Workshops
2020
ChantLanta 2020 Workshop Registration!
ChantLanta workshops take place on BOTH Saturday, March 14, AND Sunday, March 15, 2020, at the Church at Ponce & Highland: 1085 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306.
On Saturday, workshops are organized into 5 slots, with 2 workshops available in each slot.
On Sunday, workshops are organized into 3 slots, with 2 workshops available in each slot.
PLEASE CHOOSE NO MORE THAT 1 IN EACH SLOT.
PLEASE REGISTER ONLY FOR YOURSELF.
YOU MAY NOT RESERVE MORE THAN 1 SPACE IN ANY WORKSHOP.
ON THE FORM, KEEP THE QTY at 1. Any reservations for more than 1 space will be immediately refunded for the additional spaces.
*** The only exception is registration for your child. In that case, add the name in the "Additional Note" box. ***
PLEASE NOTE: Workshop spaces are non-refundable. Ages 12+ only.
Your reservation is a donation directly to The Learning Tea, an organization that funds college educations for at-risk young women in Darjeeling, India, transforming their lives individually and the communities where they live. Donations made during the workshop registration process are deposited directly into The Learning Tea’s bank account, no money passes through the ChantLanta organization. All ChantLanta organizers, musicians, and workshop facilitators are volunteers. Your support makes a tremendous difference to this charity. Thank you so much!
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Saturday, March 14th, 10:00am-11:00am
••• 5Rhythms with Azi Amanzadeh
••• Chakra Vocal Toning with Vee Baker
Saturday, March 14th, 11:45am-12:45pm
••• Symphony of Serenity with Kennedy Oneself
Saturday, March 14th, 1:30pm-2:30pm
••• (Y)in Tune with Margo Gomes and Amanda Trevelino
••• Hanuman Chalisa with Jai Ram Lentine and Bhavesh Gadhvi
Saturday, March 14th, 3:15pm-4:15pm
••• Kundalini Yoga with Hari Bhavan Kaur
••• Shamanic Journey with Lisa Wiggins
Saturday, March 14th, 5:30pm-6:30pm
••• Sufi Trance Drumming with Danny Stern
••• Vedic Chanting with Lindsey Sita Mann
Sunday, March 15th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
••• Journey to Bliss with Octavia Nasr and Jonathan Adams
••• Chanting the Maha Mantra with Balabhadra Bhattacharya Dasa
Sunday, March 15th, 2:15pm-3:15pm
••• Aramaic Toning and Pyradym Immersion with Dale Allen Hoffman
••• Taize Meditative Singing with Lisa Persons and Friends
Sunday, March 15th, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Workshop Descriptions
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SATURDAY, March 14th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
5Rhythms OR Chakra Vocal Toning
in the Selah Center:
5 Rhythms with Azi Amanzadeh
5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice – a practice of being in your body – that ignites creativity, connection, and community. 5Rhythms transcends dance. The movement is the medicine, the meditation and the metaphor.
While a seemingly simple process, 5Rhythms facilitates deep and unending explorations, moving us beyond self-imposed limitations and isolation into new depths of creativity and connection. By putting our bodies in motion and our feet in the beat, we empty ourselves and rediscover the essence of who we are.
The 5Rhythms® – Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, Stillness – are states of Being. They are a map to everywhere we want to go, on all planes of consciousness – inner and outer, forward and back, physical, emotional and intellectual.
They are markers on the way back to a real self, a vulnerable, wild passionate, instinctive self.
5Rhythms is a philosophy, perspective, performance art and a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principle that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself. Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reaching across all languages, cultures and age groups to transform suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness into action. Where the 5Rhythms are practiced, a community is born to dance, to sweat, to change, to support, and to provide a safe place for each of us to shatter the ego's hold and awaken the juicy, unpredictable, fascinating, edge-walking, rock star part of ourselves that yearns to be free. ---
in the Parlor:
Chakra Vocal Toning with Vee Baker
Vocal Toning is the creation of extended vocal sounds on the outgoing breath using a singlke vowel in order to experience the resonance and its effects throughout the body and mind. We will bring each chakra humming to life, resonating and aligning these energy centers for health, wellness, and higher consciousness.
Vee Baker has facilitated vocal toning circles with quartz crystal bowls in the Atlanta area for the past 13 yrs,
and womens drum circles for 19 yrs. She is a sound therapist and also facilitates Rites of Passage Ceremonies... Maiden, Mother, Crone, Elder... to honor women as they pass through each stage of life.
SATURDAY, March 14th, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
The Symphony of Serenity OR Dances of Universal Peace
in the Selah Center:
The Symphony of Serenity with Kennedy Oneself
A profoundly potent symphonic orchestration of acoustic vibration that guides us to the stillness that exists beyond all thoughts.
These sound journeys invite you to relax and simply be. Listening without any effort of any kind. Not even trying to clear the mind of thoughts...Simply becoming a witness to all that rises and falls. When you can listen with conscious alertness, just noticing the melodically pulsating conversation, a deeper serenity arrives with a blanket of sound.
At ease, we begin to notice the small gaps of stillness between thoughts. Gradually, we find it natural to reside in this immensely peaceful silence. We are simply creating the right circumstances for peace to make a home in us, for meditation to happen to us. These harmonic vibrations are designed to become a foundation for our journey towards blissfulness.
This sound healing is like nothing you've ever experienced. Kennedy OneSelf weaves vibrations so fluidly people often imagine three musicians(Or that he has 6 arms). Deeply witnessing resonating vibrations of Didgeridoos, crystal & tibetan singing bowls, bells, Gongs, Flutes(Chinese, Indian, American, Harmony, Drone), Handpan, Asian Harp(Guzheng), Harmonium, Kalimba, Unity Harp and more, the chattering mind slowly surrenders to stillness, and we bask in the glorious moment that is now.
in the Parlor:
Dances of Universal Peace
Spiritual practice brings us face to face with Life and Truth, prior to the concepts and beliefs of the person, opening to our true nature - authentic, unguarded, beyond form and imbued with the spaciousness and love that connects all.
The Dances of Universal Peace and Walking Concentrations are spiritual practice in motion. Drawing on the sacred phrases, scripture, and poetry of the many spiritual traditions of the earth, the Dances blend chant, live music and evocative movement into a living experience of unity, peace and integration. This taste of our true nature - as Universal Peace - opens to the possibility of a deep spiritual revolution within the person.
SATURDAY, March 14th, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
(Y)in Tune OR Hanuman Chalisa
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in the Selah Center:
(Y)in Tune with Margo Gomes and Amanda Trevelino
This offering combines two of our favorite things: Yin Yoga and Vibrational Sound Therapy, to open the Meridian channels of the subtle body and create an experience of attunement and harmony. It’s a chance to unwind and get in tune with your highest Self!
Beginning with gentle, opening movement, Amanda will guide you to settle into grounding Yin yoga postures that target the body’s richest sensory organ (the fascia) and its energetic pathways. Meanwhile, Margo creates a soundscape of sacred vibrations using Himalayan singing bowls that form an environment of healing and meditative energies. Finally, we’ll allow time for a deeply resonate Sonic Savasana with Chinese wind gong, so please bring any props that help you feel warm and supported.
in the Parlor:
Hanuman Chalisa with Jai Ram Lentine and Bhavesh Gadhvi
The Hanuman Chalisa, an auspicious praise-poem containing “chalise” or “forty” verses in praise of Lord Hanuman, is recited by millions of Hindus every day, including an ever-growing number of western Hindus, yogis, and bhaktas. In this workshop we will share stories about Hanuman and the origins of the Hanuman Chalisa, and experience the power of singing, reading, and listening to it. Some chairs will be provided; please bring a cushion and/or mat for more comfortable floor seating.
SATURDAY, March 14th, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Kundalini Yoga OR Shamanic Journey
in the Selah Center:
Kundalini Yoga: Movement, Mantra & Meditation with Hari Bhavan Kaur
Join Hari Bhavan Kaur as she guides you through an experience of Yourself and your own sacred sound current. This 1hr Kundalni Yoga class will invites you into activating accessible movement, Powerful pranayam and a deep Gurmukhi chanting Meditation.
in the Parlor:
Shamanic Journey with Lisa Wiggins
The shamanic journey is a powerful way to receive guidance and facilitate emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual healing. In this journey, we will collaborate with the energy of the drum to connect to the elements of the earth, raise individual and collective vibration, and expand consciousness beyond the confines of ordinary reality.
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SATURDAY, March 14th, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sufi Trance Drumming OR Vedic Chanting
in the Selah Center:
Sufi Trance Drumming with Danny Stern
Experience deep, inner peace and clear your mind of negative thoughts through powerful trance drumming and meditation.
Join master world musician Danny Stern as he guides the group through timeless meditative techniques using drumming, slow movement, breath work, dancing, and chanting. Go beyond the mind and intellect and experience the "intelligence of the heart." Danny has been following the guidance of his Sufi Master for 26 years and shares his knowledge to help bring participants to the present moment and transports them to a deep, healing state.
No prior experience is necessary. Please wear loose, comfortable clothes. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket to sit on.
in the Parlor:
Vedic Chanting with Lindsey Mann
Join us for an hour long immersion into ancient Sanskrit prayer. These rhythmic mantras have a myriad of benefits when practiced on a regular basis: clear the mind and elevates you above the thinking realm, heal on many levels, inspire heart-centered devotion and wholesome relationship with life, and cultivate peace and ease. In her studies of Ayurveda, Lindsey Sita received direct transmission from Maya Tiwari, Veda Vyasa lineage, of mantra and Vedic Chants that have infused and enhanced her life for many years. Professionally, she practices ecological design with Sustenance Design
and Earth Healing. Please bring something on which to sit comfortably!
SUNDAY, March 15th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Journey to Bliss OR Chanting the Maha Mantra
in the Selah Center:
Journey to Bliss with Octavia Nasr & Sonic Yogi
An exploration of sacred sound — Vedic Chanting, Native American Flute and Tibetan Bowls sound Bath — Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra as we take you on a journey inward towards ananda, bliss. Bliss is your birthright and Octavia Nasr and Sonic Yogi create an experience that takes you there!
Some experiences and moments touch us beneath the skin, muscles, and bones, affecting us on deeper levels. This yoga and sound experience is one of them. Join us for a practice of creative and chill flow yoga weaving in stillness for reflection and openness.
in the Parlor:
The History, Science, Practice and Benefits of Chanting the Maha Mantra with Balabhadra Battacharya Dasa
Benny J Tillman (Balabhadra Bhattacarya Dasa) is a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness). He joined the Hare Krishna Movement in 1973 in Atlanta and has since traveled extensively in India and other parts of the world practicing and teaching the ancient Vedic philosophy. Prior to joining the Hare Krishna Movement he was a successful entertainer in the Atlanta music scene during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Mr. Tillman served as president of the Atlanta Hare Krishna Temple for more than eighteen years. He is an avid reader and preacher of Bhagavath Gita, the ancient sacred Sanskrit text from India, holy to a billion plus people. He is a respected teacher of the ancient science of Mantra Meditation, especially chanting of the Maha Mantra through the medium of Kirtan and Bhajan. He is co-founder of the Murari Band.
The workshop will include:
*Introduction to chanting the Maha Mantra
*Interactive discussions
*Kirtan demonstrations
*Creation and recording of a new Kirtan melody by all participants and Murari Band (acoustic).
It is suggested that for their comfort participants should bring yoga mats or cushions. They are also encouraged to bring instruments such as small hand drums, small bells, and cymbals.
SUNDAY, March 15th, 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Aramaic Toning & PYRADYM Immersion OR Taize Meditative Singing
in the Selah Center:
Aramaic Toning Circle and PYRADYM Sonic Immersion with Dale Allen Hoffman
Dale and Loretta offer a deeply mystical gathering of ancient Aramaic and Egyptian toning and chanting along with buffalo hoop drum, crystal singing bowls and PYRADYM sonic immersion. Awaken the profound transformational qualities of consciously intoned ancient and indigenous energy resonance prayers along with extended meditative silence on activating lucid states of deep Presence and sound healing.
PYRADYM is a patented, fully analog bio-resonance instrument using sound, light, crystals and sacred geometry to generate a profoundly soothing sonic massage from the inside out. Merging suppressed ancient Egyptian technologies with the visionary physio-acoustic work of Nikola Tesla, Bob Moog and Edgar Cayce, PYRADYM is unlike any other instrument on earth. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat and blanket, plus a water bottle to stay hydrated during this profound mystical sonic journey.
in the Parlor:
Taize
Taizé Chant is a form of contemporary Christian meditative singing that was developed by an ecumenical community of brothers at Taizé, France in the 20th century. The chants are simple refrains that put prayers, and sacred texts from the tradition to melody. Young people from all over the world travel to the Taizé Community throughout the year, attracted to this beautiful, vibrant contemplative prayer and the experience of reflecting and sharing together. In this session we will briefly introduce the history of the Taize community, learn a few songs and then experience together a Taizé prayer. A Taize prayer consists of song, sacred reading, intercession and a short silence.
SUNDAY, March 15th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Suksma OR Interactive Drumming Playshop
in the Selah Center:
Suksma with Haji Basim and Friends
Suksma is a sacred music group based in Atlanta, Georgia. The project has a very diverse and distinctive sound, which combines elements such as Soul, sacred music, world music, as well as folk and conscious hip-hop. Suksma is a Balinese word which means "Expression of Gratitude". Suksma was founded by Haji Basim, an award-winning multi-instrumentalist artist with a lifelong passion for creating eclectic devotional music that penetrates to the heart. Suksma’s sound is all about blurring the lines between different genre definitions, ideas, and cultures. Suksma consists of 4 amazing multi-instrumentalists who play over 14 instruments altogether. Instruments such as the Ghugin Harp from China, Sitar and Harmonium from India, Crystal Bowls, Han Pan, Flutes, Guitar, Banjo and many more. As a result, each Suksma song is like a musical journey, taking the listener all over the world. Suksma draws their roots from soulful spirituals born in the American South and expands their musical reach to sacred music from the world over.
in the Parlor:
Interactive Drumming Playshop with Ty Andrews
Join Ty Andrews in a fun drumming & rhythm "playshop" for anyone wanting to reduce stress, boost mental clarity, build community, and reconnect with your own rhythm. Drums and shakers will be provided and feel free to bring your own. All ages are welcome.
FAQ
Whoa, this is really different! What’s happening?
We’re glad you asked! For several years, one of our most consistent pieces of feedback has been that workshops are too crowded, to the point of negatively impacting the space for facilitators and participants. So, we’ve adjusted the setup to improve the experience for everyone.
Our commitment to charity is why the donation minimum is there. Our commitment to community is why the donation minimum is so low. We want the workshops to be as accessible as possible.
Why are y’all selling tickets this year?
That’s an understandable question. The answer is that we’re not, actually :)
Workshop registration requires a donation to The Learning Tea, our charity partner. All donations go to the camp; your donations directly support its mission.
Your donation is not a ticket. ChantLanta organizers are all volunteers. Workshop facilitators are all donating their time and effort.
Read more about this change here.
Do I have to register? Can I just show up on the day of the workshop?
We expect these workshops to reach capacity before the weekend of ChantLanta. Once they are full, we will close the registration. If you’d like to attend a workshop, we strongly recommend that you register in advance.
Reserved my space! Do I need to bring physical proof of donation?
You'll receive an email confirmation from Squareup; your name will be added to our list of attendees. On March 9th, we'll use that list to check people in for each workshop.
Is the venue ADA complaint?
Yes! There is a ramp right by the entrance. The building has 1 elevator inside. Workshops are on the 1st and 2nd floors.
I have more questions. Who can help?
Karen Dorfmann, Workshop Coordinator: workshops@chantlanta.org
Ian Boccio, Director: ian@chantlanta.org