Courses

Art of Sound & Mantra
Mentorship Program

A 12-month commitment to individual sound practice with support to develop and expand in your own way ~ on your own time ~ Jan / Feb -Dec 2025


Wherever we place our attention, GRACE appears. Time spent in practice reverberates out into our life and allows for clarity and space on so many levels. The Art of Sound & Mantra Mentorship Program is a year-long relationship with your practice where Kavita offers support through monthly cohort sessions, six goal-setting and supportive privates to support and guide your intention, library of resources, access to online Sound Yoga sessions + in-person harmonium workshops, Hanuman Chalisa workshop, Guest presenters, Seasonal Embodied cleanse with Mantra, plus the Fall Pacific Northwest retreat or an online retreat. Experience your own personalized support for your goals and the difference when you invest in yourself and your practice.

$333/mo for the 12 month course - $3996 year

INCLUDES:
~ 1-2 group co-hort sessions a month. These will include personalized practice & coaching as well as guest presenters on related topics. Open invitation to attend the Patreon 2nd Saturday Satsang as well.

~ 6-8 privates to be scheduled to for best fit with your individual goals, schedule and intentions
~ Sound Yoga group classes + Hanuman Chalisa in Spring & Fall + in-person workshops.

~ Seasonal 3 body purification cleanse and reset with mantras to clear and update the subtle body
~ Library of resources + All recordings to download & practice 
~ Spring online retreat and/or PNW Fall local retreat.

Limit 10 

Private & group sessions will be scheduled M-Th during the day or early evening with group approval so all have a chance to attend most.

Sound Yoga sessions: normally scheduled Tues 10-11am PST in winter. Patreon on 2nd Saturday am.

Contact Kavita directly with any questions. payment plans available & sliding scale or scholarship with application. Payment in full or charged automatically each month with Credit Card fee 4%.. Other payment plans available with adminstrative fee of $20/mo.


Waitlist Currently OPEN for 2025! fill out this questionnaire to begin the conversation!

Begin in January or February 2025 and practice with support through Dec 2025 to realize your personal practice goals.

Study 1:1

voice ~ chanting ~ harmonium

Kavita’s teaching style is informed by 20+ years
of training in Indian Classical vocal technique and extensive training dancing Butoh.


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.

Private lessons also teach 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.

  • Identify & get familiar with your ‘home pitch’ (SA)

  • Practice sound awareness through deep listening

  • Confidently match pitch & sing in tune

  • Hold a fuller, steadier vocal tone

  • Maintain a steady drone on harmonium

  • Play simple chants using common fingerings

  • Explore creating your own chants

Learn how to…

Everyone can sing and enjoy musical expression and everyone has a unique voice to share!

Exchange details

In-person lessons (Portland, OR or Online lessons):

$120 for an Introductory session. $333 when you schedule 3 or more.

Kavita offers a limited number of private sessions, Reach out with your availability and we will get back to you asap. If no session is immediately open we will let you know and will keep you on the list for the next opening! All sessions paid in advance.
Sessions are 1 hour unless otherwise specified.


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to schedule your private lessons today!

If you have any questions, you can use the form shown here
or email info@kavitakatmacmillan@gmail.com.

Private Lesson Contact Form

  • "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] has a way of lifting up the vocal vibrations like no other! Even if you don’t have much experience singing, you feel like you can sing with Kavita!"

    C.L.F.

  • "Kavita is a gifted teacher who brings out the best in everyone and invites everyone to lean into their own vulnerabilities, creating new openings for challenge and growth."

    M.K.

  • "...if you want to open your voice, if you want to find your own expression in a safe and tender environment, I cannot recommend Kavita enough."

    M.K.