Learn to Lead Kirtan Immersion Course
6th April - 18th May 2025. 7 week immersion
Do you have a chanting practice and are you interested in sharing the practice with others?
Do you have blocks in your voice and are looking for a way to free this?
Or perhaps you are looking for a way to deepen your yoga practice beyond asana and explore the devotional side of yoga?
If any of these resonate with you then I invite you to book onto our Learn to lead kirtan immersion course, a 6 Pillar course taking you through the basics of leading kirtan.
Course Description
This is a unique opportunity to explore all the elements of Kirtan leadership with Nikki Slade. After facilitating six successful 200hr Kirtan Leader trainings here in the UK, Nikki is now opening up her work in a new format of shorter courses with a more accessible time frame.
What is on offer in this training?
- A space to open up your truest self-expression
- Vocal Technique to strengthen your vocal instrument
- Exploration of Devotion (Bhakti), we will dive into connecting deeply with the deities in their sonic form
- Learn basic harmonium melodies with drones and simple notation
- Master your Inner Critic
- Develop your leadership skills to share chants with your community
- Approved and Certified by the Yoga Alliance Professionals. Counts towards Further Training Hours
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
If you are interested in taking the course, then we recommend booking on early as there is a lot of deep preparatory work to do to prime you for the training. We have books and poetry for you to soak up and these take time to land in the body ahead of the training. We want you to have plenty of time with the prep work for the best outcome on the course.
– basic piano skills helpful but not essential
– The format of this course is not suitable for people with bipolar disorder and PTSD. From our previous experience in this area, 1-1 work is best suited for clients in this category. Please see Nikki’s Personal Kirtan 1-1 Kirtan Leader Coaching programme.
– we ask that you purchase, borrow or hire a harmonium to use during the course. We suggest you do your research now to give yourself time to organise this, we have recommendations of where to purchase a harmonium. If necessary, we will find a way to support you in accessing one for the duration. That acknowledged you will certainly want to have your own instrument to develop your own practice at home and for sharing the fruits of your training with your community afterwards.
Fees
£1200 inc VAT & 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.
£150 deposit will be retained if you withdraw from the course.
Dates & Location
Dates: 6th April – 18th May 2025 ( 7 week immersion)
Sundays: 6 April, 13 April, 20 April, 27 April, 4 May, 11 May, 18 May 2025
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 14).
Next steps
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 2025. 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 for grounding with Lisa Daopraky.
- 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 for grounding.
- 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 for grounding.
- 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 for grounding.
- 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
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
6th April - 18th May 2025. 7 week immersion
Directions
To apply, contact the course organiser: [email protected]