*MASTER* Bhakti 9 Day YTT Module
With Mercy Ananda E-RYT 500 and Sarasvati Young, E-RYT 500
May 18 - 28, 2028
Yandara’s Bhakti & Mantra Training is an elective part of our 300-hr Teacher Training Program. You are also welcome to attend just this module as a regenerative retreat or continuing education course. During these 9 days we will explore the practices and philosophy of Bhakti Yoga and the art of Mantra! This retreat-style training will be healing and nurturing for the body, mind and heart. We will prioritize the cultivation of a calmer state of being through daily regenerative practices and activities.
Bhakti Yoga
Born from a deep desire to feel and express ones relationship to the divine, Bhakti Yoga offers a way to connect the spiritual heart with everyday life experience. Together we will explore many different heartfelt practices. You will learn to share traditional as well as contemporary mantras and kirtans. You will receive personal instruction on how to play Indian Bhakti Yoga instruments, such as harmonium, sitar, tamboura, shruti box, drums, and kartals. Instruments will be provided or you can bring your own, if you enjoy playing the guitar, bring it and learn to play mantras/kirtans.
Learn how Bhakti developed in the yogic tradition, participate in study groups to discuss and apply the wisdom from ancient Yogic texts, such as the Bhagavad Gita, Narada’s Bhakti Sutras, and the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. Learn and share mythological stories about Gods and Goddesses, and find out about the origin and stories behind many of the mantras and asanas. Become familiar with the Bhakti Yogis of India, such as Ananda Mayi Ma, Sri Caitanya and the wandering mystic Mirabai.
Heal and unravel your heart’s radiant nature. Bhakti is a world of overflowing love, Yoga’s sweetest path to enlightenment. Through Ishvarapranidhana – love and reverence for the essence of life – we look forward to support you in your individual expression of Bhakti Yoga.
Topics Explored in the Bhakti Yoga Training:
What is Bhakti Yoga
Sanskrit Mantra and Kirtan
Sargam – Indian Musical Notation – discover your SA (voice foundation note)
Instrument Classes – harmonium, shruti box, tamboura, dotar, sitar, dilruba, kartals, drums
Ancient Yogic Texts and Stories
The History and Development of Bhakti Yoga
The Relationship of Guru (teacher) and Shishya (student)
Mudra, Mudra Meditation Kriya, Nyasa (blessing of the physical body)
Puja (ceremony) and Arati (offering light with a traditional Indian oil lamp)
Sacred food – learn a chant to bless your food and learn to prepare prasadam – blessed food.
About the Leaders
Mercy Ananda E-RYT 500
The lead teacher of the Bhakti Yoga training is Mercy Ananda Dev Sangeeta Kaur (M.A., E-RYT500). Mercy Ananda is a highly trained musician as well as Certified Sound Healer. She performs on the many kirtan albums produced by the Mount Madonna Center, Hanuman Fellowship. She is a member of the Sacred Sound Choir with Karuna Ault, and […]
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Sarasvati Young, E-RYT 500
Sarasvati brings an open mind and an open heart to the mat. A lover of the Ocean and the Elements, she often ties her classes into the themes of nature. She loves exploring Yoga as an expression of the joy and abundance all around us. Sarasvati has been studying and teaching with Yandara since 2009. […]
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