Expand Your Home Chant Practice: In-Person
June 22 & 23, 2024 in Boulder, CO
Immerse yourself this summer Solstice in a weekend filled with heart opening chants & amazing Kirtan community. Join us for a fun and expansive 2 Day MINI-Intensive of joy, learning, & connection!
Get DetailsReady for Summer Kirtan Fun? Join us for this blissful Solstice MINI-Intensive!
Open to all KLI Level 1 students who are looking expand their home chant practice in a fun and easy way. Learn new chants, increase your harmonium skills, work with rhythm & vocal specialists, and connect deeply with the kindred souls of our Kirtan community in this 2 Day In-Person MINI-Intensive in beautiful Boulder, CO.
Learn 4+ Heart Opening Chants
Learn to play and chant 4 (or more!) beautiful songs selected from a variety of different styles, including Sanksrit & English, from your favorite Western Kirtan artists.
Practice Together IN-PERSON!
Chant your heart song surrounded by the loving company of open-hearted Kirtan Community! Receive real-time feedback and guidance from expert instructors.
Rhythm + Voice + Harmonium
Get real-time guidance on how to sing with your whole body, get the most out of your harmonium + increase your internal sense of rhythm.
Plus, join Mike Cohen & The Shakti Groove for a high-energy ecstatic chant event on Saturday night! (Included in your registration)
In-Person Kirtan Intensive
June 22 & 23 | Boulder, CO
2-Day In-Person MINI-Intensive designed for participants who:
- Have completed a minimum of Kirtan Leader Institute Training Level 1 through online or in-person classes, or private sessions
- Have access to a good harmonium. (Instruments available to purchase for $900 or rent during the intensive for $50)
- Are interested in expanding their home chant practice, increasing their chant & harmonium skills, and spending time practicing in community.
Schedule:
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024:
- 10am-2pm MDT Kirtan Training
- 7:30-9:30pm MDT Kirtan Event with Mike's band
Sunday, June 23rd, 2024:
- 10am-4pm MDT Kirtan Training
Cost:
$549 $349
Save $200 with SUPER Early Bird Pricing, expires June 2nd at 11:59pm MDT.
Includes: 10 hours of training time + 2 passes ($60 value) to Live Kirtan event.
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Learn new chants, build useful skills and connect with amazing community in this 2 day Mini-Intensive.
REGISTER NOWPlan Your Trip:
- Food: Not provided, other than coffee, water and snacks. We have lots of fridge and pantry space where you can store groceries. A list of healthy restaurants and grocery stores will be provided in the welcome email and at the FAQ page listed below.
- Housing: Housing can be found by searching zip code 80302 on Airbnb.com or VRBO.com. Good places to rent are in N. Boulder (10 minutes away) or Lyons (10 minutes away). Longmont (20 minutes), downtown Boulder (15 minutes) and South Boulder (25 minutes) could also work. Learn more at FAQ page.
- Flights: Fly into Denver International Airport (DIA).
- Ground transportation: From DIA you can rent a car, meet up and travel with other participants, or take a bus to Boulder. Details will be shared in the welcome email. Learn more at FAQ page.
- Coordinating with others: All registered participants will be added to a Facebook group where they can coordinate travel, housing, food, etc with others. Details will be shared in the welcome email.
- Directions: will be shared in the welcome email.
Learn more by clicking HERE for our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
Your Guides & Teachers:
Your Host: Mike Cohen
Mike Cohen, MA is founder of Kirtan Leader Institute. Since 2010 he has trained and apprenticed thousands of aspiring and emerging Kirtan Leaders across the globe, from total beginners to dozens he has guided to create/release Kirtan albums, play at festivals and tour nationally.
A life-long musician with two decades experience developing and coaching leaders, Mike has created a curriculum that supports total newbies in quickly and easily learning to play chants from their favorite Kirtan artists (like Krishna Das and Snatam Kaur) without needing to understand or learn Western or Indian Classical music (Sargam). Training for advanced students expands beyond Musicianship into important domains such as Psycho-Spiritual Leadership, Community Building, Entrepreneurship, Chant Writing, Working with Spiritual Bypassing and more.
Voice Instructor: Dawnia Dresser
Dawnia is a Boulder, CO based Anusara inspired yoga teacher and lifelong vocalist/musician. During her 19 years in Los Angeles, CA Dawnia co-created three albums of original folk-rock music and contributed extensively on albums and movies as a vocalist and voiceover artist. Dawnia created a 3-song EP with renowned Kirtan producer Ben Leinbach (Jai Uttal, Deva Premal) to create From the Soul, an EP of soul-infused mantra music. A graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in music and vocal performance, Dawnia serves as faculty in the Boulder, CO based Kirtan Leader Institute. Her warm heart, clear and caring teaching style and soulful voice have led her to become a beloved member of the Kirtan community in CO and beyond.
Lead Instructor: Michele Heaphy
Michele Heaphy’s deeply moving and inspiring original chants have been delighting chant audiences in person since 2015 and globally since the release of a series of singles beginning in 2022. She is a heart centered musician who loves to share diverse original sacred chant music with western grooves and powerful mantras. She has been a member of Mike Cohen & the Shakti Groove since 2021. Prior to moving to Boulder, she had careers as a music educator and business owner.
Rhythm Guide: Ken Matarazzo
Ken Matarazzo is a Boulder, CO based percussionist and teacher who has studied and performed on frame drums and afro cuban percussion since the mid 90’s. Some of his teachers include master drummers Glen Velez, Layne Redmond, John Amira and Jamey Haddad. Ken has collaborated with diverse artists, such as Jerry Joseph, Layne Redmond, Jim Matus and most recently Kirtan Leader Mike Cohen. Ken currently serves as faculty in the Boulder, CO based Kirtan Leader Institute and plays in The Shakti Groove.
What People Have to Say:
I left the weekend overflowing with love, a renewed sense of joy, and a deepened connection with the divine and my devotional practice. What a gift!
— Kristen Bredar
Thank you for providing the amazing container for our divine connection and expansion through the gift of Kirtan. What an amazing, love-filled time.
— Shari Heftel
It was a full transformational experience for me and left feeling like I got way more from the whole experience than any expectation that was in my mind.
— Michael Lott
Expand Your Home Chant Practice MINI-INTENSIVE
June 22 & 23, 2024
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