How to Lead a Kirtan Training
Earlybird (Pay in Full at Least 3 Months before): $1800 USD
Regular Price: $2100 USD
Deposit: $500 USD
There is a moment on the path where yoga stops being the postures that you practice, and becomes something you live.
This Training is for that moment.
For individuals who feel called to:
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hold space beyond an asana class
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share music
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and create heart-centered communities
This is not just a kirtan training.
This is not just a facilitation course.
This is a devotional leadership immersion.
Who is this 10-Day Immersion for?
This training is for you if…
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Love kirtan and want to move from singing along to confidently leading.
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Feel called to share mantra and devotional music with others.
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Want to learn harmonium skills specifically for leading kirtan.
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Have some musical experience—or none at all—and want a supportive place to begin.
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Want to strengthen your voice and feel more comfortable singing in front of others.
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Would like to understand how to choose chants, build energy, and structure a kirtan.
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Already teach yoga, lead circles, or facilitate retreats and want to bring mantra into your offerings.
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Have been waiting to feel “ready” and need guidance, practice, and encouragement to take the next step.
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Want to learn in a welcoming, non-competitive community where everyone gets the chance to lead.
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Feel that kirtan is more than music—it is a spiritual practice, an offering, and a way to bring people together.
This Training May Not Be For You If…
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You’re not open to personal reflection, emotional depth, or inner work
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You prefer a purely physical yoga training without philosophy or sharing
What You're Learning
Over ten days in Bali, you'll learn...
Bhakti & Devotion
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Bhakti Yoga philosophy
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Sacred stories of the deities
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Mantra meanings
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Sanskrit pronunciation
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Embodying divine energies
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Deepening personal practice
Music & Voice
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Vocal confidence
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Breath and vocal techniques
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Harmonium fundamentals
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Melody and rhythm
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Call-and-response chanting
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Musical dynamics and flow
Practice & Integration
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Leading with authenticity
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Holding sacred space
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Guiding group energy
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Creating a kirtan journey
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Leading your own kirtan
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Integrating mantra and philosophy into your yoga classes (if you are already a yoga teacher)
A Journey Through the Gods and Goddesses
Each full day of the training is devoted to a different energy:
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Ganesha: New beginnings
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Sita & Ram: Divine Union
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Krishna: Love & devotion
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Shiva: Transformation
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Durga: Boundaries
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Saraswati: Voice
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Lakshmi: Worthiness
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Hanuman: Service
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Kali: Release
This is not just intellectual learning.
It will be woven in through the teachings throughout the day, to something you feel in your body.
Real Kirtan Experience in Bali
You won’t just practice in a classroom.
You will experience kirtan across Bali:
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Radiantly Alive Yoga Studio
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Sayuri's Healing Foods
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Svarga Loka
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Intimate home kirtans at Mindful Bali
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Multiple student-led kirtans
By the end, you won’t just understand kirtan…you will lead it
The Daily Rhythm
Over ten days in Bali, you'll learn...
Sample Daily Schedule (Subject to Change!)
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9:30-11:00am Bali Bhakti Flow Class
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11:00-12:30pm Workshop #1
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12:30-1:30pm Lunch Break (Served by Us)
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1:30-3:00pm Workshop #2
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3:00-3:15pm Break
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3:15-4:45pm Workshop #3
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4:45pm Break
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Evening Activity: Kirtans either in the community, or at Mindful Bali.
Sunday is a day off during the training
Schedule subject to change!
By the end of the training, you will:
Teaching & Leadership:
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Confidently lead a kirtan from beginning to end
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Facilitate sober circles with clarity, structure, and safety
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Understand how to hold space for emotional sharing without becoming overwhelmed
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Know how to open, guide, and close a circle with intention
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Build and lead a kirtan setlist that creates a powerful emotional arc
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Play the harmonium with foundational confidence
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Use your voice in a way that feels authentic, grounded, and embodied
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Navigate group dynamics (quiet participants, dominant voices, emotional release)
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Lead both intimate home circles and larger community events
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Begin creating your own offerings, events, or retreats
Personal Transformation:
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Feel more connected to your voice and less afraid to be seen or heard
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Experience a deeper sense of devotion (bhakti) in your daily life
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Strengthen your ability to stay present with emotion, yours and others’
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Develop healthier boundaries while still leading with compassion
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Cultivate confidence in your path and purpose
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Feel supported in your sobriety or conscious relationship to alcohol
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Move through layers of self-doubt, people-pleasing, or fear of judgment
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Experience real connection and community without needing to numb or escape
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Reconnect to a sense of meaning, spirituality, and inner peace
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Leave feeling grounded, empowered, and ready to lead
Spots are Limited to Eight Participants (Because we are a Sweet Little Boutique Shala!)
Save your spot now for the 75-Hour Kirtan & Sacred Circles Facilitator Training
If you're being called to this it's because you are needed!
You are needed to create spaces in your community where people can come together…
With truth, connection and devotion.
If you feel called to this…
you already know.
PRICING:
Earlybird (Pay in Full at Least 3 Months before): $1800 USD
Regular Price: $2100 USD
Deposit: $500 USD
* Pricing includes all classes, all course materials, daily Balinese buffet lunches, welcome dinner, farewell dinner, and dinner on Kirtan night. Pricing does not include accommodation or airport transfers.
What Our Graduates Say
Emma Kearney, UK
I found Alex and her classes by “chance” and I have to honestly say I’ve never been made to feel more welcome and instantly part of the community without being overwhelmed. No cliquey or elitist feel here unlike other Ubud places I’ve visited for yoga. The classes themselves are excellent, Alex is a natural at teaching yoga. Plus a great location and first rate facilities.