Bring your voices and instruments to welcome the new year with kirtan, mantra & dance.

Come together for a magical musical retreat with Sangita. In the tradition of Bhakti & Nada yoga, let the transformative qualities of sound & mantra open your heart to welcome in the new year.

Sessions will include material from Sangita’s Songbooks, Vedic mantra chanting, Dances of Universal Peace, voice & breath work. User-friendly handouts of all the music will be provided. You will also be introduced to the belleplates, a 3-octave set of hand held instruments, which provide a beautiful accompaniment for mantra chanting and kirtan. They are easy to play, and enchanting to listen to.

In particular, the retreat will be centered around learning the art of Kirtan and group music making.

There will be plenty of time to:

• Develop skills on your instrument - harmonium, guitar, percussion, voice, or other
• Develop confidence leading and presenting kirtan
• Be immersed in quality group music making
• To allow your innate musical knowledge, creativity and understanding to unfold

Bring your own instrument/s or share ours. And if you would just like to soak up the music and enjoy the program without taxing yourself to learn any particular skill or instrument, you are also welcome!

Suitable for beginners, experienced musicians & everyone in between.

All of this takes place in the beautiful and supportive environment of Atma Darshan Yoga Center in Western Creek, Tasmania. Each day begins with an early morning yoga class including relaxation, postures and breathing techniques to support, strengthen and open the voice. The food will be nourishing, fresh and vegetarian.

Earlybird offer: Book and pay by 15th of December and receive a $15 discount off the full ticket price. Enter Code YogaSong2024 on checkout.

Concession for Health Care Card Holders: $20 discount. Enter Code 2024HealthCare on checkout. 

If both applies: $35 discount. Enter Code EBNYE24 on checkout.

A $50 non-refundable admin fee applies to all tickets.

About Sangita (Melissa Howden):

Sangita is a kirtan lover, yogi and music teacher. She has a natural way of engaging participants in the musical process so that the learning becomes effortless. She enjoys working with every kind of instrument and facilitates a systematic and fun filled process to enable participants to confidently join in with the music making, learn new instrumental and ensemble skills, while drawing out the innate musicality of each one. Sangita’s Songbooks will be available for purchase at the retreat for the special price of $25.

You can read more about Sangita here: www.mountainmindfulness.com.au/about

What participants say:

I have tried several times to learn the harmonium to play my own kirtans, and it was not easy.  Now with Sangita’s system it is easy and I can say “I can do it”.  Thanks Sangita.

So very grateful for receiving this special gift of music and mantra to take with me and share.  A fabulous weekend.  Thank you Sangita – Hari Om.

Invest in your health and well-being – a nurturing environment where peace, community and an inspired musical workshop have gifted me with a cup overflowing for me to take home and share.