What does Kirtan do to your heart? Greetings Dear Bhaktas! We asked Jai: What does Kirtan do to your heart? You can read or listen to Jai’s answer: “Every time I sing kirtan whether it is a large group, or a small group, or just by myself at home, I feel a [...]
Greetings Dear Bhakti Family, One of my favorite things about our Kirtan Camps and workshops is to sit with a group of bhaktas and share my thoughts and experiences about the devotional path. I love responding to everyone’s questions and hearing what each person has to share. So, I thought of opening the ‘e-floor’ to [...]
Greetings Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you all well, happy and healthy. I’m often asked why I still sing kirtan after all these years. It’s a good question, as I’ve been singing these mantras for about a half a century! While we were sitting on a bench out in Pt. Reyes Station, quite [...]
Dear friends,**H*A*P*P*Y***H*O*L*I*D*A*Y*S**Wow, what a whirlwind year this has been. Last January, three days after we returned home from our amazing Kirtan Camp at Haramara, Mexico, we unpacked our warm weather clothes and packed up our instruments and winter clothes and flew to Rishikesh, in the Indian Himalayas (#miracleinrishikesh #fifteenchapatis) to meet a bunch of dear [...]
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Ecstatic Remembrance: Kirtan Jai Uttal Where: Royal Way Spiritual Center 8088 High Road Lucerne Valley, CA Website: www.holotropic.com Details: Kirtan with Jai Uttal plus Holotropic Breathwork with TAV SPARKS and GTT staff
Hey friends, Can you believe that I’ve been performing publicly for over 50 years and I’ve never done a completely solo concert? Way too scary!!! But I guess it’s about time!!! I’ve been super excited and really enjoying the challenge of digging into my old songs and albums, rearranging them for solo guitar and banjo, [...]
The Yoga of Voice Jai Uttal, Miten, Krishna Das, Deva Premal, and many more Where: Omega Institute 150 Lake Dr Rhinebeck, NY Tickets: Register here. Website: www.eomega.org Details: Join us for our 13th annual Ecstatic Chant retreat, one of the most popular events at Omega. A remarkable opportunity to experience some of the Western world’s [...]
ANNUAL NON-RESIDENTIAL SUMMER BHAKTI KIRTAN CAMP! Jai Uttal and assistant teachers Daniel Paul and Nubia Teixeira Our 14th Summer Kirtan Camp will be held at Roco Fairfax, a beautiful dance/performing arts studio that will become JAI’S HOUSE OF BHAKTI for this week in August. You will enjoy good company while dedicating hours of singing kirtan [...]
Dear friends,Finally, after well over 500,000 years, Yoga has made it into the modern calendar! International Yoga Day is a celebration of the dedication and commitment of countless seekers, from time immemorial, who have discovered and then shared the path of healing and realization that is Yoga. Starting in the West as a fad, the [...]