Baltimore study
In the past week we completed a first draft summarizing the results from the Baltimore study. In July 2021, I traveled to Baltimore to...
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Gautham Bodepudi
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Momentum
It’s been so interesting to observe this past week. Since settling back in Austin after my travels in India and throughout the United...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 23, 20222 min read
Recollecting and Refocusing
After nearly two months of travel in India and throughout the US since the passing of my spiritual teacher, I find myself settled back in...
Gautham Bodepudi
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Facing Fears
Timing worked out such that I could ask my spiritual teacher in person regarding the best way to handle the conflicting opinions and...
Gautham Bodepudi
May 17, 20213 min read
Stepping into Leadership
After I received the message to continue the weekly Agnihotra gatherings, momentum quickly picked up. A friend of mine suggested that I...
Gautham Bodepudi
May 9, 20212 min read
Losing Momentum
After we had started the weekly gatherings at the community center, I noticed that the initial enthusiasm for weekly gatherings started...
Gautham Bodepudi
May 2, 20212 min read
The Beginning of Austin’s Agnihotra Community
Following Elliott’s birthday, we experienced a lot of momentum. A wonderful young lady by the name of Erin helped us secure a backdoor...
Gautham Bodepudi
Apr 25, 20213 min read
A Dark Cloud of Doubt
After we set into motion creating a weekly Agnihotra gathering, things quickly fell into place, literally and figuratively. Within a day...
Gautham Bodepudi
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Sharing Agnihotra
Elliott had grown fond of Agnihotra. For his upcoming birthday (in 2017), he had asked if we could do Agnihotra after his birthday...
Gautham Bodepudi
Apr 4, 20212 min read
First Agnihotra Connection in Austin
When I first arrived in Austin, this was my first move to a city that was not due to work or school. I didn’t know many people and my...
Gautham Bodepudi
Mar 27, 20213 min read
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
While I enjoyed work in Dallas and I was experiencing success in my job, I decided to resign from my position and devote myself full time...
Gautham Bodepudi
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Can Ayurveda help us understand Agnihotra? Part III
From part I [add hyperlink to part I], we understand Agni to be the power that drives all metabolic functions of the body, and is...
Gautham Bodepudi
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Can Ayurveda help us understand Agnihotra? Part II
From part I [add hyperlink to part I], we understand Agni to be that which is the power for life. It is what drives all metabolic...
Gautham Bodepudi
Feb 27, 20212 min read
Can Ayurveda help us understand Agnihotra? Part I
What does Agnihotra mean? Hotra translates to “healing.” In one sense, Agnihotra can be understood to mean Agni healing, or healing...
Gautham Bodepudi
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Seeds for Community
As I acclimated into my new life in Dallas, TX, I remember feeling my first sense of community, and it happened very unexpectedly. A...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Do Agnihotra Stimulated Brainwaves Propagate throughout the Day?
Using the EEG headband, I monitored my brainwaves during an Agnihotra session (while not engaged in active meditation) and during the day...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Can Brainwave Analysis demonstrate Agnihotra’s Impact on Mental Tranquility?
The Vedas say that when you perform evening Agnihotra, it gives you mental tranquility until morning, and when you perform morning...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Augment your Meditation with Agnihotra
How does Agnihotra impact meditation? I monitored a meditation session during Agnihotra and one during the day without Agnihotra, using...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Mysterious Charge and the Parasympathetic Nervous System -- Agnihotra’s Impact
After Dr. William Selvamurthy's experiment with Nepali soldiers and observation of the increase of alpha and theta brainwaves [add...
Gautham Bodepudi
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Ancient Vedic Fire Practices and Brainwave Harmonics
The collective electrical impulses from our brain produce brainwaves. Brainwaves are generally broken into five main frequencies, with...
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