The Sacred Musician Mentorship
NEXT COHORT TO BE ANNOUNCED
A tried and true path for spirit-led musicians towards true musicianship
The Sacred Musician Mentorship is a 9 month apprenticeship for budding and experienced spirit-led musicians to become trusted ceremonial space holders and song leaders that go on to lead circles, support ceremonies, integrate this work into their livelihood, and share the precious jewel of their music with their family systems and community. This incubator is designed to lead you to mastery.
9 month program: NEXT COHORT TO BE ANNOUNCED
6 month program: NEXT COHORT TO BE ANNOUNCED
I'm Benny Oyama, at your service.
What is included
This 9 month program consists of 3 pillars:
Pillar 1
Months 1 - 3
THE SKILLED MUSICIAN
12 weeks of building the foundations of musicianship in a beginner's or intermediate container.
Develop a consistent musical practice, build confidence with your instrument, and learn the essential skills of rhythm, harmony, melody, and accompaniment. More than learning to play, you'll begin transforming your relationship with discipline, challenge, and the learning process itself.
INCLUDES
༓ Weekly live group mentorship calls
༓ Bi-weekly masterclass calls
༓ A structured step-by-step musical curriculum
༓ Guided daily and weekly practice framework
༓ Personalized feedback throughout the program
༓ Private community for accountability and support
༓ Session recordings + learning materials
Pillar 2
Months 4-6
THE DEVOTIONAL MUSICIAN
An immersive integration into the path of the Sacred Musician.
Deepen your relationship with music as a lifelong contemplative practice. Learn to share your music with confidence, trust your authentic voice, and allow your musical practice to become a source of healing, devotion, connection, and service.
INCLUDES
༓ Weekly live mentorship and integration calls
༓ Advanced song-based learning through devotional and medicine music
༓ Individual feedback on your playing, expression, and musicianship
༓ Community sharing, performance, and accountability
༓ Practices for cultivating presence, confidence, and authentic expression
༓ Lifetime access to all recordings and curriculum
Pillar 3
Months 7-9
THE MEDICINE MUSICIAN
A living apprenticeship in the art of holding space through music.
Learn to move beyond performing songs and begin transmitting presence. Discover how to weave together musicianship, prayer, silence, intuition, and relational awareness so your music becomes an authentic expression of service. This phase is for those called to support ceremonies, facilitate circles, lead community singing, or simply offer music as an act of healing and devotion.
INCLUDES
༓ Advanced mentorship in ceremonial musicianship
༓ Facilitation and space-holding training
༓ Prayer, presence, and relational awareness practices
༓ Live mentorship with real-world case studies
༓ Apprenticeship opportunities and community leadership
༓ Ongoing guidance as your path unfolds
THE SKILLED MUSICIAN
Two paths to begin:
(months 1-3)
Beginner’s Path 12 Week Immersion
You are just beginning your journey with the guitar and want to start off right with expert guidance and a structured approach to skill-building.
The Medicine Music 12 Week Immersion
You are just beginning your journey with the guitar and want to start off right with expert guidance and a structured approach to skill-building.
The Medicine Music 12 Week Immersion is for you if:
You have already prepared the basic open chords on guitar (C, D, G, Am, Em, Dm, A, and have explored barre chords.). A few basic strumming patterns and fingerpicking patterns.
You have already started independently to learn to play and sing a few medicine songs and are feeling stagnant/stuck, like you keep repeating the same things over and over again.
You have a vision for the musician you could be but are consistently facing a lack of confidence and struggle to maintain a disciplined practice.
Beginner's Path is for you if:
You are in the early stages of your journey (complete beginner or very beginner) with the guitar and want to start off on the right foot.
You are seeking the quality of guidance that can save you hundreds of hours of needing to relearn and undo bad habits down the line.
By the end of this training you will have:
Built the Foundations of Musicianship
༓ Developed a consistent daily musical practice rooted in presence and devotion.
༓ Built a strong foundation in rhythm, harmony, melody, and accompaniment that allows you to continue growing with confidence.
༓ Learned to comfortably accompany yourself while singing.
༓ Gained the confidence to learn new songs independently for years to come.
༓ Established the technical and musical skills needed to express yourself authentically through music.
Transformed Your Relationship with Music - and Yourself
༓ Transformed your relationship with practice from one of pressure and self-judgment to one of curiosity, patience, and joy.
༓ Developed the ability to consistently regulate your musical nervous system so learning feels grounded and enjoyable.
༓ Cultivated greater confidence, presence, and resilience both as a musician and as a person.
༓ Discovered your authentic musical voice instead of comparing yourself to others.
༓ Integrated music into your life as a lifelong celebratory, contemplative and spiritual practice.
Become a Sacred Musician
༓ Developed the confidence to share your music, uplifting friends, family, ceremonies, circles, and community.
༓ Built a lifelong relationship with music rooted in devotion, authenticity, and service.
༓ Deepened your capacity for listening, presence, and genuine musical connection.
༓ Begun living as a Sacred Musician - someone who doesn't simply play music, but allows music to become a life-long path of personal transformation and contribution.
What it's like working with me
"I honestly loved working with Benny. I really appreciated his humor, his lightness, and also his ability to keep showing up authentically while clearly holding a lot behind the scenes.
That felt very inspiring to witness. I could really feel how much work and care and intention went into the container he created for us during 12 weeks. I’m genuinely grateful for that." — Ivana
"I decided to work with Benny because I love what he plays. I love the songs that he is teaching in his courses, so for me it was an opportunity to learn from one of the best." — Nana
"I've just been reflecting on how grateful I am for this opportunity that we've had to build a real relationship with this instrument and this music, and such a consistent and eager daily practice that I've never had before.
Even when I studied a different instrument for almost a decade, I never felt that sense of connection, devotion to my daily practice.” — Brad
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