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Chintan Upadhyay

Tribe Leader - Montréal (Canada)

About me

Born in Gujarat, India, Chintan Upadhyay started his training in singing from his parents at a very early age. He is a Dhrupad vocalist from the Dagar Baani tradition, and a disciple of Pt. Uday Bhawalkar. 
This has been a lifetime of study with many masters in the tradition including: studying under Guru Shishya Parampara at his residence in Pune after completing an M.A. in classical vocals from Pune University. His Masters was under Dr. Vikas Kashalkar and Pt. Vijay Koparkar. Completion of his Sangeet Alankar was under the late Shri Laxmipati Shukla (a disciple of Pt. Omkarnath Thakur) and he learned Kirana Gharana Khayal from Shri Ashvin Andhariya (nephew of Late Shri Rasiklal Andhariya). Whilst studying, he was honored with a scholarship for young artists from the Government of India in 2002 and was later awarded a Junior Research Fellowship from the Government of India in 2014 for Dhrupad. 

Chintan Upadhyay has been performing solo concerts and teaching globally since 2006. It is a great pleasure for him to teach this beautiful and rich tradition to people all around the world.

Studios where I teach

La Hacienda Creative
Montréal

Styles I teach

Acro Yoga,
Advanced,
Aerial / Anti-gravity,
Ananda,
Anusara,
Aqua,
Ashtanga,
Ayurvedic Yoga,
Back,
Ballet,
Ballet Barre,
Baptiste,
Barre,
Bhakti, Satsang & Kirtan,
Bikram,
Biodanza,
Boxing,
Boxing Yoga,
Breathwork,
Budokon,
Chair Yoga,
Community / Karma,
Conference,
Core,
Dance Yoga,
Doga ,
Dru,
Egyptian,
ELDOA,
Essentrics,
Fitness,
Flow,
Flying Yoga,
For Sports,
Forrest,
Fusion,
Gitananda,
Goat Yoga,
Hatha,
High-intensity interval training,
Hoponopono flow,
Hot Barre,
Hot Yoga,
Hula hoop yoga,
Immersive Yoga,
Integral,
ISHTA,
Iyengar,
Jivamukti,
Jnana Yoga,
JOGA (Jogging & Yoga),
Kickboxing,
Kickboxing,
Kids,
Kirtan Yoga,
Krav maga,
Kripalu,
Kriya,
Kundalini,
Laughter Yoga,
Live music jam Yoga,
Meditation
Men's,
Mindfulness,
Moksha,
Mom & Baby,
Muay Thai,
Mysore,
Natha Yoga,
Nidra,
Nidra/iRest,
Outdoors,
Partner Yoga,
Personalized Yoga Class,
Pilates,
Plus-size,
Power Yoga,
Prana Flow Yoga,
Pranayama,
Prenatal,
Qi Gong,
Queer,
Raja Yoga,
Relaxation,
Restorative,
Retreat,
Rocket,
Satsang Yoga,
Satyananda,
Self-Massage,
Seniors,
Shadow,
Sivananda,
Slow Flow,
Soft Hatha,
Sound Healing,
Sound Yoga,
Spin Yoga,
SUP/On Water,
Tai Chi,
Tantra Yoga,
Taoist Yoga,
Teacher training,
Teens,
Therapeutic,
Tibetan Yoga,
Unda Yoga,
Viniyoga,
Vinyasa Flow,
Wheel,
Women's,
Workshops
Yin,
Yoga,
Yoga Ball,
Yoga Fitness,
Yoga for Runners,
Yoga lectures,
Yoga of Sound/Nada
Yoga Tune-Up®,
Yoga Wall,
Yoga Yanumoja,
YogaFit™,
Yogalates/Yoga Pilates,
YogAloha,
Zumba,

Teaching info

Years practicing:

25 years

Years teaching:

18 years

Teaching cities:

Montréal,

About my class and techniques:

About Dhrupad:
Dhrupad is the oldest surviving form of Indian Classical music and traces its origin to the chanting of vedic hymns and mantras. Dhrupad can be seen at different levels as a meditation, a mantric recitation, a worship , a yoga or tantra based on the knowledge of the nādis and chakras and also purely as a performing art portraying a universe of human emotions. Nada yoga (the yoga of sound), which is at the core of this mystical tradition, is a spiritual practice, the goal of which is to awaken the practitioner by connecting them with their inner sound current. The side benefits for the physical, emotional and mental body are many. (Source: Gundecha Brothers, Shanti Sivani).

Is there music in my classes :

Yes

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2019-08-19

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