026) $2200

Includes all course fees for in-person or virtual training, all training materials (training manual, supplementary mantra handbook, recorded mantras and hymns by Rajeshwari), plus all teachings for the Concluding Retreat June 26-28, 2026

*Accommodations, meals, and travel costs are not included for in-person participants. *Shipping and handling charges of all training materials are not included in the tuition fee. 

LAKSHMI SPECIAL (Early Bird) - $3995 (save $405)

Payment for both Part One and Part Two together by June 1, 2025

VERMONTERS!

This training is covered under VSAC, so if you are a Vermont resident you may be eligible for a full grant! Check out their website at Vsac.org.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event of cancellation, all fees, deposits and payments for the 200Hr Mantra Teacher Training and Study Immersion and the 300hr Advanced Mantra Teacher Training are non-refundable and non-transferrable. If there is a need for cancellation, the training balance may be applied to a future Mantra Teacher Training with Rajeshwari within 2 years, (additional costs may apply). If the balance is not applied to a future training within 2 years, forfeit all money rendered.

 

Additional Information

Accommodations: If you plan to attend the in-person trainings, here is a list of suggested accommodations in the Keene, New Hampshire area:

Holiday Inn Express Keene
175 Key Rd. Keene, N.H.
1800.315.2621

Solar Living Emerson Brook Gilsum, N.H.

Colony House B&B
104 West St. Keene, N.H.
603.352.0215

Courtyard Marriot-Downtown Keene
75 Railroad St. Keene, N.H.
603.354.7900

The Burrell House Inn 112 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431 413.239.9011

 

OM MAHA VIDYAYAE NAMAHA

(Om, Salutations to the power of great knowledge through the goddess Saraswati)