Music Journey to INDIA
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Fire-Up Your Devotional Self and Music

with Silvia Nakkach and the Vox Mundi International Faculty

WHEN: January 2-19, 2015 (17 days)

WHERE: South India, Tamil Nadu & North India (city TBA)
Auroville, Pondicherry, visit our India "spiritual home and chamber". 

Flight: Arriving to Chennai on January 3, and back from Delhi on January 19, with exception of those participants who are extending their trip to other parts of India. Contact Silvia before purchasing your ticket.

Description

This journey is designed to follow the route of a devotional trilogy: villages, temples, and sacred music. The emphasis is on nurturing and reactivating our voice as a spiritual practice.

India is one of the most musically rich cultures on this planet, and this is a journey that is giving us the opportunity to revitalize our own creative potential by taking your practice deeper. We become better listeners when we travel through other cultures, and other musics.

India impacts our senses and psyche not just for its ancient architecture, but also for its human wisdom and ancient-ness. This journey is an exploration of how we can share this planet with people that are mostly fed by the force of devotion, and how quickly we can overcome the physical plane of things towards the more subtle energy of music and the spirit. Everything is a manifestation of the divine substance and we are a dynamic constituent force of this holy landscape, then we can be One with any culture. We'll challenge our comfort zone and reinforce our spiritual hard-drive. We’ll come back home with a change of heart, and the world around us will highly benefit.

* We are planning a small group of continuing students. Register VERY soon.

* Attention Voice Yogis!
This study abroad journey qualifies for 30 hours towards the Yoga of the Voice Certificate Training.

Activities:

• We will re-enchant ourselves by a daily singing practice and sacred music sessions with local chant masters, among others Joy in Auroville, Vox Mundi Dhrupad teacher, Dr Ritwik Sanyal in Varanasi, and your host, Silvia Nakkach at all times. Around 4 to 6 hours of chanting and music making per day. Usually, afternoon are free, or we plan excursions together.

• In the South, we will visit local villages, temples, music schools, festivals, and some Ayurvedic clinics.

• We will have our own friendly Bus drivers to travel around the villages.

• We will offer (and receive) chanting and sound healing sessions, volunteer work with children (optional), and a possible group-concert in Auroville.

• We will have spear time for shopping, cycling, chant in temples, see art, go to the beach, and make new international friends.

The Itinerary
The detailed itinerary of the journey will be given only to registered participants, and the information will be updated regularly. Registered student/travelers will be informed via email of all details at all times.

FEES & How to REGISTER

Tuition Fees: $ 2,750 before August 1st, $ 3,000 after (*)
Includes all class-tuition, over-ground VAN transportation, organization, security, guides, and all lodging.

Not included: International travel and inside India airplanes fare, meals, taxis, tips, and private sessions and excursions.

* Fees based on 2014 pricing. Subject to change according to currency conversion flotation.

REGISTRATION Requirements:

• Admission interview via Skype or in-person. This included all travelers regardless of previous experience.
• Upon Acceptance and Admission, participants are required to purchase their plane ticket.
• Mail or Pay Pal a Registration Fee of $750 – Partial balance is due October 1st, and last payment no later than December 1st. There will be exceptions with international students that can't transfer funds.
• Most foreign travelers will need to get an INDIAN VISA at least one month before traveling. This takes time. Contact the Indian Consulate no later than November 1st. Vaccinations are optional.
• When the group is formed a 20-page welcome letter will be sent to participants with detailed information, final itinerary, and contacts.

You want to visit India with a clear purpose; sing more and learn more about their sacred vocal cultures, so connected with spiritual melodicism and the affective quality of sound. Vox Mundi is a cross-cultural and community-centered project, and you will be joined a group of music lovers from all worlds that share the same passion, guided by experienced masters and world travelers. Vox Mundi Study Abroad Programs, offers you transcendent teachings and a memorable life-changing experience. There are only three spaces available at this time. Register asap.

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