Liberating the Voice through Mantra Chanting

Course Details

“ Chanting is a significant and mysterious practice. It is the highest nectar, a tonic that fully nourishes our inner being. Chanting opens the heart and makes loves flow within us. It releases such intoxicating inner bliss and enthusiastic splendor, that simply through the nectar it generates, we can enter the abode of the Self.” Swami Muktananda

This course offers in-depth experience of the various dimensions of the healing voice: the contemplative, the expressive, the shamanic, and the ecstatic. Embark on a beguiling sound healing journey as renowned composer and music healer Silvia Nakkach introduces the Yoga of the Voice, a set of nada yoga, bhakti and shakti chanting practices to calm and focus the mind, balance the body, and transform consciousness, offering a precise integration of the discipline of yoga with contemporary techniques of singing, sound healing, music therapy and improvisation to rediscover our true energetic nature. We also explore scientific and creative ways to overcome any vocal impediment, becoming familiar with transcendental uses of sound. Each session includes breathing practices and an evocative repertoire of Tibetan and Vedic mantras, Indian ragas, magical seed sounds, vocal meditation exercises, kirtan, and shamanic songs from Afro-Brazilian and Native American traditions. The voice wanders through an ocean of trancelike sounds, creating optimal coordination between left and right brain hemispheres that results in: decreased muscle tension, lowered blood pressure, improved circulation, relief from stress, emotional harmony, increased mental acuity and enhanced creativity. Liberating your voice bolsters confidence in your professional path and personal sadhana (spiritual practice). The practices you learn can be directly applied to sound healing, yoga classes, chanting circles, and psycho-spiritual growth. We will discuss the different stages of setting up and maintaining a regular sacred sound practice. Playing skills in simple instruments will be included. This course is open to all levels of musical experience. For more information visit: www.voxmundiproject.com.

Presenter

Silvia Nakkach
Silvia Nakkach M.A.,MMT; Named by Utne Reader magazine as one of forty cutting-edge artists that will shake the art world in the new millennium. She has cultivated a voice that transport the listeners into the heart of devotion. She is pioneer in the field of sound and transformation of consciousness, an award-winning composer, a psychologist, a voice-culturist, and an author. She has created an innovated repertoire of vocal therapeutic techniques that have become landmarks in the field of sound and music therapy, and voice coaching. She is on the faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco where she is the coordinator of a Certificate program on Sound, Voice and Music Healing. She is the founding director of the international Vox Mundi School of the Voice and the creator of the ground-breaking Yoga of the Voice training.

Cost

Tuition: US$325. Add 4  nights' accommodation. For accommodation rates see rates.

Arrival and Departure

Please plan to arrive at the Yoga Retreat at least one day before the start of the course and to leave at least one day after the course completion.

We recommend that you spend at least a few days in the Yoga Retreat before the start of your course. This allows your body and mind time to rest, re-energize and be nourished by the ashram environment. You can then begin your study feeling relaxed and refreshed. You may also wish to stay for some days after the end of the course to allow the learning from your study to integrate more fully into your consciousness within the supportive environment of the ashram. If you decide to arrive early and to stay longer, please register for the Yoga Vacation Program for those additional days. Please see calendar of events for guest programs on offer around the time of your visit.

Reservations

Please register on line or print the application form and fax it to the Yoga Retreat at fax number: 1-242-363-3783. Then call to give a credit card deposit and to confirm your reservation at 1-866-446-5934 or 1-242-363-2902 . A US$150 deposit is required for your registration. For our cancellation policy please see cancellations.

Tuition Discounts

If you enrol simultaneously in more than one course, discounts apply as follows:

2 courses 5% discount
3 courses 10% discount
4 courses 15% discount
5 courses and more 20% discount

Payment for all courses registered for is required in full on arrival in the ashram.