Over the course of 6 months…
We’ll meet for a 3 hour LIVE workshop one Sunday a month where we’ll practice:
· Mantra chanting
· Harmonium playing and singing
· Classical Hindustani and Western vocal exercises to liberate, empower and transform your voice
· Embodied Mantric Movement (yoga-asana based mantra practice - not all sessions)
· Traditional agni hotra (fire ceremony) and other lineage-based rituals (not all sessions) so you can train your subtle senses to experience more of the sacred in each and everyday.
Beyond the practical aspects of this training, we’ll also do a deep dive into:
· Bhakti yoga history, philosophy and psychology
· The many deities, their stories and sacred days within the tradition
· An introduction to Sanskrit
· Music theory & song construction (so you can create your own tunes for your favourite mantras and possibly even write songs of your own)
· Nada Yoga (the yoga of sound)
· Spiritual Spine, wise love and avoiding cultural appropriation
In addition to our monthly workshop, each PARTICIPANT will gain access to our ASOS community membership site where you’ll receive:
LIVE Session recordings
50+ mantra videos, audios or chords to learn and practice with in your own time
Themed Embodied Mantric Movement recordings to open your body to greater grace
A recommended weekly practice schedule depending on your experience level and goals
A recommended reading list (including articles, podcasts or books).
A recommended listening list to deepen and expand your connection to kirtan
A simple monthly ritual (a real-world action to help root the 9 limbs into your everyday).
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO JOIN our Community WHATSAPP Group to ask questions, share stories and hold yourself accountable to some simple weekly assignments.
These assignments are optional & won’t take more than 3 minutes to complete but will keep you coming back to your harmonium so you can build the consistency & dexterity that one needs for this practice.
Participants will also be able to join our 30 minute meditation and energy healing classes every Tuesday at 7pm GMT+2. You can join these classes as soon as you register until the end of this teacher training. View your timezone.