Liberating Our Voice
& Freeing Our Soul
For musicians, singers, spiritual practitioners, kirtan leaders, Yoga, Tantra, & Meditation practitioners.
Whether you are a beginner, seasoned, or advanced mantra chanter or musician, this training is designed to help you develop the way you combine the principles of Sanskrit mantra chanting with music and a deeper understanding of devotional singing.
LIBERATING OUR VOICE
Liberating Our Voice is a process for anyone interested in devotional singing and musical improvisation. You will learn how to take a mantra or sacred verse and express it freely within a raga, or any musical scale.
The key lies in finding a balance between freedom and meaning in our musical expression. While we have the ability to elaborate spontaneously, it’s important to maintain clarity in what we convey.
If our minds become distracted by thoughts, it can affect our singing and cause us to lose our connection to the flow of our voice.
Developing a range of expressions within a raga is essential. To achieve this, we focus on ornamentation (such as note bending) and creating aesthetically pleasing clusters of notes.
This method is incredibly empowering and liberating, as it allows us to create in the moment and express ourselves uniquely.
We learn to make choices about which tones to use, rather than conforming to the tones that someone else has assigned to those words, whether in a beautiful kirtan or another song. This is the true power of this approach: we are not conforming to anything or anyone outside of ourselves.
However, this process is more than just a mental exercise; it is an expression of our innermost self. This genuine bhakti arises from cultivating our hearts through song.
While we may have a deity like Rama in mind, the focus is not limited to theological thought. Instead, we concentrate on expressing our souls—directly and from the heart.
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