Learn to Lead Kirtan Immersion Course

22nd - 3rd May 2026. 7 week immersion

Learn to Lead Kirtan Immersion Course

22 March – 3 May 2026 · London · 50 hours

7 Sundays (10:00–17:00) + 2 Integration Days (Fridays 10 April & 1 May) 

A small, intimate training for yoga teachers, healers, therapists, meditation & sound practitioners who want to confidently use voice, harmonium, rhythm and mantra to hold sacred space and bring people together.

Group size is intentionally small (12 places).

Application deadline: 19 February 2026.

We currently have 5 people booked, with 7 spaces remaining.

Is this you?

  • You already hold space (classes, circles, ceremonies, workshops) and feel the call to lead chanting.
  • You want musical foundations that feel doable – simple harmonium, rhythm, and how to start.
  • You love kirtan but feel held back by confidence, voice blocks, or the fear of being seen.
  • You want a devotional path that deepens your yoga/meditation practice beyond asana.

If so, we’d love to welcome you into this 7-week immersion – a practical, heart-led training in the foundations of leading kirtan.

Course Description

This is a unique opportunity to explore all the elements of kirtan leadership with Nikki Slade in an accessible format. The training weaves technique and devotion: learning how to lead musically, and learning how to hold a room with presence, humility and heart.

Who this training is for

This course is especially suited to:

  • Healers / therapists / facilitators who hold groups and want a devotional tool for connection
  • Sound practitioners who want to add voice, chant structure, and community singing
  • Meditation teachers drawn to mantra, bhakti and embodied practice
  • Yoga teachers who want to bring mantra and kirtan into classes or community events
  • Anyone with a sincere chanting practice who feels the call to share it

Who it’s not for

  • Those looking for a casual drop-in (this is a committed immersion with practice between sessions)
  • People who can’t attend the required weeks (see attendance note below)
  • If you’re currently navigating intense instability, we recommend 1:1 support instead (see entry requirements)

What’s included

  • A space to open up your truest self-expression
  • Vocal technique to strengthen and free the voice
  • Devotion (Bhakti): connecting to the deities in their sonic form
  • Harmonium foundations: drones, simple melodies, basic notation
  • Rhythm and structure: how to build and guide a chant so a room can follow
  • Working with the inner critic and performance fear
  • Leadership skills: holding sacred space, guiding community, and leading with integrity
  • Certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals (counts toward further training hours)
  • Two 1:1 sessions (scheduled during the course)

Our promises

  • You will come away empowered to share kirtan with your community
  • You will have a joyful, heart-opening journey in community
  • You will come closer to a sustained inner connection to your true free self

Entry requirements

We recommend booking early – there is preparatory reading and practices that land best with time.

  • Basic piano skills are helpful but not essential
  • This format is not suitable for people with bipolar disorder and PTSD; 1:1 work is best suited (see Nikki’s 1:1 coaching)
  • We ask that you purchase/borrow/hire a harmonium to use during the course; we can share recommendations and support access where possible

Fees

£1359. Including two 1:1 sessions. ( The 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at the beginning of the course)

50% payment required on approval of your application.

£250 deposit will be retained if you withdraw from the course.

Dates & Location

Dates: 22nd March –  3rd May 2026 ( 7 week immersion)

Sundays: 22nd March, 29th March, 5th April, 12 April, 19 April, 26 April, 3 May 2026

PLUS 2 Integration Days: Friday 10th  April & Friday 1st May

Attendance Note

Although we don not recommend it, you are permitted to miss only one day, except week 1 (22nd March), week 2 (29th March), week 3 (5th April) or week 5 (19th April). We ask you to please check your dates very carefully before applying.

Timings: 10:00 – 17:00

Lunch break: 13:00 -14:00 (lunch not included)

Location: Lumi Power Yoga. 121 King St, London W6 9JG

Capacity: 12 students Maximum.

Next steps – How to apply

If you are interested in applying please email Lisa, our course organiser: [email protected] who will send you the application form and agreement.

Application deadline: 19th February 2026. We highly recommend applying early to get a head start on the course reading materials.

 

Course Syllabus

Day 1.  6 hrs. 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10 – 10:30am – Introduction.
  • 10:30 – 11am – Chant to open the session.
  • 11am – 12pm – Yoga or free Movement session
  • 12 – 12:30pm – Break.
  • 12:30 – 1.45pm – Vocal Technique with Nikki to open the voice.
  • 1:45 – 2:45pm – Lunch
  • 2:45 – 3:45pm – Vocal technique continued
  • 3:45 – 4:45pm – Harmonium study
  • 4:45 – 5:00pm – Closing Chant

 

Day 2.  6 hrs 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10 – 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:10 – 10:30am – Opening Chant
  • 10:30 – 11:30am – Yoga or Free Movement
  • 11:30 – 12:15pm – Vocal Technique review.
  • 12:15 – 12:30pm – Break.
  • 12:30 – 1:30pm – Harmonium study.
  • 1:30 – 2:30pm – Lunch.
  • 2:30 – 3:45pm – Voice and Harmonium combined.
  • 3:45 – 4:45pm – Devotional Voice.
  • 4:45 – 5pm – Closing Chant.

 

Day 3.  6 hrs 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10:00 – 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:00 – 10:30am – Opening Chant.
  • 10:30 – 11:30 – Yoga or free Movement
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm – The heart of Devotion. The poet Saints.
  • 12:30 – 1:30pm – Lunch
  • 1:30 – 3:00pm – Creative session and Devotional Poetry.
  • 3:00 – 4:30pm – Practice in small groups.
  • 4:30 – 5:00pm – Closing Chant.

 

Day 4.  6 hrs – 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:10 – 10:30am – Opening Chant.
  • 10:30 – 11:30am – Yoga or free Movement
  • 11:30am – 11:45pm – Break
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm – Syllabus Chants with Harmonium.
  • 1:00 – 2:00pm – Lunch
  • 2:00 – 3:30pm – Syllabus Chant continued in small groups.
  • 3:30 – 4:30 – Vocal Technique review.
  • 4:30 – 4:50pm – Closing Chant.
  • 4:50 – 5:00pm – Set-up integration period.

 

Day 5.  6 hrs – 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10:00 – 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:10 – 10:30am – Opening Chant
  • 10:30 – 11:30am – Session with Nikki on Sound and movement.
  • 11:30 – 11:45am – Break
  • 11:45am – 12:45pm – Harmonium Practice
  • 12:45 – 2:00pm – Mastery of the Inner Critic.
  • 2:00 – 3:00pm – Lunch
  • 3:00 – 4:30pm – Sessions in small Bhakti groups with Nikki to develop chants.
  • 4:30 – 5:00pm – Closing Chant.

 

Day 6.  6 hrs. 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10:00 – 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:10 – 10:30am – Opening Chant 20
  • 10:30 – 11:45am – Leadership skills.
  • 11:45am – 12:00pm – Break
  • 12:00 – 1:30pm – Leadership skills and chants combined. Bringing it all together.
  • 1:30 – 2:30pm – Lunch
  • 2:30 – 5:00pm – Satsang . Sharing of chants for each leader with the whole group and with centre staff

 

Day 7.  6 hrs. 10:00 – 17:00

  • 10:00 – 10:10am – Check in.
  • 10:10 – 10:30am – Opening Chant 20
  • 10:30 – 11:45am – Integration Practice
  • 11:45am – 12:00pm – Break
  • 12:00 – 1:30pm – Bringing it all together practice for finale.
  • 1:30 – 2:30pm – Lunch
  • 2:30 – 5:00pm – Finale Satsang. Sharing of chants for each leader with the whole group and with centre staff

There will be two Integration Days to help you incorporate all the elements of your training: Friday 10th April & Friday 1st May.

Can I miss a day? We do not recommend it. But you are permitted to miss only one day, except week 1 (22nd March), week 2 (29th March), week 3 (5th April) or week 5 (19th April). We ask you to please check your dates very carefully before applying.

 

Testimonials from previous participants

 

Carmen Frutos, Financier

This is not just about learning Kirtan but being in the Kirtan itself. I got to embrace the good, the bad and the ugly and I got to connect with my devotion so much deeper than before. This is a great step to take to grow. Highly recommended.

Lindsay Easten, Yoga teacher

It was so transformative and so much more than I thought it would be. I thought I was going to be learning mantras but it truly is becoming an emodiment of the deity.

Papu Jordan, Reiki Healer- Soundhealer

Now it was amazing. I expected it to be amazing but the course entered a whole other dimension beyond my expectations. it was energising, fun and enriching.

Louise Murray, Business Woman

It was the most incredible six weeks. I have gained so much. As someone who does not consider mysefl a singer, I had a massive breakthrough in singing in front of others.

When & where

121 King St, London W6 9JG

22nd March - 3rd May 2026. 7 week immersion

Directions

To apply, contact the course organiser: [email protected]