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A Kundalini Yogi falls in love with Bikram Yoga
I have been contemplating why I love Bikram yoga, considering I grew up in an ashram with kundalini yoga. Bikram yoga is a series of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises practiced in a heated room, generally to 105. All classes are the same postures. The idea came from one of Bikram Chaudhury’s students with [...]
Michael Franti Should Release a Kirtan Record
Enough said right ? But here is why… A few weeks ago, I did Michael Franti’s Jivan Mukti yoga dvd with Sharon Gannon & David Life. It is an excellent heart centered DVD which intersperses a jivan mukti flow yoga class with nice guitar instrumentals from Franti. The only thing that would have made it [...]
The Irish Times: Chanting your way to inner peace
by Louise Roseingrave Article from The Irish Times, Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Click Here to View Article at Original Site The re-kindling of spirituality is the catalyst for Snatam Kaur’s Celebrate Peace Tour, which arrived in Ireland last week, writes LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE PART chant fest, part concert, part meditation and part yoga, a live performance by [...]
Light of Consciousness Magazine Music Review: Liberation's Door Review
Liberation’s Door by Snatam Kaur CD: 73 Min Snatam Kaur’s spirit and radiant voice shine in this new release of Gurmukhi mantras, Shabds (traditional Sikh prayers put to music), and sweet devotional songs. The words of Guru Arjan blend gracefully with the Prayer of St. Francis of Assissi in Servant of Peace. Liberation’s Door, a [...]
Snatam Kaur's 'Charan Sat Sat' from Sukhmani Sahib on New Album, Liberation's Door
Liberation’s Door, she talked to me about an incredible experience she had in the studio while recording the vocals for the track Charan Sat Sat. In listening to Snatam speak, I realized the depth of devotion and meditation that she experiences with her music, and I am just beginning to understand why so many people [...]
Snatam's Upcoming Album: Liberation's Door
So, it’s been 2 years since Snatam released her last major release album, Anand. After Anand, she spent a good amount of time touring. We then released Snatam Kaur Live in Concert and she continued touring. During her tour, she discovered the wonderful news that she was pregnant. She was very busy during her pregnancy! [...]
Connecting Through Kirtan
Published in the May Issue of LA Yoga Magazine by Karan Khalsa A New Experience of Community Waves lapped against the gentle beach in the darkness as I listened deeply to the ocean, and the lingering exhalations of the other sixty people around me. The moon was rising over the water behind [...]
A Spiritual Practice
(I read this great article on www.grammy.com about Kirtan – they interviewed GuruGanesha for the article. Very cool! Check it out! – Karan) Yoga’s music movement is gaining popularity while broadening horizons and sales This article taken from GRAMMY.com Alan di Perna While many sectors of the music industry are learning to live with decreased [...]
8 Touring Kirtan Artists You Will Love!
1. Snatam Kaur : There are not enough good words in the world to describe Snatam Kaur. Her soft vocals and sweet devotion come through beautifully as she mesmerizes crowds and delivers a blissful, meditative experience with her kirtan. After having a baby in November, she has returned to the road with events in Mexico, [...]
Joy is Now Review – Yoga Journal May 2009
GuruGanesha’s latest release, Joy is Now, is an incredible album, and I was so excited to see the review in the most recent issue of yoga journal. Here is the review: Joy is Now by GuruGanesha Singh and Snatam Kaur: GuruGanesha Singh is best known as the guitarist for Sikh chant singer Snatam Kaur. But [...]
Riyaaz – Exploring your Voice
As someone who was organizing the Sacred Chant Retreat in Mexico earlier this month, I knew that there would be things I just couldn’t find the time to participate in. It’s a lot of work creating all of that peace and divinity. All the same, I had decided that the one thing I would not [...]
A Night of Pure Joy!
On Saturday night, GuruGanesha Singh’s Joy is Now Tour was here in Vienna, Virginia, and what a treat!! It was non-stop fun. GuruGanesha has assembled quite a group of extraordinarily talented people on this tour, and it made for such a full experience, I could have stayed for hours longer! I had my video camera [...]
Nirinjan Kaur – A Voice Full of Love on Tour with GuruGanesha Singh
Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa is joining GuruGanesha Singh’s Joy is Now tour, and what an incredible addition to this upcoming tour. One of the great perks of my job is getting to see some of the behind the scenes work that our musicians do. Yesterday, I went to the final day of rehearsal before the band [...]
Jai Khalsa – Dance Enchantress
There is something magical that happens when you see Jai dance – something joyful and expansive, and so there is a perfect synchronicity in the fact that she will be joining the Joy is Now Tour with GuruGanesha Singh. Jai is one of those people whose step always has an extra bounce, whose eyes always [...]
Feeling Good Today Pizza Party with Snatam Kaur
Taken from Snatam’s Blog: http://snatamkaur.blogspot.com/ Recently we went to LA to record for our new (as of yet to be named) album which is planned for release in May. This gave us the opportunity to meet the very talented and beautiful children who sang on our new CD for children called “Feeling Good Today”… to [...]
Ra Ma Da Sa – Healing Meditation – Free Download
Earlier this year, Snatam asked us to help her figure out how to make her Ra Ma Da Sa available for free to everyone around the world so that there could be a tool available for anyone who wanted it to start a healing meditation for themself, their loved ones, and the planet. I am [...]
GuruGanesha – Opening Roads for the Next Generation
Growing up in a yogic / spiritual community, a lot of the second generation find ourselves wondering where and how we fit into the world, what path to follow for a career, how to take our learnings from within our community and make them fit in with a life in the larger world. When I [...]
