Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Where: Yoga Pura
15440 N. 7th Street, #1
Phoenix, AZ
When: 7pm
Price: $25 Members / $30 non-members.
Website: www.yogapura.com

Art of Devotional Singing Workshop

Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Where: Yoga Pura
15440 N. 7th Street, #1
Phoenix, AZ
When: 10am-1pm, 3pm-6pm
Price: Early Registration by Feb 26: $275 Members / $299 non-members. After Feb 26: $299 Members / $325 non-members.
Website: www.yogapura.com

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal

Where: Yoga of Sausalito
110 Caledonia Street
Sausalito, CA
When: 7:30 pm
Price: $25 advance/$30 at the door. Purchase advance tickets at www.yogaofsausalito.com or by calling 415-332-4692
Website: www.yogaofsausalito.com

Chanting and Meditation: Entering the Still and Boundless Heart

Jai Uttal and Debra Chamberlin-Taylor

When: 7:30pm
Where: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Woodacre, CA
Price: $20 prepaid; $25 at the door.
Website: www.spiritrock.org
Details: The heart is an honored gateway to our most profound and boundless nature. Using the ancient and sublime blend of kirtan (chanting) combined with periods of guided and silent meditation, we can open the heart of infinite love. Kirtan in the Bhakti tradition taps the nectar of spiritual longing and devotion, and invites us to surrender everything into the Sacred. Used together, kirtan and meditation can reveal the expansive view of our sky-like nature.

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Where: Tahoe Yoga & Wellness Center
10770 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA
When: 7:30pm.
Price: $25 advance/$30 at the door. $70 for Friday kirtan and Saturday workshop before 3/19/10.
Website: www.tahoeyoga.com

Art of Devotional Singing Workshop

Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Where: Tahoe Yoga & Wellness Center
10770 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA
When:11 am.
Price: $50 advance/$60 at the door. $70 for Friday kirtan and Saturday workshop both before 3/19/10.
Website: www.tahoeyoga.com

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal

When: 8pm
Where: Urban Flow
1543 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
Price: $25
Website: www.urbanflowyoga.com

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal

When: Wednesday, April 7 at 8pm
Where: Unitarian Center
87 4th St
Ashland, OR
Price: $20 in advance, $22 day of
Website: www.stclairevents.com

Passion and Grace: The Art Of Devotional Singing

Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul

Price: $240
Location: Breitenbush Hot Springs
Highway 224
Detroit, OR
Website: www.breitenbush.com
Phone: 503-854-3320

The Art and Practice of Kirtan

Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul

Price: Prices vary based on accommodations. Go to Esalen reservations for more details.
Location: Esalen
Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920
Website: www.esalen.org
Phone: 831-667-3005

Details:
Fri 8:30-10:30pm
Sat 9:30am-12:30pm; 8pm-11pm
Sun 10am-12pm

Haiti Benefit

Jai Uttal, Stephen Kent, and Tina Malia

When: 6:30pm
Where: Showcase Theater
10 Ave of the Flags
San Rafael, CA
Phone: (415) 499-6400
Website: www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CU/main/MC/mc_events.cfm
Tickets: $30/$50
Details: Indian snacks and chai available

An Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal

When: Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:30pm
Where: Center for the Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA
Price: $30 advance, $40 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.shunyamproductions.com starting January 15, 2010.

Spring Ecstatic Chant

Jai Uttal, Shyamdas, Donna De Lory, Sruti Ram and Ishwari, David Newman (Durga Das), Mira, and Gaura Vani

Price: $270
Location: Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
Website: www.eomega.org

Passion and Grace: The Art of Devotional Singing

Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Where: Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Price: Varies by accommodations. See website.
Website: http://www.sivananda.org/nassau/index.php
Details: Thursday-Saturday: 2pm workshop, 8pm kirtan. Sunday: 12pm workshop.

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal, Snatum Kaur, Saul David Rae Desert Dwellers and special guest

Where: 32nd Annual Harmony Festival
Harmony Hall Sacred Music showcase
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
1350 Bennett Valley Drive
Santa Rosa, CA
Tickets: $30-$40
Website: www.harmonyfestival.com

Sacred Sunday Performance

Jai Uttal with Pagan Love Orchestra and special guests Tina Malia, Shimshai, Taj Mahal and others TBA

Where: 32nd Annual Harmony Festival
Harmony Main Stage
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
1350 Bennett Valley Drive
Santa Rosa, CA
Website: www.harmonyfestival.com

Chanting and Meditation: Entering the Still and Boundless Heart

Jai Uttal

Where: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Woodacre, CA
Website: www.spiritrock.org
Details: TBA

8th ANNUAL NON-RESIDENTIAL SUMMER BHAKTI KIRTAN CAMP!

Jai Uttal, Daniel Paul, Nubia Teixeira and assistant harmonium teacher Daniel Tucker

This training is for those who aspire to lead Kirtan; those who wish to enhance their Yoga teaching with chanting; and those who simply wish to immerse themselves in the vast ocean of Bhakti.

In this workshop we will share some of the many tools that we use in our Bhakti practices. Our hope is that everyone will leave this retreat with the inner experience and knowledge that we are all able to dive into this world of devotion and sing and share our hearts with others.

The timing and flavor of this retreat will revolve around the celebration of Guru Purnima.

Subjects to be covered:

Kirtan – As the essential practice of Bhakti, Kirtan will be the main focus of this training.
Bhakti Yoga – Understanding the path of Bhakti as a journey of surrender and offering of one’s entire being to the the Divine will.
Mantras – Experiencing the invocational power of the ancient Sanskrit syllables and names in ecstatic song and silent contemplation.
Gods and Goddesses-An exploration of the energies embodied by the different deities of Hinduism.
Ramayana – Studying and reciting the multi-leveled epic adventures of Ram, Sita and Hanuman; and how this story relates to our daily lives.
Saints – Reflecting upon the lives of some of the saints of modern India, particularly Neem Karoli Baba.
Vocal Training – Opening the voice and learning to love the sound that comes from our bodies.
Rhythm – Beginning to understand the rhythms associated with Kirtan.
Learning Harmonium – Gaining a beginning understanding of the rudiments of harmonium for accompanying Kirtans.

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Where: San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselmo, Northern California
Website: http://sfts.edu
Price: $1008.00
$600 deposit due July 1, 2010.

You can also send a check for the deposit to:
Jai Uttal
10 Elm Court
San Anselmo, CA 94960

For more information call Nubia at 415-963-3551
Email: registration@jaiuttal.com

Omega Institute – Ecstatic Chant: The Yoga of Voice

Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul and Friends

Price: $375 tuition please check Omega website for accommodation costs
Location: Omega Institute
150 Lake Dr.
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Website: www.eomega.org
Phone: 845-266-4444

Details:
Course: SM09-4303-733
Join us for our fifth annual Ecstatic Chant retreat, one of the most popular events at Omega. A rare and exhilarating opportunity to join some of the Western world’s leading devotional singers, the weekend nourishes our soul with a rich tradition of musical prayer and meditation. Known in Sanskrit as kirtan, devotional chanting awakens a longing in the heart for the experience of inner silence, boundless love, and union with the divine. Emerging from Hindu traditions in India, kirtan is practiced by millions of people. In recent years, pioneering musicians and seekers have brought this magical tradition to the West. Omega’s gathering is one of the nation’s largest and most renowned.

Throughout the weekend—including an extraordinary all-night Saturday session—we explore a variety of chants and chanting styles, interspersed with meditation sessions, yoga asana sessions, and the sharing of stories.

Faculty
Jai Uttal
Krishna Das
Deva Premal and Miten
Snatam Kaur
Shyamdas
Vishal Vaid
David Newman (Durga Das)
Manose
and Steve Gorn, John McDowell, Daniel Paul, and Annette Knopp (yoga teacher).

Bhakti Fest

Jai Utta, Daniel Paul, and Nubia Teixeira

Where: Joshua Tree Retreat Center
59700 29 Palms Hwy.
Joshua Tree, CA
Website: www.westcoastkirtanyogafestival.com

Evening of Kirtan

Jai Uttal

When: 7pm
Where: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
1613 Lake Dr.
Encinitas, CA
Tickets: $25 advance / $30 at the door
From Jyoti Mandir
200 Coneflower St.
Encinitas, CA
Or online at www.JyotiMandir.com
Info: 760-634-2165

Art of Devotional Singing Workshop

Jai Uttal

Where: Jyoti Mandir
200 Coneflower St.
Encinitas, CA
Preregistration: $45 by mail
Or through the website: www.JyotiMandir.com
Info: 760-634-2165

Lake Eden Arts Festival

Jai Uttal

Where: Lake Eden Arts Festival
377 Lake Eden Road
Black Mountain, NC
Website: www.theleaf.org

More details to come.