Authentic Healing Chants Training
Commit, Learn, Chant and Teach with Clarity.
The KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme is a 10-month, 250-hour certification programme designed for sincere students who wish to study healing chants in a structured, traditional and immersive format.
Offered by Krishna Wellness Yoga Centre (SKWC), Bengaluru, in association with the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) tradition, this program brings together healing chants, yoga theory, therapeutic application of mantra, and mentored learning into one cohesive training pathway.
In-person chanting & mentoring sessions at Krishna Wellness Yoga Centre ensures that the programme provides in-depth learning without compromising on accessibility. All classes are conducted only on weekends, making it suitable for committed learners, yoga practitioners and teachers.
Course Duration
& Details*
*Tentative
Batch 1 - Sep 2026* to Jul 2027*
- All classes on weekends only
- Saturday & Sunday – 8.00 am to 12.30 pm
- Classes will be held at Krishna Wellness Centre, Bangalore
- The course consists of 3 semesters over 10 months.
- There will be a 3-day experience visit to the 50+ year-old KYM institution in Chennai.
Important Criteria
- 90% minimum attendance criteria is mandatory.
- Time, discipline & dedication is critical for daily chanting practice as there is no modification or simplification for chanting. It requires daily practice, and this is non-negotiable.
- Semester 1 includes 1-month mandatory introductory program with evaluation.
Semester 1
Sep 2026 to Nov 2026
Semester 2
Dec 2026 to Feb 2027
Semester 3
Mar 2027 to May 2027
All classes on weekends only (Saturday & Sunday) 8.30 am to 12.30 pm
* tentative
Who is this Program intended for?
Yoga Teachers
Yoga teachers who wish to integrate healing chants and mantra more meaningfully into their teaching, and who want to understand the relationship between sound, breath, attention and therapeutic application.
Yoga Practitioners
Students with an ongoing yoga practice who wish to deepen their learning through structured study of healing chants, rather than learning isolated chants without context, pedagogy or guidance.
Chanting Learners
Those who feel drawn to the tradition of Vedic and healing chants and want to study them through a systematic, mentored and teacher-led program rooted in lineage and precision.
Aspiring Teachers of Healing Chants
Students who wish to move beyond personal interest and build the knowledge, discipline and clarity required to eventually teach healing chants responsibly and authentically.
About the Program
Healing chants have long been an integral part of the KYM tradition, not only as a sacred oral discipline but also as a practical and meaningful support within the wider framework of yoga. The KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Program has been designed to introduce students to this tradition through a structured curriculum that combines chanting practice, theory, pedagogy, therapeutic understanding and personal mentoring.
The program aims to help participants develop a grounded understanding of healing chants as they are studied in the KYM tradition: not merely as sounds to be memorised, but as a refined discipline involving correct recitation, sensitivity to breath and rhythm, understanding of meaning, and awareness of how mantra may be integrated into yoga practice.
Key Features of the Program
A Structured 10-Month Journey
This carefully paced programme gives students the time and continuity needed to progress from foundational learning to deeper understanding and greater confidence. Concepts are introduced progressively, allowing knowledge and skills to develop over the course of the programme.
Immersive In-Person Learning
The programme is conducted through direct, face-to-face engagement with experienced teachers. This creates an immersive learning environment where students can observe, listen, participate and experience the tradition as it is taught.
Weekend-Only Schedule
All classes are conducted on weekends, making the programme accessible to working professionals, homemakers, yoga practitioners and serious learners who wish to pursue a substantial course alongside their existing commitments.
Rooted in the KYM Tradition
The programme draws from the rich lineage and pedagogical approach of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. Its study of healing chants is situated within a broader understanding of yoga, breath, sound and therapeutic application.
Mentored Chanting Practice
Precision is central to the learning of chants. Students receive individual attention and feedback on aspects such as pronunciation, rhythm, pace, tonal clarity and recitation, enabling them to gradually refine their chanting practice.
Integration of Chanting & Yoga
Healing chants are explored within the larger framework of yoga. Alongside chanting, students develop an understanding of relevant yoga theory and how chants may be meaningfully integrated with practices such as Āsana, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam.
What You Will Study
Healing Chants
• Learning and practice of selected healing chants
• Traditional method of learning and recitation
• Rules of chanting
• Pronunciation, rhythm, pace and discipline in chanting
• Development of listening, repetition and retention
• Guided refinement of chanting through teacher correction and mentoring
Meaning and Significance of Chants
• Understanding the broad meaning and context of chants taught
• Exploring the intention and significance of selected healing chants
• Developing thoughtful & sensitive relationship with the chanting practice
Pedagogy of Chanting
• Foundations of how chanting is taught and transmitted
• Understanding the methodology of traditional chant learning
• Building clarity for those who wish to eventually teach chanting responsibly
Application of Mantra in Yoga
• Use of mantra in Asana
• Use of mantra in Pranayama
• Use of mantra in Dhyana
• Therapeutic orientation to healing chants within the KYM approach
• Understanding the relationship between sound, breath, rhythm, attention and inner steadiness
Supporting Yoga Theory
The programme also includes relevant theory to support the practice and application of healing chants in the broader framework of yoga. Depending on the curriculum flow, areas of study may include:
• Theory of Asana, Pranayama and Dhyana
• Foundations of yoga teaching and application
• Understanding sound and breath in yogic practice
• Classical and philosophical perspectives that support the use of mantra and healing chants
The significance of healing chants in the yogic tradition
The role of sound, breath and rhythm in chanting
Correct approach to learning and reciting chants
Selected healing chants guided by senior faculty
Practical chanting experience with personalised guidance
How healing chants complement yoga & meditation practices
Philosophy behind chanting in the KYM tradition
Meet Our Faculty
Shri S. Sridharan
Former Managing Trustee, Advisor & Senior Most Mentor, & Senior Yoga Therapist Consultant - KYM Chennai
Dr. Latha Satish
Distinguished Psychologist, Technical Advisor and Senior Mentor, KYM Chennai
Smt. S Shobana
Chairperson of the Chanting Department - KYM Chennai
Smt. Bhooma M
Head of the Department, Chanting - KYM Chennai
Smt. Ramamani K
Member of the Academic Council, Chanting Department and Senior faculty
KYM Chennai
Smt. Padmini N
Member of the Academic Council, Chanting Department and Senior faculty
KYM Chennai
Smt. Thara N
Member of the Academic Council, Chanting Department and Senior faculty
KYM Chennai
FAQs
The KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme is a 10-month, 250-hour certification programme designed for sincere students who wish to study healing chants in a structured, traditional and immersive format.
The programme is intended for sincere students of yoga and chanting, yoga teachers, yoga practitioners and those who wish to study healing chants in a structured and traditional format. This course is ideal for those who:
- Have a sincere interest in learning Vedic chanting in the traditional manner.
- Are willing to commit to regular and consistent practice outside the classroom.
- Are patient and understand that Vedic chanting is learned gradually through repetition and attentive listening.
- Can attend classes regularly, as each lesson builds upon the previous one.
- Are open to receiving corrections and refining their chanting under the guidance of the teacher.
- Respect the traditional oral method of learning and preserving the Vedic heritage.
- Are committed to maintaining a quiet and distraction-free environment during in-person classes.
- Approach the practice with humility, discipline, and reverence for the tradition.
Yes, there will be 2 rounds of interviews for students interested in joining the programme along with entrance test. Please attend the MANTRĀNJALI workshop for more details. Those who are interested in joining the programme can also take the interview and test after the MANTRĀNJALI workshop.
The programme runs for 10 months and includes 250 total hours of learning.
All classes are conducted only on weekends.
Yes there will be personal mentor sessions during the course.
Yes there will be 3 semesters and students will have Assignments, Tests & examinations after every semester.
Not necessarily. While the programme is designed as a Teacher Training Programme, it may also be suitable for serious students who wish to study healing chants in depth for their own learning and practice.
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About Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram
Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM), Chennai, is one of India’s most respected institutions for Yoga, Yoga Therapy and healing-oriented yogic learning. Founded in 1976 by Sri TKV Desikachar as a non-profit public charitable trust, KYM has played a pivotal role in preserving and transmitting the teachings of Shri T. Krishnamacharya in a way that remains deeply rooted in tradition while also being relevant to contemporary life.
Over the decades, KYM has become known for its contributions to Yoga education, Yoga Therapy, teacher training and healing chants, and for its emphasis on teaching yoga as a living, adaptable discipline guided by individual needs, clarity of method and therapeutic sensitivity.
The KYM approach to chanting and yoga is not merely instructional — it is pedagogical, therapeutic and deeply reflective of a lineage that values precision, breath, observation, inner transformation and appropriateness of practice.
ABOUT
SHRI T. KRISHNAMACHARYA
The Purna Yogacharya
Late Shri T. Krishnamacharya is often called the Father of Modern Yoga and synonymous with contemporary yoga. He was unique in many ways as a Master of Yoga, as a teacher, as an Ayurvedic physician and as a scholar. He is considered one of the most important masters who revived the practice of yoga in the early 20th century.
His well – known disciples and students are Sri BKS Iyengar, Shri TKV Desikachar, and Madame Indra Devi. He was the Yoga teacher to several Indian Maharajas and their families including the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, The Maharaja of Jaipur and several others.
Shri T. Krishnamacharya held degrees in all the six Vedic darśanas, or Indian philosophies. He is widely considered as the architect of Vinyāsa Yoga in the sense of combining breathing or pranayama with movement. He was also a good healer, adept in his diagnostic skills and created powerful yoga-based interventions focusing specifically on Cikitsa or Therapy.
Underlying all of Krishnamacharya’s teachings was the principle “Teach what is appropriate for an individual.” He authored four books on yoga — Yoga Makaranda, Yogaasanagalu, Yoga Rahasya, and Yogavalli as well as several essays and poetic compositions.
ABOUT
SHRI TKV DESIKACHAR
Sri TKV Desikachar founded Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai in 1976 as Guru – Dakshina to his father Sri T Krishnamacharya.
He is known for his inimitable ability of demystifying yoga philosophy and for his pioneering work in the area of wellness and yoga therapy. A brilliant diagnostician and yoga therapist, Sri TKV Desikachar’s skills for prognosis and diagnosis were legendary.
Full credit goes to him for creating the representational stick figures that are so widely used by students and teachers of yoga the world over. His no-nonsense teaching style continues to resonate in the minds of his students. The International Day of Yoga is also celebrated on his birthday.
Sri TKV Desikachar’s landmark book, “The Heart of Yoga,” till today remains a bestseller as a comprehensive reference book for yoga enthusiasts
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