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5-Week Immersion. • Inaugural Group of 10
An academic immersion in voice and world mantra traditions.
Immerse yourself in vocal training paired with a comparative study of devotional mantras from traditions around the world — taught by a classically trained vocal performer with a Ph.D. in Vocal Performance and forty years teaching voice.
This program is part vocal technique training, part academic study of mantras and devotional chants from a wide range of world traditions — including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and West African, among others. Dr. Sandra teaches each with real cultural and religious context, translation, and respect for the tradition it comes from.
This is not a single-lineage devotional practice. It's a genuinely niche offering for people who are curious about vocal technique and comparative mantra study.
You might come to this for a personal mantra practice of your own, to train your voice as a discipline in itself, or to build toward the confidence to one day lead Kirtan. All three are welcome here.
Who this is — and isn't — for.
This is likely a fit if you:
— Are genuinely curious about vocal technique — breath, tone, and range — as its own discipline
— Want an academic, comparative introduction to mantras and devotional chant across many world traditions
— Are comfortable engaging respectfully with sacred material from religions and cultures other than your own
— Are drawn to a small, intimate cohort format (10 people) rather than a large course
This is probably not a fit if you:
— Are looking for a single-lineage or single-tradition devotional practice
— Would rather not engage with religious or devotional material outside your own background
— Are looking for a certification or credential rather than a study-and-practice immersion
Why This Exists
"One thing I have found in my many years leading mantra chanting, is that many people who enjoy mantras are intimidated by their own voice. Some have had voice lessons before, and know how to produce their voice, but most people haven't."
— Dr. Sandra Sluberski
Dr. Sandra built this immersion around two things she's spent decades with separately: real vocal technique, and a genuine, wide-ranging fluency in mantra traditions from around the world. Most mantra teaching assumes you already know how to use your voice. Most vocal training has nothing to do with mantra. This program treats both as worth studying properly, together — with the specific context, pronunciation, and cultural respect each tradition deserves.
A Practice You'll Study Directly
What is Kirtan, precisely?
Kirtan — Sanskrit for "praise" or "glorification" — is a devotional call-and-response chanting practice rooted in Bhakti yoga, the path of devotion within the Hindu tradition. One voice offers a mantra, the room chants it back, and the practice builds through repetition. It is fundamentally a devotional practice, not a performance or a wellness technique borrowed from it.
In this immersion, learning to lead a short Kirtan is presented as the culminating academic and vocal exercise of the program — a way to put technique and study into direct practice.
Some of its well-reported effects:
Calms the Mind
Rhythmic repetition gives the mind a simple melody to hold onto in place of daily chatter, while lowering cortisol and lifting mood through dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin.
Regulates the Body
Collective chanting activates the parasympathetic nervous system and stimulates the vagus nerve — lowering heart rate and blood pressure, easing anxiety, and supporting deeper sleep.
Builds Connection
Group chanting fosters genuine community and eases isolation, bypassing overthinking to open real feelings of peace, joy, and spiritual grounding.
Your Teacher
Dr. Sandra Sluberski
Ph.D., Vocal Performance · Sound School Faculty
Voice has been Dr. Sandra's entire career — decades of opera and concert recitals across the United States and Southeast Asia, alongside voiceover recording work for industrial films and audiobooks. With a Ph.D. in Vocal Performance and forty years teaching at the collegiate level, she brings the rigor of a classically trained vocal artist to this material.
Alongside her vocal career, she has spent years studying and leading mantras and Kirtan from a wide range of traditions, and teaches each one with its own cultural and religious context — the story behind a mantra, its translation, and the tradition it comes from — rather than treating them as interchangeable.
You may already know Dr. Sandra as one of our core faculty at Sound School — our 9-week Certification in Therapeutic Sound. This immersion is a distinct, separate offering: smaller, shorter, and academic in nature rather than a certification program.
Ph.D., Vocal Performance • 40 Years Teaching
The Curriculum
Five weeks, plainly outlined.
Below is exactly what's covered, week by week.
01
Voice as Instrument
Breath technique and postural alignment (the E-S-H-A framework), toning to find your natural "chant pitch," and monotone chanting as the entry point into vocal range work.
02
Sanskrit, Punjabi & Buddhist Traditions
Two- and three-note chanting technique, the Mul Mantra, the three essential Sanskrit mantras, and Buddhist mantras from the Pali tradition — each taught with translation and cultural context.
03
English-Language & Original Mantras
English-language mantras for self-affirmation and women's empowerment, and original mantras composed by Dr. Sandra herself.
04
A Comparative Study of World Traditions
Mantras and devotional chants from Spanish, Hebrew, Yoruba, Chinese, Norwegian, Arabic, and German traditions, each with its translation, pronunciation, and religious or cultural origin.
05
Daily Practice, Kirtan & the Capstone
Mantras for daily personal use, an introduction to Kirtan as a devotional practice, study of real sample Kirtan programs, and your capstone project.
The Inaugural Group
Enrollment is Open
This is a small, intimate immersion — an inaugural group of 10, studying directly with Dr. Sandra. Secure your one of ten seats by joining below.
$499
Tuition · 5 weeks · Group of 10 · Certificate
— 5 weekly video lessons + live check-ins with Dr. Sandra
— Mantra library, translations & cultural context across ~12 traditions
— Capstone project + academic completion record
Frequently Asked Questions
What people ask before joining.
An intimate, information-rich immersion in voice and mantra.