Kirtan Retreat with Geeti & Gyan - Kenthurst NSW
Event description
Please make sure you’ve read our Terms and Conditions before booking:
https://www.geetiandgyan.com/terms-conditions-retreats
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Want to come with a friend, partner, or family member?
Any dietary requirements or health conditions you’d like us to know about?
Want to share your previous experience with music or kirtan?
You’ll be able to let us know all this and more by completing our Registration Form AFTER booking. The link will be in your Order Confirmation email.
ABOUT KIRTAN RETREAT WITH GEETI & GYAN
Join us for a heart-opening, empowering and joy-filled Kirtan Retreat — a fun and supportive space to deepen your connection with the spirit of Kirtan and build confidence singing and playing kirtan music!
Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience, this retreat is designed to empower you with the foundational skills and inspiration to play for yourself, and support or lead Kirtan — with voice, harmonium, and rhythm — in an authentic, devotional way.
What you'll experience:
Vocal confidence & expression for Kirtan
Basic or intermediate harmonium playing techniques and song accompaniment
Manjira & drum (dholak / tabla / djembe) rhythm skills for holding a groove
The art of call & response and holding sacred space
Building your kirtan repertoire and co-leading with others
Nāda Yoga, Bhakti philosophy & the heart behind the practice
Lots of chanting, connection, practice, fun & play!
Daily vocal toning meditation practice to refine your voice
Daily hatha yoga practice to relax and enliven the body
Yoga Nidra sound healings to rest and reset
You’ll leave with greater musical confidence, practical tools, and a deeper connection to your voice and heart — ready to bring more Kirtan into your life or offerings.
All are welcome — no experience necessary. 🤗
You'll also enjoy delicious, nourishing vegan / vegetarian meals, and time in nature at the beautiful Swami’s Yoga Retreat in the Sydney hinterlands.
KIRTAN RETREAT PRICING
SUPER EARLY BIRD (SEB) tickets available til 14 July 2025 - SAVE $200 off full price!
EARLY BIRD (EB) tickets available 15 July - 6 Oct - SAVE $100 off full price!
FULL PRICE (FP) tickets available from 7 Oct
🌼 Limited spots available — Book early to save yours! 🎶
All prices in AUD.
SUPER EARLY BIRD til 14 July | EARLY BIRD 15 July til 6 Oct | FULL PRICE from 7 Oct | |
Twin Room | $997 | $1097 | $1197 |
Single Room | $1347 | $1447 | $1547 |
Glamping - Twin | $897 | $997 | $1097 |
Glamping - Single | $1097 | $1197 | $1297 |
Camping | $777 | $877 | $977 |
All meals (vegan/vegetarian) INCLUDED in this price. Pay the amount in full PLUS 1.25% BOOKING FEE in Humanitix.
ALTERNATIVELY, PAY $447 DEPOSIT NOW, AND THE BALANCE LATER (by 1 October 2025).
Please make sure you’ve read our Terms and Conditions before booking:
https://www.geetiandgyan.com/terms-conditions-retreats
🕉️ Kirtan Retreat – Provisional Timetable
6 – 9 November 2025 | With Geeti & Gyan
Swami’s Yoga Retreat, Kenthurst NSW
THURSDAY 6 NOV
3:30pm | Check-in & Settle
4:30pm | Yoga Nidra + Sound Healing
5:30pm | Dinner
7:00pm | Opening Night: Free the Voice — sharing circle, voice empowerment & first kirtan
FRIDAY 7 NOV
7:15am | Morning Practice: Gentle Hatha Yoga, Toning & Kirtan
9:00am | Breakfast
10:30am | Harmonium Workshops — beginners (Geeti) / intermediate (Gyan)
12:30pm | Lunch + Free Time — nature / walk / spa / pool / massage on request
3:30pm | Rhythm Workshops — manjira (Geeti) + drumming (Gyan) + Yoga Nidra Sound Healing
5:30pm | Dinner
7:30pm | Kirtan Night + Open Mic Night with Geeti & Gyan
SATURDAY 8 NOV
7:15am | Morning Practice: Gentle Hatha Yoga, Toning & Kirtan
9:00am | Breakfast
10:30am | Kirtan Workshop: Theory & Practice + Voice
12:30pm | Lunch + Free Time — nature / walk / spa / pool / massage on request
3:30pm | Group Kirtan Practice — breakout groups prepare for open mic
5:30pm | Dinner
7:30pm | Open Mic Kirtan Night — group sharings & community celebration
SUNDAY 9 NOV
7:15am | Morning Practice: Gentle Hatha Yoga, Toning & Kirtan
9:00am | Breakfast
10:30am | Closing Session — sharing circle, final kirtans & integration
12:30pm | Lunch & Pack-Up
2:30pm | Depart
💛 Here's what people say about retreating with Geeti & Gyan:
'Geeti & Gyan are the most amazing teachers. Wow I have had a wonderful musical journey these past 5 years... I am so grateful to have found bliss in music through you.' - Devi Jai
‘Just with heartfelt love I would like to thank you both for the most informative, organised, passionately delivered Retreat, at Swami’s over the past few days I have ever attended. It gave to me exactly what I have been searching for in the last few months.’ - Carol
'I have found my voice… Totally recommend Geeti & Gyan’s courses to anyone who wants to learn how to use the voice for meditation, healing, and kirtan… And I finally understood how my harmonium works. It makes a wonderful sound now!..’- Toonie
‘The weekend was full of healing, love and connection. Truly a magical journey into sound… If you love music, chanting or sound, this retreat is a MUST.’ - Roland Leggat
‘The music was divine - such beauty. The open mic night was extraordinary.’ - Lisa
We’re SO looking forward to chanting, learning and growing with you this November! 🥰
I AM A COMPLETE BEGINNER! CAN I STILL COME?
Most certainly!
The sessions will be guided carefully so that they will be accessible for those who are coming for the first time.
The main thing is to have an open mind and willingness to emerge yourself in the experience.
For those new to harmonium, Geeti will guide you through the basics. Simultaneously, in another space, Gyan will be taking a class for more experienced harmonium players.
The rhythm sessions, where you can learn to play manjira (the Indian hand cymbals) and drum (a choice of tabla, dholak or djembe) are designed for beginners - those new to these instruments - to pick up and play!
THIS RETREAT IS ALSO HIGHLY VALUABLE FOR:
Yoga Teachers / Therapists wanting to supplement your practices and classes with singing, leading or supporting Kirtan.
Kirtan & chanting artists / enthusiasts, or sound healers / practitioners who wish to feel more empowered to play kirtan for themselves and with others.
Singers who wish to become more refined, technically sound and soulfully connected with music.
Spiritual seekers and yogis looking to embrace the devotional practice of kirtan, silence, pristine nature, and willing to discover or re-discover your voice and ‘yourself’.
Swami's Retreat Centre
Kenthurst, NSW
Located North West of Sydney on 60 acres of bushland, Swami's is your save haven for relaxation and personal growth.
40+ year old yoga centre, founded by Swami Saraswati, with daily yoga classes since its inception, creates a space highly conducive for learning, connecting and meditation.
Only 55 mins drive from Sydney city centre.
Feel held by surrounding natural native bush.
Plenty of nature walks.
Outdoor swimming pool.
Spa - jacuzzi + steam room, plus a gym.
Comfortable accommodation to suit a range of budgets + needs - single/twin ensuite rooms, glamping + camping.
Nourishing, fresh, delicious vegetarian meals, which can be tailored to your individual needs.
Massages available on request.
"The retreat centre is amazing" - Ilka.
"Beautiful retreat centre" - Barbara.
"Delicious, wholesome, filling food" - Ruth.
About Geeti & Gyan
Geeti & Gyan are a Sydney-based kirtan and conscious music duo who bring a joyful presence to their innovative fusion of mantra, heart song, meditation, yoga and sound healing to celebrate the beauty of the heart.
Geeti & Gyan offer inclusive spaces to support you to relax, let go, express, heal and feel deep nourishment and peace.
Geeti has more than 30 years experience of practice and teaching. She is a certified Nāda yoga teacher with the ‘Heart of Sound’. Geeti has a diploma of 1-1 Sound Healing and is also a Soul Motion conscious dance and Kiryuho movement facilitator.
Gyan has 35 years music experience and 15 years of teaching and practice experience. He is an accredited hatha yoga, mantra and meditation teacher, kirtanist and singer-songwriter. He also holds a diploma of 1-1 sound healing.
They are Indian classical vocal students of renowned international singer and teacher Sudhanshu Sharma.
Their original East-meets-West conscious music fuses contemporary and traditional kirtan and mantra with uplifting English lyrics, and features vocals, guitar, harmonium, sitar, cajon, manjira and flute, hand pan, crystal and Tibetan bowls.
HEART OF SOUND AFFILIATE LINK
Count these retreat hours with Geeti and Gyan towards your teacher training requirements with Heart of Sound PLUS save 10% on some of the Heart of sound trainings.
More info: https://www.geetiandgyan.com/heartofsound
ANY QUESTIONS - don't hesitate to contact us (Geeti & Gyan) via email: info@geetiandgyan.com
Or contact Geeti on 0418 407 984.
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