Online Live Course

17 October, 1pm-4.15pm BST

Sanskrit, Pāli and Gurmukhī/Punjabi each carry distinct histories, philosophies and spiritual contexts. This course explores how sound, language and mantrā shape practice while asking important questions about power, access, caste, colonialism and cultural responsibility.

You will learn pronunciation and transliteration, investigate key yoga vocabulary, compare related terms across traditions and engage with mantrā as a practice of sound, attention and relationship.


Radical Darshan does not operate for profit, we are a community‑led school. Income from our short courses helps us sustain our work and fund scholarships that increase access for Black, Brown and Global Majority folks, queer, trans and non‑binary communities, and people with disabilities. By joining this course, you directly support this mission and you help to keep the work we do alive and accessible.

This Course Welcomes

  • Yoga practitioners

    Exploring decolonised approaches before committing to advanced training

  • Busy spaceholders

    Who want to integrate equity and accessibility into their teaching

  • Anyone seeking

    Yoga Alliance continuing education hours through accessible, high-quality content that resists oppressive structures in modern yoga

What’s Included

  • Sacred Languages & Mantrā Manual

    A comprehensive study guide covering Sanskrit, Pāli and Gurmukhī/Punjabi, pronunciation, IAST transliteration, mantrā, bīja sounds, the significance of 108, and critical reflections on language and power

  • 3h Live Online Session with Kallie Schut

    A live teaching on sacred languages, mantrā & mudrā, including Q&A, practice and integration for teaching and personal sādhanā. The recording of the session will be made available

Course Structure

  1. Welcome to the RD mini course!

  2. Part 1: Live - Sacred languages, mantrā & mudrā

  3. Part 2: Live - Sacred languages, mantrā & mudrā

Live session with Kallie Schut (3 hours)


Date: 17 October
Time: 13:00–16:15 BST (with one 15-minute break)
Format: Two 1.5-hour teaching blocks with a short break in between
Topic: Sacred Languages & Mantrā


Kallie Schut is co-founder and lead trainer at Radical Darshan. In this live online session, she guides participants through:

  • Core concepts from the Sacred Languages & Mantrā manual.

  • Pronunciation and transliteration practice.

  • Mantrā, bīja and mudrā as embodied practices.

  • How to teach and hold these practices with care, context and accountability.

  • Q&A and group reflection.

This session will help you integrate the manual and recorded teaching into your own practice and teaching.

Course Overview

This course invites you to move beyond memorising Sanskrit names and repeating sounds without context. You will explore how language works through the body, how pronunciation is shaped by the mouth and breath, and how words carry histories, relationships and philosophical meanings.

Together, we will study Sanskrit, Pāli and Gurmukhī/Punjabi while paying attention to the distinctions between these traditions. Shared vocabulary does not always mean shared theology, and similar looking words are not necessarily interchangeable.

You will also examine how language can reproduce or challenge power, hierarchy and exclusion, and how respectful engagement with sacred language can support more ethical, informed and inclusive yoga teaching.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to

  • Pronounce a range of common Sanskrit sounds and yoga terms with greater confidence

  • Recognise and use key IAST diacritical marks

  • Explain the difference between Sanskrit, Pāli, Gurmukhī and Punjabi

  • Identify how language can reproduce or challenge power and exclusion

  • Describe the four levels of Vāk and their relationship to sound and consciousness

  • Explain the relationship between A-U-M, silence and the four states of consciousness

  • Distinguish between mantrā, sutta, mantar, nām and simran in their respective traditions

  • Approach mantra practice with greater clarity, respect and cultural awareness

  • Use common yoga vocabulary more accurately and contextually

  • Reflect on how language, caste, colonialism and religious authority have shaped access to knowledge

Enrollment & Course Fees

Complete your application. Upon accetpance complete your payment.

  • Application

    Click Apply Now to complete the 5–10 minute application form. We will review your application and get back to you within 2 working days.

  • Course Fee

    £195 (£125 for Radical Darshan graduates). Once your application is accepted, you will receive a payment link to complete your payment and secure your place on the course.