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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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 17, 2021
- 3 min
Passing on of a Teacher
It has been a few months since my last post. This post will be an update from recent events. A few weeks after coming back from the...
Gautham Bodepudi
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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 26, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
Can Ayurveda help us understand Agnihotra? Part IV
In parts I, II, and III [hyperlink for each] we see that Agni is a fundamental force that drives all metabolic and energetic processes in...
Gautham Bodepudi
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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