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Calling all chant lovers!

We’re gathering on Kaua’i, my home island of 27 years, to retreat into the Heart of Sound.

This retreat is for you if:

you feel like you’ve lost touch with what it feels like to be perfectly tuned and in a good rhythmic flow

you want to reconnect with your love of sound, music, mantra and singing for your pleasure (not for anyone else)

there’s a dissonant gap between your potential and the life you’re living, and you want to bring it into harmony

you crave a space and time for yourself to listen deeply to your...

The more you know, the more you know you don’t know… 

Is there any realm in which this is not true?

People.

The longer you know someone, the more you realize that you have no idea what is really going on for them deep inside. They hold multitudes of mysteries, complex trauma, perceptual, differences, patterns, and habits built on foundations that you can never understand fully, because you have not lived at yourself.

Mantra.

Are used to think that learning how to chant, more mantras, sing more songs, do more complex, and longer chance meant that I...

For chant leaders and mantra recording artists, the question of mixing mantras for chanting is one that has intrigued many, prompting inquiries about the permissibility of blending deities and languages in spiritual practice. For some, the idea of combining "oṁ namaḥ śivāya" with "wahe guru" in a single chant may feel intuitively right, but is it ethically sound? Let's delve into this complex topic, which I also cover in depth in my sound and mantra teacher training course.

Q. (From a graduate of our 500hr Sound & Mantra Training course who teaches mantra...

Are you seeking sound healing training to enhance your practice or professional repertoire? Yay! There are hundreds of sound healing courses available, but not all are created equal!

(If you cringe when someone attends a weekend workshop and then calls themselves a certified sound healer, then the following month they have their own training certification course... this article is for you!)

Here are 10 things to look for in a sound and mantra training!

We've been to LOTS of them, and have addressed some of the common pitfalls and icks that sound healers and mantra...

A lot of people are looking for breakthrough in their mental health by using plant medicines, psychedelic therapies or microdosing mushrooms. But mantra meditation has been providing the same benefits for thousands of years, and current research confirms it.

Key benefits of mantra meditation vs. psychedelic therapies or microdosing mushrooms:

1. Mantra therapy is free. The mental health industry is HOT right now trying to push roll out psychedelic therapies into the market. It'll soon be a multi-billion dollar industry, because psychedelic therapies can cost tens of...

Ever wonder what it would feel like to calm your worries, anxieties, and fears using the sound of your own voice and the power of your own mind?

Whether it’s you or someone you love who struggles with chronic anxiety, it’s super helpful to remember that it changes our perceptual framework. (See PSA for Anxiety reel!)

When I figured this out, and started to get real friendly with my Vagus nerve with sound & mantra therapies, my cognitive scope widened and I no longer saw the world as out to get me.

Now it helps me remember to be compassionate when...

  Experience the Power of Sanskrit Chanting this Mahā Śivarātri!

Esoterically, it is said that during this night the "eye of Śiva" is neither open nor closed. Consciousness rests in a state of balanced awareness suspended between external expression (concealing grace) and internal absorption (revealing grace).

For the aspirant who takes advantage of this time to do special practices, a special dispensation for illumination is given, greatly aiding spiritual progress and sweeping away the dullness due to ignorance of one's own True Nature.

The best mantra for...

In my Sanskrit mantra workshops and sound healing yoga training courses  around the world, one of the most common questions I hear is about the timeless mantra OM. It can be written in different ways, and there is a lot confusion about it, because different teachers like to share what has worked well for them, but they might not know the experience of others.

Especially with a mantra like OM, it’s important to understand different perspectives and open ourselves up to the direct magical experience of the sound, rather than get limited by dogmatic ideas.

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With existential stressors continuing to pile up, our personal lives and relationships are feeling the strain too.

This Yoga of Sound experience gets right to the grit of our daily tension points!

Enjoy this melodic, heart-opening immersion into sound and mantra that is specially designed to lubricate the pathway towards harmonious, best-case scenarios in your life.

Can we listen in to the discomfort, make space for it, and embrace a nuanced, curious, empathetic, both/and approach that opens into a wide range of creative solutions?
Or are we stuck with a limited...

Explore the profound impact of our 500-hour sound yoga training course through the incredible journeys of our graduates. From teaching worldwide retreats to conducting groundbreaking research in sound medicine, discover how you can unlock your potential and make a lasting impact.

What Graduates of Our 200/500 Heart of Sound Teacher Training Are Doing Now:

Teaching Worldwide Retreats - Graduates are teaching mantra & nāda yoga retreats globally, and the best part? These count towards contact hours for your Sound Healing Yoga 200HR TT!

Private Sound...