About Maa Uma-Parvathi Natha
Maa Uma-Parvathi Natha as spent decades in sadhana (meditation and spiritual practice) learning and teaching the ancient philosophical and yoga systems of India. She is a direct and close disciple of Shri Amritanandanath one of the eminent Shri Vidya Masters of modern times. She has also been tutored by some of the reclusive and revered masters of Shri Vidya and the Vedantic tradition. Born in India into a Vedic and Brahmin family Parvathi has dedicated her lifetime to the practice and preservation of Shri Vidya and Vedantic teachings. She has trained in three authentic and traditional streams within Shri Vidya and Vedanta and is a lineage holder and authorized teacher of Shri Vidya.
This lifetime of sadhana and study provides the foundation for all of Uma-Parvathi’s teachings which are calibrated for the western culture language and mindset. Having lived a householder’s life with family and children in the everyday world she understands and knows these specific challenges and how to approach them in the context of the auspicious wisdom of Shri Vidya. Now living in semi-retreat she is refining the more elusive and subtle sciences of Shri Vidya.
Maa Uma-Parvathi Natha’s Lineage Stream
Shri Kalyanananda Bharathi Theertha Bhadrakali Peetham Haridwar
Shri Svaprakashananda Theertha Avadhuta Datta Peetham Anakapalle
Shri Amritananda Natha Saraswati Sahasrakshi Peetham Devipuram
Her Teaching
Maa Uma-Parvathi has been teaching in a small quiet way for years without social media or advertising. In this organic grass roots way many groups of dedicated practitioners are learning and practicing Shri Vidya around the world. She desires no fame or attention, this is not only a personal preference but it distorts the value and essence of the teaching.
A lineage is transmitted through diligence, patience and 100% dedication to the essence of practice not through the manipulation of image and advertising which inevitably leads to dilution and monetizing of value.
In small groups dedicated to practice, Maa Uma-Parvathi can oversee each practitioner personally, giving personalized guidance and energetic support. She is dedicated to the progress of the practitioner and her energy is not diluted through social media and publicity. Combined with the dedication of the practitioner to the program a dynamic (kosha) is created that sustains and integrates the evolution of the practitioner and the path. This is the ancient path in India of working closely with commitment. It’s also similar to the older system of mentoring and apprenticeship in Europe. The focus is on practice, integration and realization, not transaction and hyperbole.
Going to the Source
Maa Uma-Parvathi’s Shri Vidya teachings include delving into Vedas, Tantra and the Yogas. The focus is on sadhana and integrating it into our lives through the different aspects of ourself and community. It is relevant to our lives but it’s not about displaying a new identity or a marketable spirituality. She uses original authenticated Sanskrit sources for the practice texts. The information, style and method of the sadhana is Maa Uma-Parvathi’s. This is not to claim exclusivity or superiority but to be clear about the style and information.
If you’re looking to learn in a different way, i.e. not one year long dedicated courses or intense immersions, please look to the teachers page. If you’re looking for initiation only, your first resource is Devipuram. Amma is the chosen worthy successor by Guruji.
This is a traditional lineage stream, grounded in the wisdom of thousands of years of teachers kept alive by practitioners who realized their true self and passed it on teacher to student directly and is now fluid with an innovative and traditional approach. Innovation requires a solid foundation of tradition to stand upon in order to give the depth of adaptability, the steadiness of knowing, and the intelligence to expand to new frontiers without being reckless or diluting. Maa Uma-Parvathi’s approach is a blend of tradition and innovation imbued with a distinct feminine voice.
Shri Vidya is the voice of the feminine, not female. It is for women and men of all ages living in the world. While a strong inner renunciation is naturally cultivated, it is a system for “the householder”, the ones living in the everyday world in the midst of family, business and ordinary life.
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