Soma Yoga
Vedic Wisdom in the age of AI
Yoga & Ayurveda for the Digital Age – Dr David Frawley & Yogini Shambavi
11. September – 13. September 2026
Once every few years, the roots of a tradition come to visit the people practising it. This is one of those weekends.
Dr David Frawley — Pandit Vamadeva Shastri — has spent more than fifty years in the study, practice and teaching of the Vedas, Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta, mantra and Jyotish. In 2015 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, one of the country’s highest civilian honours and a rare recognition for a Western teacher. He now travels to Europe only rarely — this is his sole European appearance in 2026. Alongside him, Yogini Shambhavi brings a living current of bhakti, mantra and Shakti sadhana, teaching not as theory but as direct, embodied experience.
Dr David Frawley
Pandit Vamadeva Shastri · Padma Bhushan 2015
Dr. Frawley has spent more than 50 years in deep study, practice and teaching of the Vedas, Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta, mantra and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology). He is one of the most respected Western teachers and authors in the field of Vedic wisdom. His work presents Yoga not merely as physical practice, but as a complete path of healing, self-knowledge and spiritual transformation. In 2015, the Indian government awarded him the *Padma Bhushan*, one of India’s highest civilian honours — an exceptional recognition for a Western teacher.
Yogini Shambhavi
Bhakti · Shakti sadhana · mantra
Yogini Shambhavi is a yogini and spiritual guide from India, rooted in Bhakti Yoga, Shakti Sadhana, Devi worship, Mantra Yoga and meditation. Her teaching brings the living power of mantra, devotion, ritual and sacred practice into a direct and embodied experience.
Both David Frawley and Yogini Shambhavi have been important teachers for us personally. Their work has deeply shaped my own understanding of Yoga, Ayurveda, mantra and inner practice. David Frawley’s books have accompanied generations of yoga practitioners, Ayurveda students, astrologers and spiritual seekers around the world. At this stage of his life, he travels to Europe only rarely — and this will be his *only event in Europe in 2026*.
~ Ralf Schultz
Director of Soma Yoga Freiburg
The weekend
Friday evening
Darshan and opening — yoga as a path to inner harmony
Saturday
Vedic wisdom in the age of AI — Dr David Frawley
Awakening the intuitive Shakti — Yogini Shambhavi
Sunday
Karma, Bhakti and Jnana Yoga
Healing the Muladhara — mantra and ritual for grounding
Whole weekend
Day ticket
Jyotish Reading
This event is also very personal for us. Soma Yoga takes its name in part from the time that Sundari Ma and Ralf spent with David Frawley and Yogini Shambhavi more than 13 years ago. Their teachings have been part of the roots from which our own work has grown.
The sanskrit word “Soma” means the nectar of immortality, and points us towards the nourishment that fulfils and brings joy which can only be drawn from the wellspring of consciousness found within.