Monthly Kirtan Training
Introducing MONTHLY KIRTAN TRAINING 🎶🙏
Nicole Lorenzo & Modern Bhakti Yoga Academy are coming together to offer an immersive day of devotional music each month at Mu Garden Sanctuary in Hilo.
Our first immersion begins Saturday, October 3.
This experience is for anyone who wants to go deeper into the art and practice of kirtan, whether you’re completely new to harmonium and singing or already have a devotional music practice you want to strengthen.
Kirtan is more than learning how to play a song.
It is a practice of devotion, listening, breath, expression, mantra and community.
Each monthly immersion will be dedicated to a particular deity or devotional theme. Together, we’ll explore the energy and meaning behind the practice while developing the musical and embodied skills that support devotional singing.
During each immersion, you’ll:
🎶 Learn 2–3 mantra songs to sing and play together
📿 Learn the seed mantra associated with the month’s deity to incorporate into your personal japa practice
🎹 Develop foundational harmonium skills
🎤 Explore vocal techniques to support a stronger, freer and more confident voice
🌿 Move and breathe through a Bhakti Yoga practice designed to prepare the body, breath and voice for devotional singing
🙏 Bring everything together in a culminating community kirtan chant circle
THE DAY
9:30–10:00 • Welcome + Arrival
10:00–11:00 • Bhakti Yoga + Breath Practice
11:00–11:15 • Herbal Tea + Fruit Break
11:15–12:15 • Voice Lesson
12:15–12:30 • Grounding Break
12:30–1:30 • Music Lesson: Harmonium
1:30–2:30 • Lunch + Integration
2:30–3:30 • Kirtan Chant Circle
3:30–4:00 • Closing + Departure
Saturday, October 3 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Mu Garden Sanctuary • Hilo
$108 per person
Optional farm-to-table lunch will be available for purchase from Mu Garden with advance order, or you’re welcome to bring your own.
No previous harmonium or vocal training is required. All levels are welcome.
To keep the experience intimate and allow for hands-on instruction, each immersion is limited to 14 participants.
Come spend the day learning, practicing, chanting and connecting through the living practice of bhakti and devotional music.
Advance registration required.
Questions? Text Nicole at 808-638-1862