Spanda Karikas Immersion : Online with Carlos Pomeda

Spanda: The Pulsation of Life — Exploring the Spanda Kārikās Online

February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, April 13, 20, 27,  May 18, 25  2026

Mondays 6:00pm-7:30pm PDT

(Recordings available)

What is the secret behind the tremendous display of energy animating all natural phenomena? What is the dynamism of life itself? What is the subtle power that enlivens our senses, our awareness, our very capacity to experience joy and connection? And how do we come into direct contact with this source of vitality, creativity, and inner freedom?

These timeless questions lie at the heart of the Spanda Kārikās—one of the fundamental texts of Tantric Shaivism from Kashmir and a cornerstone of the nondual Tantric tradition. In this study group, Carlos Pomeda guides you into the living pulse of these profound teachings, illuminating the very foundation of life and the universe with depth, clarity, and warmth.

The doctrine of spanda—the subtle pulsation of consciousness—points to the vibrant, ever-present energy that moves through all aspects of our experience. More than a philosophical concept, spanda is a direct and intimate truth that can be felt, embodied, and lived. The teachings of the Spanda Kārikās offer both a visionary understanding of reality and practical methods for navigating life’s challenges with steadiness, responsiveness, and grace.

Yet as transformative as these teachings are, reading them alone is not enough. To truly awaken through wisdom, we need a teacher who can transmit the heart of the teachings and guide us in applying them to our inner and outer lives. Carlos’s deep scholarship, decades of practice, and rare ability to make subtle philosophies vividly accessible create the ideal environment for genuine transformation.

In this study group, Carlos will help you:

• Recognize how energy moves through your body, mind, and emotions
• Contact the subtle currents of vitality within your own awareness
• Discover natural doorways into the infinite within your everyday experience
• Understand and work skillfully with the pulsation at the heart of thoughts, feelings, and perception
• Navigate difficult moments by aligning with the deeper rhythm underlying all experience
• Transform emotions and patterns by engaging the energy within them
• Experience the “still point” at the center of movement—the quiet fullness that is your essential Self

Through guided study, contemplation, embodied practice, and generous space for inquiry, you will explore the Spanda Kārikās not as abstract doctrine but as a living depth-charge of awakening energy—one that shifts not only how you live your life, but how life moves through you.

Join Carlos Pomeda for this rich and illuminating study group and discover how the pulsation of consciousness becomes a compass, a refuge, and a source of profound joy in every moment.

Cost: $200

Where? Online. The zoom link will be sent in a reminder email 2 days before and 30 minutes before it starts.

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Recorded Videos will be available and sent automatically to all registered participants. If you cannot make the time but would like to attend, please register to enjoy the recordings. We will create a page with all the recordings for easy access

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Carlos Pomeda: Originally from Madrid, Spain, Carlos has been steeped in all aspects of the yoga tradition during more than 40 years of practice and study. He spent 18 of those years as a monk of the Saraswati order, under the name Swami Gītānanda, including 9 years of traditional training and practice in India.

During this time he learned the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga, becoming one of the senior monks of the tradition and teaching meditation and philosophy to tens of thousands of students around the world. He combines this experience and traditional training with his academic background, which includes two Masters Degrees: one in Sanskrit, from U.C. Berkeley (where he has taught) and another one, in Religious Studies, from U.C. Santa Barbara. He is currently working on a book on the topic of “Karma and the Journey of the Soul”, as well as an updated History of Yoga and a new translation of the Śivasūtra, an important Tantric text of the Kashmiri tradition .

Carlos currently lives in the US, and travels extensively around the world conducting a variety of retreats, courses, seminars, workshops and lectures on the Wisdom of Yoga and related subjects.

As a teacher, Carlos is renowned for the breadth of his knowledge and the clarity with which he conveys it. His great love of the Indian yoga traditions, his insight, his humor and his deep connection with his audiences give him the ability to transmit the deepest scriptural teachings in a way that is clear, meaningful and applicable. Studying with Carlos is an enjoyable and transformative experience.

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