“May your presence in me, in all of these forms, be directed toward performing the ceremony of life."

— Yajur Veda 18:6

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40 Days of Ceremonial Living:

Transforming Daily Life Through Sacred Sound

Live online each FRIDAY, April 25-June 6, 2025 at 10am US Pacific / 1pm US Eastern

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40 Days of Ceremonial Living is a donation-based 7-week journey into the heart of sacred sound. An invitation to infuse your daily life with intention, beauty, and presence.

Rooted in the luminous wisdom of Yajur Veda 18:6, this immersive experience will guide you in learning to chant one of the most beloved mantras of the Vedic tradition, while also deepening your connection to your voice, your breath, and your inner rhythm.

Each week, you’ll be gently supported in building a sustainable and meaningful practice that fits into your life, no matter how full or busy it may be. Together in community, we’ll explore the spiritual significance and poetic depth of each phrase, unlocking timeless insights that are profoundly relevant for modern living.

Through the power of shared intention and sacred sound, you'll discover how ordinary moments—preparing a meal, taking a walk, resting quietly, or engaging in work—transform into portals of peace and presence. This journey transcends mere practice; it's a rediscovery of the inherent sacredness woven into the fabric of everyday life.

This mantra illuminates how divine qualities infuse all existence—flowing through our personal practice into our work for a more just and healed world. When you enroll in this practice, you become part of something larger than yourself—your entire contribution directly supports the Land Peace Foundation's Journey of Peace & Friendship in Maine.

What you’ll receive in this 40-day Practice:

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Daily Mantra & Meditation

Whether you're new to meditative chanting or have been working with sacred sound for many years, this 40-day practice provides a container for you to experience the timeless and transformative power of sacred song. Actively build the habit of presence and protection of your own divine essence to carry you through the spring season.

Contemplative Practices

Daily contemplation and self-inquiry prompts will keep you accountable, engaged and on track throughout the 40-day challenge. Strengthen your relationship to source as these self-revealing practices awaken your intuitive power and capacity to imbue everyday moments with the luminous quality of sacred presence.

Contribution to Indigenous Peace Initiatives

100% of your donation directly supports the Land Peace Foundation's upcoming Journey of Friendship & Peace Walk in Maine. By joining this course, your donation becomes a tangible expression of reciprocity - as we receive the gifts of this ancient mantra practice, we simultaneously contribute to healing and preservation efforts led by Indigenous wisdom keepers in their ancestral territories.

Weekly Lively Calls with a Thriving Community

Join an amazing community of seekers on our weekly live calls, where you'll find accountability, connection, and shared growth. These interactive sessions will support your journey, providing a space for reflection and mutual encouragement.

Progressive Melodic Chanting Instruction

Steph’s melodic approach harnesses the brain's natural affinity for music, making the mantra easier to remember than monotone recitation. These sacred sounds become a personal soundtrack that spontaneously arises throughout your day—effortlessly weaving sacred awareness into everyday moments.

Audio and Video Practice Recordings

Enhance your learning with a suite of online resources including pronunciation guides, follow-along chanting videos with on-screen lyrics, and downloadable audio tracks at different tempos. These recordings become trusted companions—available whenever you need guidance or inspiration on your journey.

LIVE ONLINE EACH FRIDAY

10am US Pacific / 12p Us Central / 1p US Eastern

APRIL 25 – JUNE 6, 2025

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FAQs:

📅 Start & End Date: April 26 - June 6, 2025; 10-11am US Pacific / 12-1pm US Central; 1-2pm US Eastern
🕒 Duration: 40 Days (Day 1 on the New Moon of April 27) with 7 weekly meetings
💻 Format: Virtual via Zoom, recordings and resources accessible anytime
💰 Contribution: Donation-based
7 LIVE SESSIONS: Each week we gather online in to chant, learn and connect with ample opportunity for additional questions and support. Through shared practice and experience we will deepen our individual and collective understanding.
DAILY CONTEMPLATION & SELF-INQUIRY PROMPTS: Receive inspiration to your inbox throughout the practice to help you stay accountable and inspired.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING TOOLS: All sessions will be recorded and made available through our online class portal. Additional learning tools – audio recordings, video tutorials (think sesame street), pdf printouts – will also be made available throughout the duration of the course.
ONLINE CLASSROOM & WHATSAPP COMMUNITY: Our online platform connects you to all of our course resources, recordings, and a community willing to support.
GIVING BACK: 100% of profits from this donation-based course will be directed to the Land Peace Foundation
SPECIAL GLOBAL CHANTING BROADCAST: Our session on May 23, 2025 (live from Her Festival) connecting us worldwide
FRIDAYS, 10:00AM PDT / 12:00P CDT / 1:00P EDT
*All sessions approx. 60-min and hosted LIVE online with Steph
Week 1 (April 25): Foundations of Sacred Sound
Begin your journey with proper pronunciation and the first melodic elements of this ancient song.
Week 2 (May 2): Developing Your Chanting Practice
Build on foundational elements while discovering how sound can become a gateway to presence, nourishment and protection.
Week 3 (May 9): Cultivating Devotional Expression
Learn to infuse your practice with heartfelt intention as you develop confidence in your unique voice.'
Week 4 (May 16): Rhythm and Flow in Sacred Chanting
Experience the natural cadence that emerges when breath, sound, and meaning unite in rhythmic harmony.
Week 5 (May 23): The Ceremony of Daily Life & Special Live Broadcast
Join women worldwide in a special global chanting event (Live from Her Festival) that celebrates our collective journey and shared intention.
Week 6 (May 30): Deepening Your Relationship with the Mantra
Create a personal sacred space and develop practices that allow the mantra to become a trusted companion.
Week 7 (June 6): Integration and Ongoing Practice
Weave your new understanding into everyday moments as you cultivate a sustainable practice that continues long after our course ends.
100% of proceeds from this course will be donated to the Land Peace Foundation to support their Peace & Friendship Walk in Maine.
The Land Peace Foundation works to heal relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous communities through education, dialogue, and cooperative action. Your participation in this course directly contributes to their vital peace-building initiatives.
[Learn more about the Land Peace Foundation at www.landpeace.org

Listen to our guiding mantra

Want to hear what we’ll be chanting? Our 40-day practice centers around this ancient verse from the Yajur Veda (18:6) – to awaken and nurture the sacred qualities already dwelling within you.

This beautiful sacred song acknowledges the presence of nature's wisdom, vital essence, healing energy, passion for life, longevity, friendliness, fearlessness, happiness, restful sleep, and purposeful days—all residing within your own being.

Through melodic chanting, we transform these words from ancient text into living experience, allowing them to infuse our daily activities with profound meaning and intention.

Joyful Words from Past Participants

Sue C., E-RYT 200

“Before beginning my studies with Stephanie, I wasn’t even aware there was a reality of the Divine Feminine. I love mantra, and am in awe of the mysterious way it is creating a sense of ‘enoughness’ in me that I’ve only hoped for over many years. The depth of knowledge, the language, and perfect word choice that Stephanie somehow always seems to find opens me. I begin to melt into who I truly am. I feel such gratitude to have somehow been guided to this ongoing course and to Stephanie as a teacher.”
Sarah H., RN, E-RYT 500

“Stephanie’s mantra courses are powerful offerings, beautifully presented! I can feel Stephanie's dharmic alignment pulsing through; authentic and with integrity. When shadow comes up on the seeker's path, as we know it will, there is no doubt the fire and the mantra and will transform it.”
Barbara S., RN, E-RYT 500

“Mantra tends to and strengthens my connection to the highest source of wisdom that is deeply embedded in my being. Thank you, Stephanie, for creating this container of support that focuses on illuminating the power of my soul and spirit. I feel blessed to have Stephanie as a guide and teacher in my life!”

“[Sacred] Words have an alchemy capable of creating form…Every vocal expression that is released creates its own unique resonance. As we speak, we are weaving layers of sound that merge in harmony with the entire creation. This harmonic symphony brings into form the reality that we see before us."

— Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset

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Meet Steph

Greetings! My name is Stephanie Chee Barea, founder of The Rangeley Hideaway, Her Festival, and mela.yoga. I am a multicultural spiritual guide and lifelong educator with over 24 years of experience teaching embodied healing practices and creating brave spaces for transformation. I work with conscious professionals and visionaries to strengthen and upskill their capacity to tap into internal wisdom, establish space, create flow, and make decisions with greater clarity and ease.

I have a B.A. in Biology from Columbia University and am both a practitioner and teacher of the science and philosophy of Tantric Hatha Yoga in the Sri Vidya tradition – a 5,000 year-old oral tradition of the Himalayan Sages. Always learning, I continue to study with my mentors: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Jean Mazzei, Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset, and always – the Natural World.

The mantras I hold express the language of Nature – sacred streams of timeless wisdom that first emerged from the Himalayan Mountains.

I published my first mantra album, Igniting Protection, in 2019, and I’ve also been featured on Thrive Global, Omnes.live, The Cosmic Business Podcast, The Himalayan Institute, and Down East Magazine. My 1000+ hours of formal training certifications include EYRT-5oo, YCEP, Yoga Sutras, Vishoka Meditation, and Relational Life Therapy.

My highest aspiration? To know and be in concert with the intelligent power of my heart. A such, I choose to live my life as if it were a grand ritual – weaving the sacred and mundane into a truly rich experience of beauty, creativity and joy.✨

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