Fresh Talents of Jyotish Seventh International Vedic Astrology Conference
29 January to 6 February 2020 – Tirupati, India
FEATURED FACULTY
- Prof Jaya Sekhar (India)
- Lakshmi Ramesh (India)
- Pandit Samavedula (USA & India)
- Komilla Sutton (USA & India)
- Keiko Ito (Japan)
- Rajan Pitamber (UK)
- Petra Pobuda (Germany)
- The Tirupati Astrologers
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This conference is a blend of great Jyotish masters and students of Komilla Sutton. Alumni of Komilla’s academy who are now Jyotish masters in their own right. Many new speakers who get the first opportunity to present their knowledge after years of studying Vedic Astrology. Great knowledge is shared and fresh outlooks to Vedic Astrology makes it great conference to attend.
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Chief Guest and Keynote Address
Lakshmi Ramesh
Master Classes
Prof Jaya Sekhar, Pundit CS Samavedula, Keiko Ito, Petra Pobuda, Rajan Pitamber Tirupati Astrologers under guidance of Lakshmi Ramesh and Komilla Sutton
Faculty
Prof Jaya Sekhar (India), Lakshmi Ramesh (India), Pandit Samavedula (USA and India), Komilla Sutton (USA and India), Keiko Ito (Japan), Petra Pobuda (Germany), Kanwal Thapar (UK), Lalita Krishnan (USA), Renata Neme Cavalcanti (Brazil), Shobha Nagarjuna (India), Toolika Rhoades (Netherlands) Darinka Marun (Australia) Manoj Sharma (India), Sonera Javeri (India) Viren Patel (UK), Karla Thresh ( Australia), Judy Jones (USA), Rajan Pitamber (UK), Paula Virgara (Argentina), Tirupati Astrologers: Bhargavi Jayanti, Mohan Raja Subramanyam, N.P. Komala Raveendra, P. Vidyalatha Devi, P Bhanu Prasad.
LOCATION: Hotel Fortune Select, Grand Ridge, Tirupati
Conference Information - Conference is being held in Tirupati, India at Hotel Fortune Select Grand Ridge. Check in on 29 January and check out on 6 February. Breakfast, Lunch, Teas, and Coffees are included during the Conference from 30 January to 5 February. Breakfast on 6 February. Temple tour starts from 6 February from Tirupati. You have an option to add Tirumala Shree Venkateshwara temple trip on 6 February – ask Komilla.
Nearest Airport and Travel Hub: Nearest Airport and Travel Hub: Tirupati and Chennai. Chennai - All major airlines fly there from Europe and Asia, easy connections from the USA. There will be free transfer from Chennai to Tirupati on 29 Jan 2020. You may need an overnight hotel in Chennai and transfer from airport to hotel. This can be done through the India travel agent (ask Komilla) or you can book online.
Or
You can also fly directly to Tirupati via Hyderabad and Bangalore. You will need to book a transfer from the airport to the hotel. This can be done through the India travel agent (ask Komilla) or you can book online.
DETAILS - SCHEDULE
29 January 2020 Wednesday - Day 1
10:00 am Departure from Chennai to Tirupati. Central Location near Chennai airport to be informed.The hotel will be available from 2:00 pm onwards for those who are coming directly to Tirupati. Lunch at Fortune Select – included in the costs Afternoon Free for relaxing.
6:00 PM Optional
Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple 12th Century temple in the heart of Tirupati The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Sri Govindarajaswamy. Dinner on your own.
30 January 2020 Thursday - Day 2
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Master Class with Pandit CS Samavedula
Mantras for the Planets as per Sama Veda
Pandit CS Samavedula is a 6th generation Sama Veda pandit and a Shri Vidya Upasaka. In 1990, after 12 years of study, Pandit Sharma received his Master’s Degree in Vedic Studies (Ganapati Pandit). In 2002, he founded the Vedic Yagya Center located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Fairfield, Iowa. His Center offers to individuals, organizations, and businesses Vedic yagyas (sacred ceremonies), homams (ancient fire ceremonies), and pujas as prescribed in the Vedas and Shastras, the holy Indian scriptures. By utilizing the sound vibrations of specific Sanskrit mantras, these performances can help alleviate many problems of our modern times.
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Lunch - Included in the costs.
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Keiko Ito: The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter Saturn conjunction happens every 18 to 20 years. It is a significant time for society and for generations. Next Jupiter Saturn conjunction happens on December 22, 2020 at 6 degrees Capricorn, where Jupiter is debilitated, Saturn is in his own sign and both aspected by exalted Rahu in Taurus. By looking at what happened in the past conjunctions, we can try to decipher what are the possibilities for the next conjunction.
3:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Master Class with Komilla Sutton
The Importance of Tithi
Tithi or Lunar day represents auspiciousness and we need to understand the birth and the transit tithi The birth tithi is the lunar birthday and repeats 12 times a year. There are many key aspects of tithi that need to be studied. Tithi has an important role to play in relationships too. The ruler of a tithi is Venus and it represents the water element. Then there is the underlying influence of the sub-elements especially the fire and water tithi. Certain tithis are dagdha or burnt and they will burn the houses in the natal chart. Then to analyze the annual tithi Pravesh chart for annual.
Festivals are celebrated on the tithis – important tithis of the year and the how to choose the right tithi in electing auspicious time.
8:00 PM WELCOME DINNER - Costs Included
31 January 2020 Friday - Day 3
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Key Note Address – Lakshmi Ramesh
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Tea Break
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Lalita Krishnan
Saraswati Lecture on Secrets of Upachaya Houses
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch at the restaurant – included in the costs
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Toolika Rhoades
Financial geniuses - what makes them tick.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Viren Patel
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Kanwel Thapar
“Hora Varga – D2 and Family.”
1 February 2020 Saturday - Day 4
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Prof Jaya Sekhar
Ninth House - 9th House
What is Dharma? What is spirituality? Interpreting the ninth house to indicate the good fortune that would accrue to the individual by following Dharma in this life. Why in Vedic Astrology the ninth house represents the father.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Tea Break
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Shobha Nagarjuna
Karmic theory and retrogression of planets with Vedic remedies.
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch – at the restaurant – included in the costs.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Darinka Marun
Jupiter and Saturn: Blessings and Curses
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Renata Neme Cavalcanti
Healing and sickness - both sides of a single branch
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Sonera Javeri
The Role of The Moon and our Psychological States
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Manoj Sharma
Trik Houses 6, 8, and 12 – How to deal with them
2 February 2020 Sunday - Day 5
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Tirupati Astrologer’s Day under the guidance of Lakshmi Ramesh
We are dedicating the day to astrologers from Tirupati. We get to experience deep knowledge from them.
9:00 AM to 10:30 PM
Lakshhmi Ramesh
Graha gati - Tracing karmic patterns of the past
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Tea Break
11:00 Am to 12:00 PM
Bhargavi Jayanti
Ashtakavarga: A look at relationship compatibility and marriage matching
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch - at the restaurant - costs included
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Mohan Raja Subramanyam
Amatya Karaka and Ishta Devata - Amazing Grace in Karma contribution
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
N.P. Komala Raveendra, P. Vidyalatha Devi
A critical study on behavior patterns of students using Jyotish and psychological remedial measures
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
P. Bhanu Prasad
Jyotish Teaching tools for children through Augmented reality: Ramayana and Mahabharata based on the charts of Yuga Avatara
3 February 2020 Monday - Day 6
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Master Class with Prof Jaya Sekhar
The Avastha of Planets 1/2
There are different states of the planets known as Avastha. These are crucial to interpretation. The planets states can be from young to old, sleeping to awakened, Happy to unhappy – specific interpretation of the planetary influence on certain aspects of the mental level of the individual. Professor Jaya Sekhar will share his deep knowledge of this important topic.
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
At the restaurant - included in the costs
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Paula Virgara
Ayurveda and Jyotish
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Karla Thresh
TBA
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 to 5:30 PM
Judy Jones
How to Examine Karma in the Chart.
4 February 2020 - Day 7
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Master Class with Professor Jaya Sekhar
The Avastha of Planets 2/2
There are different states of the planets known as Avastha. These are crucial to interpretation. The planets states can be from young to old, sleeping to awakened, Happy to unhappy – specific interpretation of the planetary influence on certain aspects of the mental level of the individual. Professor Jaya Sekhar will share his deep knowledge on this important topic.
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Lunch - Included in the costs
2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Master Class with Petra Pobuda
Working with the Shadow
The Shadow planets in the Chart: Rahu-Ketu and the Upagrahas. Animal symbology in Vedic Astrology
7:30 PM
Dinner at Marasa Sarover - Inclued in Costs
5 February 2020 Wednesday - Day 8
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Master Class with Keiko Ito
Decoding the Animal Symbolism in Jyotish
Various animals are represented in Jyotish in different forms. We will explore the symbols of the animals represented in the signs, planets, Nakshatra, Vahana or mounts of each deity - including the D16 chart closely linked to the Vahana, and the mythology and meaning behind each animal.
ABOUT KEIKO ITO After studying western Astrology from a young age, Tokyo-based Keiko started learning Vedic Astrology in 2003 with her teacher, Komilla Sutton. Traveling regularly to India with Komilla to deepen her Vedic knowledge, Keiko is a regular faculty at the Fresh Talents of Vedic Astrology Conference in India, the BAVA Conference in London, the Annual Vedic Astrology Conference at Sivananda Yoga Farm in California and the Sedona Vedic Astrology Conference in Sedona, Arizona, USA. She regularly holds Jyotish-themed classes and workshops at Sivananda Yoga Tokyo Center, is a full-time translator in four languages and a part-time Vedic astrologer with clients in Japan and worldwide.
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch - Included in Costs
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Master Class wth Rajan Pitamber
Nama Akshara
The secret of your name. Life and personality profile through a person's name.
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Master Class wth Komilla Sutton
Wealth Yogas of Sage Parashara
In Brihat Parashara, Sage Parashara has devoted a chapter of special combination of wealth. Komilla will decode what he is explain. Plus Lakshmi yoga and other goddess yogas that bring wealth and prosperity.
ABOUT KOMILLA Komilla Sutton is an internationally renowned consultant, teacher & lecturer. She is the sponsor of this conference. Her Academy teaches online study programs. She is the co-Founder & Chair of the British Association of Vedic Astrology, has been leading trips to India since 1999 and sponsoring Vedic Astrology Conferences. Author: Nakshatra: Stars beyond the Zodiac, Personal Panchanga, The Essentials of Vedic Astrology, Lunar Nodes- Crisis and Redemption, Vedic Love Signs and Vedic Astrology.
8:00 PM
Farewell Dinner
6 February 2020 Wednesday - Day 9
Check-out at Noon / 12:00 PM
Or... Join the Avatara and Navagraha Temple Tour
ACCOMMODATIONS
| Destination | Hotel | Address/Website |
|---|---|---|
| Tirumpati | Fortune Select Grand Ridge | Book Hotel |
Cost Details
Costs Per Person - $1900 until August 23, 2019 based on two people sharing a room. Please check if room share is available
Per Person Cost Includes: Seven days of Conference and Masterclasses as per programme
Per Person Cost Includes:
- Rooms on Twin sharing basis at the above said hotels – single supplement is extra
- Transfer from Chennai to Tirupati on 29 Jan with group
- Breakfast
- Lunch at Fortune Select Grand Ridge on 29 January 2020
- Lunch during the conference from 30 January until 05 February 2020 at Fortune Select Grand Ridge
- Tea/Coffee/ Cookies- morning and evening during the conference
- Dinner at Fortune Select Grand Ridge on 30 January 2020
- Dinner at Marasa Sarovar on 04 February 2020
- Dinner at Fortune Select Grand Ridge on 05 February
- Accompanying Escort Service from 29 January to 06 February
Per Person Cost DOES NOT Include:
- Travel | Air Fares
- Individual Insurance
- Meals - Other than specified in the schedule/itinerary
- any other chargeable activities like Entrance fee, Camera fee, tips and personal expenses like phone, laundry, porterage, Wi-Fi, Darshan at the temples
- Medical Expenses
- Transfer from airports and return transfer from Tirupati to Chennai.
- Accommodation
Cancellation Policy
$250 service charge on all refunds.
Refunds are available until August 23, 2019. NO refunds after September 23, 2019.
Registration: Important Dates
Register early for the best price. Prices increase at each of the following periods:
Early bird rate now through: 8-23-2019 - $1900
Period 2: 8/24/2019 through 10/23/2019 - $2000
Last Call: 10/24/2019 until conference start - $2150
Purchase
Fresh Talents Conference
Tirupati, India
29 to 6 February 2020
$1900 Costs Per Person
Single Room Supplement (optional)
$400 - Single Room for Conference
Per Person Cost Does NOT Include:
- Travel | Air Fares
- Individual Insurance
- Meals - Other than specified in the schedule/itinerary
- any other chargeable activities like Entrance fee, Camera fee, tips and personal expenses like phone, laundry, porterage, Wi-Fi, Darshan at the temples
- Medical Expenses
- Transfer from airports and return transfer from Tirupati to Chennai.
- Accommodation
Registration - Important Dates
Register early for the best price. Prices increase at each of the following periods:
Early bird Rate: to 8/23/2019 - $1900
Rate 2: 8/24/2019 - 10/23/2019 - $2000
Full price: 10/24/2019 through conference start - $2150
CANCELLATION POLICY
$250.00 service charge on all refunds before August 23, 2019; NO refunds after August 23, 2019
*** OR *** PURCHASE
Conference + India Trip Combo
Fresh Talents Conference + Avatara & Nine Planetary Temples India Trip
29 January to 19 February 2020<
Chennai Planetary Temples – Nine Abhishekha ceremonies.
You will need to purchase this before the trip. Note: this does not include Dakshina offering to the priest at each temple.
$180 - for Nine Abhishekha Ceremonies
Single Room Supplement - COMBO TRIP (optional)
$1050 - Single Room for Conference + India Trip
Per Person Cost Does NOT Include:
- Travel | Air Fares
- Individual Insurance
- Meals - Other than specified in the schedule/itinerary
- any other chargeable activities like Entrance fee, Camera fee, tips and personal expenses like phone, laundry, porterage, Wi-Fi, Darshan at the temples
- Medical Expenses
- Transfer from airports and return transfer from Tirupati to Chennai.
- Accommodation
Registration - Important Dates
Register early for the best price. Prices increase at each of the following periods:
Early bird Rate: to 8/23/2019 - $4500
Rate 2: 8/24/2019 - 10/23/2019 - $4700
Full price: 10/24/2019 through conference start - $4900
CANCELLATION POLICY
$350.00 service charge on all refunds before August 23, 2019; NO refunds after August 23, 2019
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Faculty
Jyotish Scholars and Past/Present Students of Komilla
Komilla Sutton
Lakshmi Ramesh
Professor Jaya Sekhar
Pundit CS Samavedula
Keiko Ito
Petra Pobuda
Judy Jones
Kanwal Thapar
Lalita Krishman
Shobha Nagarjuna
Sonera Javeri
Toolika Rhoades
Viren Patel
Renata Neme Cavalcanti
Darinka Marun
Manoj Sharma
Dr. P. Bhanu Prasad
Mohan Raju
Komala Raveendra
Bhargavi Jayanti
Pothuri Vidyalatha Devi
Karla Thresh
Paula Virgara
