The Chitta Cleanse Technique (CCT)
Realizing the Virtue of Trauma
What is the Chitta Cleanse Technique (CCT)?
In Sanskrit, chitta is the warehouse of stored emotions, traumas, impressions and experiences obtained throughout our life. It is our subconscious. In a chitta cleanse, we are gently guided through the process of uncovering those stored emotions in order to break free of negative patterns and blocks preventing us from obtaining our goals and reaching our true potential.
Who created it?
The Chitta Cleanse Technique (CCT) was created by Vedaji, the former head of a monastery in India who learned various techniques through his lifetime of yoga training and by applying those same techniques to himself. Through processing his own trauma, he was able to heal himself and realized that his life purpose is to serve others through selfless service (seva). Vedaji now lives a life devoted to helping others uncover their true, authentic selves through the process of Self-inquiry. The yoga practice that Vedaji shares is a combination of the essence derived from many ancient yoga lineages, specifically Advaita Vedanta and Bhakti. Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the founder of the Mindful Seva Institute and Food4Lives, now operating in Atlanta, Athens (GA), Charlotte, New York, Connecticut, and Brussels.
Our next CCT online group will begin January 17, 2026!
Applications for our Winter 2026 chitta cleanse group online course will open on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:08am. We are limiting this group to 24 participants. Last year, we sold out within a few days! Click below for details about this life-changing program.
“Chitta cleanse is a lifestyle, where we are always trying to find the virtues in our traumas.”
— Vedaji