50 Hour Bhakti Yoga Teacher Training in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Explore the philosophy and living tradition of Bhakti through a deeply immersive training designed to support both personal practice and teaching. This 50-hour experience weaves together sacred sound, devotional music, embodied movement, and heart-centered rituals in a supportive community setting.

• Mantra Study - Explore the meaning and intention behind sacred sound, and deepen your connection to mantra as a spiritual practice.
• Voice Activation - Open your authentic voice through mantra and sound, while building vocal confidence through supportive techniques and creative expression.
• Kirtan - Learn harmonium basics, practice leading group chanting, and share in the joy of devotional music.
• Music Theory - Gain foundational music theory to help you use sound as a clear, intentional offering in your devotional practice.
• Sādhanā - Cultivate a steady, heart-centered daily practice through ritual and altar work as a way of life.
• Storytelling and Myth - Discover stories and myth as gateways to devotion and reflections of universal consciousness.
• Meditation and Asana - Experience embodied Bhakti flow through heart-led movement, meditation, and yoga practice.
• Holding Devotional Space in Community - Learn how to support and hold space for shared devotional practice with care and presence.

What's included?

• All Course Content and Materials - The full program includes yoga and meditation sessions, Bhakti philosophy lectures, kirtan theory and practice, plus special activities such as a sound bath, voice activation workshops, altar creation, and harmonium lessons. You will also receive a manual to support your learning during and after the training.
• Healthy Food - Enjoy three daily meals made from fresh, whole, plant-based foods with organic vegetables sourced locally or grown in the garden. The open-air kitchen offers a transparent look at how the food is prepared.
• Accommodation - Stay in simple yet comfortable accommodation at Suan Sati, with options including a private Queen room with en suite, a shared twin bungalow with en suite, or a shared dorm.
• Transportation - Round-trip transportation is included from Chiang Mai city center on the first day of the course and again at the end.
• Certification - Receive a Yoga Alliance 50-hour Continuing Education certificate upon completion.
• Special Events - Take part in sacred sound journeys, kirtans, and devotional ceremonies.

Accommodation

REST/RECHARGE

Healthy Food

3 DAILY MEALS

Transportation

PICK UP/DROP OFF

Certification

YOGA ALLIANCE

Lead Facilitators

Hannah Shoro is a yoga teacher, registered nurse, certified sound healer, and facilitator dedicated to creating safe and joyful spaces for inner exploration and spiritual connection. After burnout in bedside nursing led her toward self-healing, she began guiding others through yoga, movement, sound, and mantra. Her teaching blends clinical understanding with subtle, ancient practices, honoring body and spirit as reflections of one another.

Lisa Hardy is a yoga teacher, physiotherapist, bodyworker, and facilitator with more than a decade of experience creating soulful, embodied experiences. Bringing together Bhakti, movement, breath, and music, she invites others into spaces of deep feeling and connection. Her work is an exploration of the heart.

Jeremy Ginsburg is a musician, songwriter, and space holder. In 2016, chronic illness brought his professional music career to a halt, and through his healing journey he discovered the power of devotional music. Since 2017, he has led kirtans and song circles, sharing original music in healing ceremonies and gatherings across Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, the U.S., and the United Kingdom.

Who Is This Course For?

This training is open to yoga teachers, facilitators, musicians, and seekers who feel called to explore devotion more deeply through teaching, personal practice, or both. A Certified Yoga Teacher qualification is not required, and all are welcome.

Upon completion, you will receive a Yoga Alliance 50-hour Continuing Education Certificate, along with practical tools to share Bhakti Yoga through kirtan, mantra, meditation, movement, and devotional living. You will return home with a fuller heart, stronger teaching skills, and a deeper connection to love, service, and presence.