The Art of Ceremonial Singing:
An Introduction to Ikaros & Healing Chants
Friday April 11th
11 AM to 3 PM ET
Ever since we can remember - sound, rhythm and chants have been vehicles to channel healing, transmit energy and express the emotions of the heart.
In many ancient and living indigenous traditions, music serves as a bridge between the spirit world and the human realm.
With 30+ years of experience, immersion and training in music traditions and ceremonial singing from around the globe, François Demange takes us on a journey to discover how to embody the techniques of Healing Chants.
This 4-hour immersive course is an introduction to cultivate, understand and connect with the mechanism of chanting so that you have an embodied experience of this powerful form of healing, as well as understanding the origin of certain songs. He’ll share about Ikaros from traditional Amazonian plant medicine practices to the chants from the Bwiti traditions of Gabon and many more.
Become the tone
Embody the sound
Sing from the heart
This course is designed for facilitators, practitioners, and seekers who wish to develop their own spiritual singing practice—whether for personal growth or in ceremonial spaces.
🔹 Investment: $175 | Limited Spots Available
What You’ll Learn:
POSTURE
✨ Connect to source - Orienting yourself as the vessel
✨ Invoke and hold your intention - Singing with a purpose
✨ Cultivate and develop your attention - Practices to cultivate your focus
✨ Be rooted and become -Express your singing from a place between Heaven and Earth
PERFORMANCE
✨ Sing from the dantien
✨ Sing from the heart
✨ Sing from lineage
✨ Sing from deep intuitive self
PRACTICE
✨ Whistling
✨ Soplada or the art of transmission
✨ Toning and harmonies
✨ Words, shamanic vocabulary, impact and assessment
✨ Closing the space and sealing the transmission
TRANSMISSIONS
✨ 2 Water Songs
✨ 4 Ikaros
✨ Shipibo: the art of weaving
✨ Introduction to Lakota singing and other lineages
✨ Fundamentals of Ceremonial Singing – The origin of spiritual song, a deep connection to the invisible. Discover how singing becomes a vessel for spiritual connection.
✨ Sacred Song Types – Learn and embody Ikaros, water songs, and traditional chants from Shipibo, Quechua, and other lineages.
✨ Energetic Techniques – Explore sopladas, whistling, toning, and breathwork to refine your voice and presence.
✨ Singing as a Healing Art – Understand how to tap into Source and invoke a focused presence to have a deep energetic impact.
✨ Connecting to Spirit through Sound – Root yourself between heaven and earth, allowing spirit to move through your voice.
🔹 Investment: $175 | Limited Spots Available
By joining this course, you take the first step toward Being & Becoming The Medicine, deepening your relationship with sacred sound, and unlocking the medicine of your own voice.
🎶 Step into the Song. Become the Vessel. 🎶
Meet François Demange
François is an internationally known healer and practitioner who has studied Vegetalismo (traditional Amazonian plant medicine) for almost 30 years with the Shipibo and Quechua Lamista people. He’s acknowledged as a medicine-man by many traditional indigenous and Native elders from around the world and has made relations or been adopted by many of these communities.
François has a Masters degree in Anthropology from the University of East London and is a teacher, author and founder of the non-profit Sacred Ways Foundation. He’s been a speaker and advocate for indigenous and traditional medicine ways at medical and psychedelic conferences and has written two books including his autobiography "De l'ombre à la lumière" (from the Shadow to the Light) and Ceremonies, Visions, Healing: The Path of Sacred Plants, both currently available in French.
His mission is to help human beings evolve in our capacity to be in communion with all of Life, to remember that we are all related, and to be an ambassador for traditional and indigenous wisdom traditions in our contemporary times.
Testimonials
Catherine Shrady, PhD
“This course was of the highest quality, taught by two high caliber and dedicated professionals who shared their expertise not only with great skill, but with warmth, humor, authenticity and caring. I look forward to taking future courses with them!”
Tatiana
“I wanted to express my gratitude for the incredible transmission that was (is) Being and Becoming. This teaching was given so generously and with such a democratic approach. It felt as if we are all emerging together.”
Ina L.
“Gratitude is not enough of a word to express how much appreciation I have - I am deeply touched and humbled. Thank you for your gifts and wisdom, and inviting us to co-create in this journey of Being and Becoming. I feel tremendously resourced thanks to your facilitation of this offering.”
Kristina
“Metsa and Kelly's earnest dedication to cultivating non-separation and facilitating collective healing radiates generosity. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone seeking wisdom and belonging to experience the remarkable, wise, kind, and delightfully humorous presence of these two extraordinary individuals.”
Martina Bell