Authentic Healing Chants Workshop
MANTRĀNJALI is a 4-hour immersive workshop designed to introduce participants to the philosophy, practice and therapeutic application of healing chants as taught in the KYM tradition.
Rather than simply learning a few chants, participants will gain insight into why chants are recited, how they are traditionally taught, and how sound, breath and mindful repetition work together to create a deeply enriching practice.
The workshop offers a glimpse into the depth of learning that forms the foundation of the KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme, while also being a complete and meaningful experience in itself.
No prior experience in Sanskrit, chanting or yoga is required.
Workshop
Details
Workshop Details
Date
Sunday, 23 Aug, 2026
Time
08:30 AM to 12:30 PM
followed by light lunch
Fees
Rs. 500 per participant
Rs. 800 for 2 participants
Workshop Highlights
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
Who Should Attend?
- Yoga practitioners
- Yoga teachers
- Students interested in Indian knowledge traditions
- Meditation practitioners
- Wellness professionals
- Anyone curious about healing chants
- Beginners with no prior chanting experience
- Those considering joining the KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme
Meet Our Faculty
Shri S. Sridharan
Former Managing Trustee, Advisor & Senior Most Mentor, & Senior Yoga Therapist Consultant - KYM Chennai
Dr. Latha Satish
Trustee, Senior Mentor, and Distinguished Psychologist, KYM Chennai
Smt. Shobana Srinivasan
Director, and Senior Chanting Faculty, Department of Healing Chants
KYM Chennai
Shri V Srinivasan
Executive Director, Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer, Therapist and Healing Chants Faculty, Member Academic Council – KYM Chennai
Smt. Bhooma Madhavan
Senior Chanting Faculty, Department of Healing Chants, KYM Chennai
Shri. T Swaminathan
CEO, KYM Chennai
Shri V Srinivasan
Executive Director, Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer, Therapist and Healing Chants Faculty, Member Academic Council – KYM Chennai
Smt. Bhooma Madhavan
Senior Chanting Faculty, Department of Healing Chants, KYM Chennai
A Glimpse into the
KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme
MANTRĀNJALI has been thoughtfully designed as an introduction to the KYM–SKWC Healing Chants Teacher Training Programme, a structured 9-month, 250-hour hybrid certification programme.
If the workshop inspires you to explore healing chants more deeply, the Teacher Training Programme offers an opportunity to continue that journey through systematic learning, guided mentoring and sustained practice. The programme includes:
- 250 hours of structured learning
- Hybrid format
- 125 hours of online theory
- 125 hours of in-person chanting and mentoring
- Weekend-only classes
- Experienced faculty from the KYM tradition
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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
