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Chant & Learn the Hanuman Chalisa! 13-week online workshop

~ ONLINE ~ Tuesdays Sept 16-Dec 9th, 2025

“People don’t know that every line of the Hanuman Chalisa is a maha mantra.” ~ Sri Baba Neem Karoli

The Hanuman Chalisa is a 40-verse song in ancient Hindi to Lord Hanuman, the most devoted servant of Ram. The Hanuman Chalisa tells the tale of Hanuman's exploits in the epic story of 'The Ramayana.' Chanting the Chalisa as a daily practice has been known to open hearts and help facilitate a letting go of our 'monkey minds' allowing for more joy and peace.


Join Kavita Kat Macmillan and others and become familiar with this beautiful practice. Each week we will chant the Hanuman Chalisa together and then focus on a section, learning pronunciation, and exploring the meaning and interpretations. Attention will be paid to cadence and rhythm to allow for ease of repetition and there will be time for sharing and questions. It is a pleasure and joy to share this practice with others!

$108 suggested donation ~ or 10.08 weekly / access to playlist of recorded sessions on-going

Tuesdays Sept 16- Dec 9th : ONLINE

5:00pm - 6:00 pm. Pacific

REGISTER HERE
please inquire re: scholarships for this workshop or to sponsor someone!

soon to be available on-demand

Chant and Learn the Hanuman Chalisa

Open Your Voice! Sound Yoga Sessions

Open Your Voice! Sound Yoga Sessions are a step towards awakening the power of the authentic voice.

In these sessions, Kavita Kat Macmillan leads participants in call & response sound yoga meditations in order to cultivate deep listening and free expression. Through this we allow nuance and authentic voice to evolve.

Using long tones, Indian Sargam, & basics of Hindustani Raga voice culture practices, participants are invited to explore the basics of Sound Yoga, copying the shapes and sounds and thereby strengthening the voice and becoming familiar with breath & pitch control. This creates a deep nervous system reset, engages the Right hemisphere of the brain, and helps to build confidence and ease for singing.

This practice is accessible to everyone, No experience is necessary. Get in touch with Kavita if you have questions.

These sessions are featured twice a month in the Sound Sanctuary mentorship community ~ reach out to schedule a voice exploration session with Kavita if you are interested!

Learn how to:

* Establish a Sacred Sound practice

* Build confidence matching pitch

* Sing with more ease and fullness while becoming familiar with your authentic voice.


I have learned so many ways to bring ease into my own practice. Specifically, she has helped me into finding a place where my voice is comfortable and not strained. This frees my effort to allow my devotion to come through.”

— Nora, workshop attendee

Self-paced online course!

Introduction to Harmonium
& Chanting: Finding Voice

In this simple to follow self-paced course, you will learn how to make a steady tone on the harmonium, relax into singing along, and most importantly, find where your voice is the most comfortable to begin creating and learning simple chants for Kirtan.

Full course now available on demand
with lifetime access!

Learn more

Everyone can sing and enjoy musical expression and everyone has a unique voice to share! Discover your own personal connection to voice through Kavita’s year-long community mentorship program.

Interested in exploring your relationship with Sound ? Get in touch with the form below!

Finding your voice is a life changing path… More about Kavita’s teaching methodology :


~ Through deep listening and spending time in your home pitch (SA) where the voice is the most comfortable, students are encouraged to get to know their authentic voice - improving intonation and building confidence in the process.

~ Connecting with the fundamental tone of the harmonium or the tambura, one learns to listen and recognize how to move sound in the body, thereby awakening pitch recognition and opening harmonic awareness.

~ Learn how to best use your instrument - your mouth, tongue, face and throat - always encouraging less tension and more ease while singing to create a fuller, more relaxed tone.  

~ Students consistently move from discomfort while singing in front of others to being able to play songs and sing, harmonize, or match pitch, confidently sharing their voice and music with others.

~ Harmonium lessons follow this same tenant, keeping the fingerings simple so that the singer can connect with the fundamental tones and allow for a devotional feeling to move through the body.  With practice, all songs become easier and can be played with more intricacy, all the while keeping the connection between the voice and the sound as the primary focus.

  • "Kavita is passionate about chanting and has a lovely way with students. She is kind and encouraging and a great listener and teacher."

    S.B.

  • “Kavita's teaching is so accessible, fun, sacred, devotional! I am always amazed at the ease with which Kavita can bring the whole group through something that seems difficult/challenging."

    N.W.

  • "Kavita makes playing a musical instrument and using their voice so accessible to people with and without formal music training. "

    T.W.

  • "Kavita shares her wisdom and ways to spend less time struggling with new music, and more time chanting and successfully playing the Harmonium"

    S.W.