Lalita Rising Recordings

Welcome to Lalita Rising

I’m so happy you’re here.

This is your home for our time together. Scroll down to find the recordings of both Lalita Rising sessions, along with your workbook and the playlist I’ve curated to accompany our exploration.

Take your time with the material, follow what interests you, and most importantly look for the places where these teachings can move beyond beautiful ideas and into the way you actually live.

Beauty as coherence, rather than appearance.

Katie x

Join us live

Monday 24th August · 10am AEST / Sydney
Tuesday 25th August · 10am AEST / Sydney

Both sessions will be held live on Zoom.

JOIN THE LIVE SESSIONS:
www.bhaktirose.com.au/live

The same Zoom link will work for both sessions. If you can't make it live don't worry scroll down and the recordings will be uploaded there for you.

Listen + Read

I’ve put together a Lalita Rising playlist to accompany our time together, music to bring some of these ideas out of the intellectual realm and into the senses. Play it while you’re cooking, walking, getting dressed, driving, or just taking a little time for yourself.

And if our conversations leave you wanting to go deeper, these are three books I recommend:

Devi — Ramesh Menon
A beautiful and accessible entry into the stories and mythology of the Goddess tradition.

Women’s Power to Heal — Maya Tiwari
A deeply feminine exploration of Ayurveda, healing and our relationship with the rhythms and wisdom of the body.

Glorious Alchemy — Kavitha Chinnaiyan
For those wanting to go more deeply into the philosophy and practice of the Divine Feminine, particularly the Sri Vidya tradition from which the teachings of Lalita emerge.

Finding Beauty in a Broken World - Terry Tempest Williams Recommended by Christine (participant), she read a passage in the first live session.

GET THE LALITA RISING PLAYLIST HERE

A Prayer,

O Divine Mother,

You are the source from which all beauty flows,
the stillness beneath every movement,
the radiance within every form.

The sun borrows its brilliance from You,
the moon its gentle light,
and every flower its fragrance and colour.

Wherever harmony is found,
wherever compassion awakens,
wherever joy arises without cause,
there Your presence is revealed.

(Adapted from the imagery of the Saundarya Lahari, verses 1–11)

Recording for Session 1, Monday 24th August, 10am

NOTES:

Lalita Tripura Sundari is one of the great goddesses of the Hindu tradition. Her name is often translated as "She who is playful" (Lalita) and "The Beauty of the Three Worlds" (Tripura Sundari).

Rather than representing beauty as appearance alone, Lalita invites us to explore beauty as harmony, presence, wisdom and joyful participation in life.

Chanting as a Practice (you can use the playlist linked above for this)

"You don't chant her names simply to praise her. You chant them to become them."

Each of Lalita's thousand names represents a quality of consciousness that can be developed through chanting and intention setting.

The Three Worlds

Traditionally, Tripura ("the three worlds") has many interpretations within yogic philosophy, including:

Heaven, Earth and the Underworld
Waking, Dreaming and Deep Sleep
Physical, Subtle and Causal Reality

Today we might also ask:

What are the three worlds I inhabit every day?

Perhaps:

My inner world (thoughts, emotions and beliefs)
My relationships
My physical world (body, home and daily life)

Where might beauty, harmony and devotion be cultivated within each?

Expanding Our Understanding of Beauty

English gives us one word: BEAUTY.

Many South Asian languages describe different expressions of beauty.

Consider these poetic examples:

Labonno (Bengali)
Quiet, radiant presence that does not seek attention.

Nazakat (Hindi / Urdu)
Gentleness, delicacy and refinement.

Azhagu (Tamil)
Beauty as harmony—physical, moral and spiritual.

Lalana (Telugu)
Beauty lovingly nurtured over time.

Soundaryam (Malayalam)
Fullness, grace and well-being.

Raunak (Punjabi)
Radiance, vitality and inner sparkle.

Beauty is not one thing. It has many expressions.

Reflection

Which expression of beauty resonates most deeply with you today?
Where in your life would you most like to cultivate greater beauty (not in appearance, but in the way you live)?

Practice

Spend a few moments each day noticing beauty (not only in what you see, but in qualities such as harmony, kindness, generosity, grace, simplicity and presence).

Ask yourself: What would it mean to make this moment just a little more beautiful?

Recording for Session 2, Tuesday 25th August, 10am

NOTES:

Beauty as Practice

Beauty is not something we only admire, is something we cultivate.

The traditions surrounding Lalita remind us that beauty is expressed through the way we care for ourselves, our homes, our relationships and our daily actions. It is found as much in order, generosity and graceful speech as it is in art, music and nature.

Saundarya – Beauty as Harmony

In Sanskrit, saundarya refers to beauty in its fullest sense, not only physical attractiveness, but a harmony that shines through every aspect of life.

A beautiful life is one in which our values, actions and surroundings begin to reflect one another.

Beauty becomes a form of integrity.

Becoming Rather Than Having

Modern culture often teaches us to acquire beauty.

Lalita invites us to become beautiful through qualities such as:

Compassion
Patience
Generosity
Joy
Grace
Devotion

These qualities cannot be purchased. They are cultivated over time.

Beauty in Everyday Life

Beauty can become a daily practice through simple acts of care.

Consider the beauty of:

Preparing nourishing food.
Dressing with intention.
Keeping an ordered home.
Speaking kindly.
Creating moments of stillness.
Appreciating nature.
Moving through the world with dignity and grace.

Small acts, repeated consistently, shape the atmosphere of a life.

Reflection

Which quality of Lalita would you most like to cultivate in this season of your life?
What is one small practice you can begin this week to make your life a little more beautiful?

Closing Practice

As you move through your day, come back to the question:

What would beauty look like here?

Creative writing practice (reframing past you or envisioning future you) in beauty as harmony, presence and devotion expressed through ordinary life.

Hi, I'm Katie

I’m a writer, teacher, mother of five and long-time student of yoga, Ayurveda and the wisdom traditions of India. I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, and my work has always been in the place where ancient philosophy meets ordinary life.

I gave my daughter Lalita as her middle name, such is the power of this Goddess to help us love ourselves fully.

For me, Lalita offers a beautiful and much-needed way of thinking about beauty, womanhood, pleasure and self-expression. Not as another project of self-improvement, but as an invitation to inhabit our lives more fully. Lalita Rising is my way of bringing this wisdom into a practical, joyful conversation for women today.

Your next step: Ayurveda Goddess

If Lalita Rising has opened up a desire to go deeper into this work, Ayurveda Goddess is the next step.

Ayurveda Goddess is my certified Lifestyle Educator training, a robust and comprehensive exploration of Ayurveda designed to give you both a strong foundation in the tradition and practical tools you can use in your own life and, if you choose, share with others.

We go far beyond quick dosha quizzes and surface-level wellness advice, exploring how Ayurveda can become a genuinely useful framework for understanding your body, your rhythms, your choices and the different seasons of a woman’s life.

As part of Lalita Rising, you can join Ayurveda Goddess with 30% off until 8pm Sunday 30th August.

And when you enrol during this special offer, I’ll also send you a free set of my Ayurveda Yoga Deck, created with Play Pause Be and valued at US$50.

30% OFF + FREE AYURVEDA YOGA DECK
Offer ends 8pm Sunday 30th August. Use code LALITA for your discount.

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