The Art of Healing Chant (2027 Programme) | Courses & Programmes

A Sacred Journey into Sound, Healing, and Spiritual Connection.

Guided by Sarena Mason Cert. Ed CCMHP – Senior Yoga and Healing Chant Teacher with over 25 years’ experience

Applications are invited.

Awaken the healing power of sacred sound, mantra, and vibration in this intimate, immersive journey. Learn, experience, and embody chant practices rooted in Vedic and cross-cultural traditions, supported by yoga, mudra, meditation, and reflective practice.

We start with a Retreat Weekend March 5th – 7th 2027 , followed by 3 retreat days, and close with a Retreat Weekend (October 15th – 17th 2027) (Full Schedule below),
Our Group size is a maximum 10 participants

The Art of Healing Chant is designed for those who wish to experience the power of sacred sound deeply — not only learning chants, but understanding their lineage, history, and vibrational effects. It is for you if you would like to draw on the resonance of chant for self-healing, health and spiritual connection. Practitioners of other healing modalities will also find this programme supports and adds to their therapeutic offerings, placing sacred tools in clients’ hands.

Through this programme, you will:

Build confidence and inner resilience through vocal practice
Connect with your innate spirituality and the Divine/Source
Explore chants from Vedic, Hindu, Buddhist, Tibetan traditions, and a Bon Po Meditation
Integrate practice through gentle yoga, mudra, meditation, and reflective journaling
Learn how to offer these mantras to others in a safe and respectful way.

This is a safe and supportive space where intention, resonance, and community meet — a sanctuary for personal transformation and embodied learning.

What Students Typically Experience

Participants often describe profound shifts in their inner life:

A deep sense of calm, stillness, and presence
Feeling held and supported by something greater than themselves
Doorways opening that lead to health improvement
A reconnection with their innate spirituality
Emerging clarity that guides them to live more in alignment with heart-led values
Feeling ‘anchored’ despite life’s challenges.

Many also notice increased confidence, self-expression, and assertiveness, as chanting encourages them to speak their truth and embody their practice.

Programme Highlights / Daily Flow

Morning: Gentle yoga, simple chant, and meditation to settle the body and mind
Main Sessions: Learn and refine sacred mantras for healing, health, and spiritual connection
Mudra & Meditation: Explore hand and body gestures from the Bon Po tradition to direct energy and deepen presence
Chant Circles & Ceremony: Experience collective resonance, integration, and celebration
Reflective Practice: Journaling prompts and home practice to support growth between sessions
Small Group: Maximum 10 participants ensures individual guidance and a connected Sangha

Unique Integrative Approach

Sarena brings together practices rarely offered together in a single programme:

Vedic chant foundations – correct pronunciation, history, and application
Cross-cultural sacred chants – Hindu, Buddhist, and Tibetan
Embodied practices – yoga, mudra, meditation, reflection

The programme is designed for accessibility and depth, offering both newcomers and experienced practitioners a rare opportunity to study chant in an intimate, supportive setting.

Who This Course Is For

This exciting and innovative programme is open to anyone drawn to the transformative power of sound: beginners, experienced practitioners, yoga teachers, or therapists wishing to expand their practice – all are welcome. No previous chant experience is required — just curiosity, openness, and intention.

A spacious, sacred journey into the healing power of mantra, yoga and sound. Two retreat weekends (March and October), and three retreat days (April, June and September), plus between-session Zoom calls for ongoing practise and support.

Programme Structure & Dates

Residential Weekends:

Opening: 5th – 7th March 2027 – Monkton Wyld Court, nr Bridport, Dorset
Closing: 15th – 17th October 2027 – Monkton Wyld Court, nr Bridport, Dorset

Study Days:

Saturday 24th April, Saturday 26th June, Saturday 4th September – The Phoenix Tree, Highbridge, Somerset

Online Circles:

Mid-session gatherings (One hour – tbc) – supportive connection and practice check-ins

Resources Provided: Comprehensive course materials, recordings, and study guides to support your practice at home. Plus group and individual mentoring ensuring this programme is tailored to your needs at this time.

Pricing & Booking

Your Facilitators

Sarena Mason

A holistic yoga and senior chant teacher/trainer, Sarena weaves together seasonal yoga with healing chant that expresses the breadth and depth of traditional, therapeutic yoga. She completed her yoga teacher training with the Devon School of Yoga (500 hours/2 years) and has studied healing chant for over 25 years in America, India, Europe, and the UK.

Sarena is also a Vedic chant teacher in the Krishnamacharya tradition. She runs weekly classes, workshops and retreats plus offers 1:1 chant lessons.

Sarena also holds an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy, a Certificate in Adult Education (Sussex University) and is a Positive Psychology Wellbeing Coach.

Her teaching style is described as gentle, enthusiastic, and playful, yet deeply respectful of sacred lineages. Sarena breaks down chants with humour and clarity, making every student feel relaxed, confident, and supported.

FAQ

Cancellation Policy
The initial deposit to secure your place is £400, of which £250 is non-refundable.

Cancellation Schedule:
More than 8 weeks, the non-refundable deposit of £250 is payable. Any payments you have made are refunded to you.
Cancelling between 6-8 weeks, prior to the start date – 25% of the programme is payable.
Cancelling between 4-6 weeks, prior to the start date – 50% of the programme is payable.

If you cancel your place, either within 4 weeks of the start date (10th April 2026) or once the programme has started there is no refund, and the full payment (if paying by payment plan) is still payable.

Cancellation by Birch Moon Centre for Wellbeing:
In the event of cancellation, your full course fee will be refunded or transferred to a rescheduled event if you prefer. Birch Moon Centre for Wellbeing may cancel a course up to four weeks prior to the event.