Expression is our nature.
Expression is our medicine.
Expression is our liberation.
Expression is our contribution.
Sacred Song Liberation is a unique one-on-one space where I’ll help guide you to safely remove fear and shame programs that are embedded in your voice, and help you remember the deep medicine you hold within, both for yourself, and all who you share your handmade-by-God vibrational gift with.
We’ll re-pattern the damaging moments where you were told your expression wasn’t enough, we’ll rebuild the connection between play and safety for your inner child, and we’ll excavate the unexplored regions of your vocal and musical expression.
Letting that old story go
Liberating ourselves from the fear we carry in our voices requires much courage: one has to bring to light all the old stories that have been lingering since childhood about the validity and importance of their expression, so that they can be a clear conduit for the music. These are some of the biggest stories that keep people stuck (1 and 7 have been my biggest challenges):
- My voice isn’t good enough
- I’m not musical
- People won’t take me seriously
- I’m an imposter
- It’s too late to learn a new skill
- The better musicians will look down on me
- I don’t like being witnessed in something I’m not good at
Often these stories are deeply embedded and are affecting all aspects of one’s life, including their ability to speak their truth and set boundaries, to communicate desires and needs in intimate relationships, and to claim their purpose in the world.
Chipping away at these old stories until they crumble is one of the facets of the work we’ll be doing together in the Sacred Song Liberation initiation.
Does that sound like deep work?
It is! We will be consistently leaning into edges (at a supportive pace). and there will be frequent homework. This space is for those who are fed up with their vocal fears holding them back, and are ready to step into the uncomfortable growth zone for a while, holding trust that their expression goldmine is just on the other side of it.
You do not need any particular skillset to join, just a willingness to lean in, to learn to be seen and to do the work.
The Sacred Song Carrier 1:1 curriculum
Sacred Song Carrier 1:1 is a 6-week container, consisting of six one-on-one sessions with me, as well as weekly homework, and unlimited weekday text/video support. Your curriculum will be tailor-made for you. You can expect some combination of the following, depending on your needs and goals:
- Uncovering the source of expression fears and blocks, and using movement, breath, and progressive exposure practices to clear them
- Primal and animal activations to tap into your expressive power
- Vocal instruction
- Instrumental instruction (guitar, harmonium, uke, piano, drum, shaker, etc)
- Sacred song instruction (medicine songs, mantras, heart songs, etc) – melody, lyrics, and chords, as well as creating your own songs
- Instruction on how to create and hold sacred space with your music – in ceremonies, song circles, yoga classes, etc.
- Weekly progressive homework challenges that allow you to slowly expand your capacity to be comfortably witnessed in expression while developing your skill quickly
- Development of your own journal entries, poetry, and personal mantras into songs that ring with universal truth
Upon completion of this initiation, you’ll be able to:
- Finally let go of the fears and stories that prevent you from being in your natural states of play and flow
- Release the need to be performative, so you can allow your voice to be used as a medium for prayer
- Allow yourself to be witnessed in the ecstasy and vulnerability of your uncompromised truth
- Write your own songs from the sources that inspire you most
- Share your music in ceremonies, song circles, and yoga classes
- Create and hold musical spaces for healing and remembering for others
- Invite people into their truth through singing yours
- Spread codes of authenticity through trusting your innate guidance and deeply honoring and owning your unique gifts
What’s Included:
- Six 1:1 customized sessions with me – lessons on learning and carrying songs, embodiment practices and working through fear, creating and holding musical sacred spaces, and much more
- Unlimited workday access to me via video and voice messaging, allowing you to get real-time feedback and questions answered between sessions
- Lyrics, tabs and playlists of all songs you learn
- Weekly homework, exercises and challenges to progressively build confidence and explore creativity
- Video recordings of all of our sessions
Testimonials
Ivan has been a huge inspiration for me not only in a musical world, but also on my Bhakti path.
I never played any musical instrument in my life and never thought I would, but Ivan gave me the confidence where now I can share my singing and playing in front of other people with absolutely ease.
– Natalia Hostylo
I’m thrilled to have found Ivan as my mentor in sharing songs and learning the harmonium. I’ve been to a couple of workshops that have helped me to feel more confident in expressing myself in a group setting. He is patient and encouraging with no judgment. It’s always been really healing for me going to his kirtan and workshops. Highly recommend!
– Eliza Moon
Ivan is kind, patient, and a great communicator. After only a couple lessons I’m able to fully play some songs that offer great opportunities to explore the edges of my abilities.
Most importantly, the lessons with Ivan have been really fun ✨… and I tend to learn best and practice more if it’s fun!
– Dr. James Stang
Ready to reclaim your expression?
Sacred Song Liberation
Pay in full
$1,212
Sacred Song Liberation
6 weekly payments
$211
Questions?
I’m happy to answer any questions or concerns, or to hop on a call to see if you’ll be a fit for this program. Please email me here.
Q&A
- I have exactly zero musical experience / I can’t sing on pitch / I have no rhythm. Am I welcome here?
- You are 100% welcome here exactly as you are. There is no hierarchy, and no expectations of any level of proficiency. A willingness to show up and be vulnerable is all that is required.
- I am an experienced musician who’s wanting to learn how to share in/create ceremonies, song circles, or yoga classes. Is this for me?
- Yes, you are in the right place. Our sessions will prepare you with the songs and skills you need to share heart songs, medicine songs, and mantras in sacred spaces.
- Will I write my own songs?
- If you desire to, yes! I will guide you in some of my favorite songwriting practices to get you creating songs that are true to your heart.
- How is safety created?
- Through a slow pace, somatic exercises that get us out of our mind, and through invitations to express your unique needs so that they can be met.
- I have a deep-seated fear of expressing with my voice / I’ve been told I’m a bad singer / My voice shakes when I try to sing. Is this for me?
- This is especially for you. Part of becoming a song carrier is working through these profound challenges, and finding the joy on the other side.
About Me
I’ve been guided through many initiations on my path, including multiple 200 hour yoga + conscious leadership trainings, plant medicine journeys in the jungle, song circles around the sacred fire, ISTA, and multiple trainings in embodied coaching, tantra, and mens work.
Through this winding journey, I’ve realized that the path into the heart is not an upward ascension, but rather a planting of ourselves down deep in the fertile soil, where the darkness lies, and a trust in the wisdom of our DNA to sprout us into the light, thriving in the sunshine, but fully tapped into the power and sustenance below the surface.
One of my greatest joys in life is witnessing a heart blossom open in front of me. It inevitably causes mine to bloom in response. In order for this magical phenomenon to happen, there has to be safety, presence, introspection, and an empathic witness. I am honored to create spaces for this deep healing to happen, this stripping away of all that is not truth, to allow the joy of being to bare itself in all its radiant glory.
I’m a lifelong musician and lover of sacred sound. Some of my personal hobbies and practices include dance, chanting, breathwork, qigong, meditation, mythology, photography (you can view some here), skateboarding, and beach volleyball.
