By Ashley Shires
Jai Uttal, the Grammy nominated musician, is a pioneer in the world music community. He began studying classical piano at age seven and later learned to play old-time banjo, harmonica and guitar...
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By Ashley Shires
Jai Uttal, the Grammy nominated musician, is a pioneer in the world music community. He began studying classical piano at age seven and later learned to play old-time banjo, harmonica and guitar...
PRESS RELEASE FROM SHAKTI FEST
Shakti Fest 2018: Yoga and Sacred Music Festival Mother’s Day Weekend May 10 – 14. Shakti Fest returns for its eighth season, this year on Mother’s Day weekend (May 10 - 14) at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, in Joshua Tree, CA...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE KIRTAN DOCUMENTARY MANTRA
A beautiful film which captures the spirit of a music movement that is now spreading across the world. MANTRA is a must-see for anyone who wants to pause and take a look within, accompanied by soulful and uplifting music and singing...
By Nikita Mehta
One reason this is so different is, this is the first time that I will be just accompanying myself, no soloist, no second singer. I spent a lot of my career with very large bands, my albums earlier on with the Pagan Love Orchestra, there were 4 albums with them and it was always between 11 and 15 people...
PRESS RELEASE FROM KIRTAN LOUNGE
Los Angeles, CA – Google’s noted chief brand marketing evangelist Gopi Kallayil and multi-media producer Ananta Govinda along with their musicians collective Kirtan Lounge will host "Yoga of Sound - Music for Mindfulness in the age of Technology,” on October 7, a special event dedicated to sharing practices and experiences of using sound vibrations in healing and self-empowerment...
PRESS RELEASE FROM JAI UTTAL
San Rafael, CA – Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform his first ever acoustic solo concert at The Showcase Theater at Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael, CA 94901, at 7pm on Sunday, October 29...
PRESS RELEASE FROM BHAKTI FEST
Joshua Tree, CA – Bhakti Fest, Southern California’s top yoga festival and North America’s largest gathering of Kirtan musicians, is pleased to announce two late breaking program additions along with recently added presenters...
PRESS RELEASE FROM JAI UTTAL
Mill Valley, CA- Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform at Marin County’s Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941, at 8pm on May 26. The event will continue Jai’s live events juggernaut promoting his 19th album Roots! Rock! Rama!...
PRESS RELEASE FROM JAI UTTAL
Sonoma, CA – March 21, 2017 – Coming off of a sold out Kirtan event with over 400 bhaktas at Spirit Rock, Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform a more intimate Northern California event to celebrate the release of his acclaimed 19th album Roots! Rock! Rama! in the town of Sonoma April 22 at Sacred Music Sessions...
PRESS RELEASE
Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform at Marin County’s noted meditation center Spirit Rock at 8pm on March 18 to hail the release of Jai’s 19th album Roots! Rock! Rama!...
By Julie Fustanio Kling
The Sat Nam Fest (April 5 - 9th) in its seventh year now at Joshua Tree will host Ajeet and many other spiritual teachers at a place that is sacred to many...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
Yoga and Meditation are often looked at as an independent, individual and internal practice. Yet these practices can affirm positive social and personal developments that benefit the greater whole of community and have been instrumental in facilitating social change...
My Area Yoga D.C.
On 10/08, one month before Election Day, thousands will gather on the steps of the iconic Lincoln Memorial and raise their voices in unity, peace and harmony to celebrate and heal our nation...
By Erika van Gemeren
After taking Saul David Raye's class at Shakti Fest this year, I wanted to know more and I wanted to dig deeper. I was curious to see what Saul had to share outside of the yoga room! He is a humble teacher who emanates love, it seems as if he lives and breathes his practices in all aspects of his life...
By Ashley Shires
Bhakti Fest, the largest kirtan and yoga festival in the country, was created from the unique vision of Sridhar Silberfein, one of the producers of the Woodstock Festival in 1969. That year, Sridhar brought in the great guru...
