About Our Teachers

Meet Sonia Nelson

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Sonia Nelson, Director of the Vedic Chant Center, has been a student and teacher of Yoga and Vedic Chant for over thirty five years. As a student of T.K.V. Desikachar since 1975, Sonia is a Certified Teacher Trainer.

In addition to integrating the use of chant into yoga practice, Sonia has developed a unique approach for teaching Vedic Chant to Western students and gives seminars and workshops nationwide and at the center in Santa Fe. She has released a number of CDs including tutorials for learning Vedic Chant and the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.

In Santa Fe, Sonia focuses her teaching on continuing education and personal practice development for yoga teachers through individualized instruction in private classes.

Meet our Teachers

All Chant Center teachers have completed a 2 year Vedic Chant Teacher Training Program with Sonia Nelson and Deborah Kuryan, and have participated in affiliated Vedic Chant programs in India in the tradition of T. Krishnamacarya and T.K.V. Desikachar.

Caitlin

Caitlin started her study of Yoga Sutra and Vedic Chant with Sonia Nelson in 2005 and has found the practice a gratifying and delightful method for cultivating attentiveness and quietude.

Through clear and grounded instruction, Caitlin's teaching allows students to access their natural voice and the joy of expression.

Edwina

Edwina began studying Vedic chant with Sonia Nelson in 1999, when the VCC first opened its doors. In 2003, she participated in a Vedic Chant Teacher Training with Sonia in India and has been teaching and continuing with studies at the VCC since that time.

Edwina's precise and patient approach is always greatly appreciated by her students.

Linda

Linda began studying with Sonia Nelson in 2001. Over the years, this has included Vedic Chant, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Theory. Linda currently teaches Vedic Chant, Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita classes at the Vedic Chant Center.

Her teaching style is joyful and embracing, and encourages students to refine and deepen their practice.

Visiting Faculty

Deborah Kuryan has been a yoga teacher since 1986. As a student of Sonia Nelson, she has integrated mantra and chant into the healing applications of yoga practice and into her teaching of the Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad-Gita and the Upanishads.

Deborah holds a Master’s degree in Indian Philosophy from the University of Madras in Chennai, India and is is certified as a Yoga Teacher-Trainer affiliated with the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation.