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Kirtan College: A Weekend Chanting Immersion

Price: $195.00

Open your heart with song and devotion at Kirtan College – Online. Deepen your understanding and practice of the rich tradition of Indian chanting and the Yoga of loving devotion. This in-depth online course is designed to help all people explore kirtan and Bhakti Yoga.

Join David for a weekend of celebration and learning that includes:

  • Sanskrit mantra pronunciation and translation
  • Methodology for practicing and leading kirtan
  • Musical guidance and support
  • Teachings and practices of the Bhakti Yoga tradition
  • Storytelling of India’s ancient myths


This online workshop is designed to deepen your relationship with kirtan and help you gain more confidence in leading kirtan. This program is open to everyone. No musical background required.

Live sessions with David Newman "Durga Das" on

  • Friday: 8–9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am–1:30 pm and 3–5 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am–1:30 pm and 3–5 pm


In addition, you will have access to the Ashram’s Live Hatha Yoga classes at 5 pm, recorded Ashram meditations, and inspiring talk with Sri Swami Satchidananda. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

The main program sessions are live and all sessions are in EDT. The live sessions will be recorded and posted to the Online Programs access page if you are unable to join us live for that session. Recordings* are usually posted within one day and are available to program participants and presenter(s) only.
*You're welcome to turn off your camera if you don't wish your image to be recorded.

You will have access to the video recordings for 8 weeks after the program ends, until November 22.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities


Testimonials

I had never experienced kirtan and was overwhelmed with the depth of feeling evoked. David, Durga Das, created a beautifully safe and loving space, inclusive of everyone. David is a wonderful storyteller. Able to convey knowledge, the Indian myths, and how they related to the essence of the human experience. — Trudy H.

The Kirtan College program is lead with love and integrity, engaging students to be real and ready to express through chant, communication, and love in our own timing. — Alice S.

Kirtan College is a life-changing program that connects you completely to your heart. David Newman is a beacon of light inspiring love in all. I am so grateful to have been at Yogaville for Kirtan College. — Dana Kaplan

Schedule

    1. Student Walkthrough – How to Navigate this Course

    2. Welcome to Kirtan College: A Weekend Chanting Immersion

    3. Resources, Materials, and Assistance

    4. Kirtan College Manual

    1. LIVE – Integral Yoga® Hatha – 5–6:30 pm EDT

    2. RECORDING – Session 1 with Durga Das – 8–9:30 pm EDT

    1. Morning Sadhana

    2. RECORDING – Session 2 with Durga Das – 11:30 am–1:30 pm EDT

    3. Lunch Talk

    4. RECORDING – Session 3 with Durga Das – 3–5 pm EDT

    5. LIVE – Integral Yoga® Hatha – 5–6:30 pm EDT

    6. LIVE – Saturday Evening Satsang – 7:30–9:30 pm EDT

    1. Morning Sadhana

    2. RECORDING – Session 4 with Durga Das – 11:30 am–1:30 pm EDT

    3. Lunch Talk

    4. RECORDING – Session 5 with Durga Das – 3–5 pm EDT

    5. Congratulations!

    6. Program Evaluation – Help us create amazing experiences

    7. LIVE – Integral Yoga® Hatha – 5–6:30 pm EDT

About this course

  • $195.00
  • 19 lessons
  • 9.5 hours of video content

Presenter

David Newman "Durga Das"

David Newman is a renowned sacred mantra artist, singer-songwriter, and author and inspirational teacher. David has released numerous acclaimed world music albums, including the #1 iTunes World Music bestseller Love is Awake on which he collaborated with members of Paul Simon’s band. In addition to his mastery of the ancient yogic mantra practice known as kirtan, David’s adventurous musicality, and poetic intimacy as a vocalist and songwriter, bring a unique and exhilarating musical experience to his devoted fan base around the world.

Along with his musical gifts, David is also a celebrated teacher and guide for many on the spiritual path, and is the author of the #1 Amazon bestselling book The Timebound Traveler. He has toured the globe sharing his message of peace and universal love, and is the founder of The Stay Strong Project, producing music to benefit the environmental efforts of Global Green USA. He has also partnered with The Call and Response Foundation, bringing mantra and healing music to institutions such as prisons, psychiatric centers and homeless shelters.

David continues to express his passion to serve in creative and groundbreaking ways and sees his life’s work simply as… Spreading the Love!

“At David Newman’s concert, the event’s volume knob seemed to go from low-level joy to full-on bliss, the kind you feel after climbing a gorgeous mountain or ending a tough run on a strong sprint.”
-The Washington Post

“David Newman is a joy-dispensing, darkness-dispelling, light-bearing artist and I love him completely.”
-Josh Radnor | Actor, Director | How I Met Your Mother

“David Newman is reminiscent of George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon when they are in soul mode.”
-LA Yoga Magazine

“David Newman has created a world with his music. It’s meditative, positive, and very powerful, bringing people together and also to themselves.”
-Lisa Loeb, Grammy winning singer-songwriter

“Though David Newman has a deep sense of tradition in his music, there is also something thoughtful, poetic, personal, and almost romantic about his songs.”
-Yoga Journal

“David Newman is the true embodiment of Love and Presence. The pleasure of being near him, talking to him, singing with him, brings a pure awareness of unalloyed joy.”
-Bruce Joel Rubin | Screenwriter | Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder

www.davidnewmanmusic.com

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Open your heart with song and devotion at Kirtan College. This in-depth online course is designed to help all people explore kirtan and Bhakti Yoga.

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