The following article was featured in the June 2011 issue of Common Ground. You can browse the entire issue here. Jai Uttal’s Unusual Journey Despair, Dedication, Devotion by Prajna Vieira Jai Uttal is stirring a pot of chai in the kitchen of his San Anselmo apartment. Hariprasad Chaurasia plays softly in the background as he [...]
Hi friends, Happy summer to you all. Ever since we started our annual Kirtan Camps people have been asking us two things: when will we do one in India and when will we do one in Brazil? Well, it was four years ago that we took a group of about 45 people to India for [...]
Greetings everyone, I've been wanting to write to you about my last trip to India for quite some time. But life and her many streams of busy-ness seems to always intervene. What's been going on this year? Whew.... My "Down On My Knees" video project; recording and releasing Bhakti Bazaar with Ben Leinbach; recording Queen [...]
Jai Uttal Announces BhaktiCast! Sign up now for this unprecedented event! First 25 registrants receive a free download of Jai's Mantra of the Day Collection. On May 3rd, 2011, Jai Uttal will be debuting BhaktiCast, a series of online simulcast kirtans and trainings broadcast over the internet! Why BhaktiCast? Dear friends, For many years kirtan [...]
Jai recently spoke with Tami Simon, founder of Sounds True, on her "Insights on the Edge" podcast. On this free podcast entitled "Chanting as a Heart-path to God," Jai discusses chanting as a devotional practice, the story of Jai’s first trip to India, his experience meeting his guru, and his understanding of the many Hindu [...]
Greetings friends, Well, it seems like ages ago that we started conceiving of a music video for "Down On My Knees," one of my favorite songs from Thunder Love. First, my good Bhakti buddy Gaura Vani introduced me to his two childhood friends Ishan and Marija, who were just back from film school in Paris. [...]
Hey there, folks.... Here's something pretty cool. About a year ago I got on Twitter but had no idea what to 'tweet.' So I started posting small song ideas, concert snippets, silly musical thoughts, and not-so-silly prayers, and calling it the "Mantra of the Day Club." After gathering a whole bunch of them we thought, [...]
Bhakti Yoga brings us into the world of mystery, a realm where the dissecting, discerning qualities of the intellect are powerless next to the vast ocean of feelings. For most practitioners, the goal of Yoga is union, oneness with the Supreme. But in Bhakti Yoga we don't think about the goal, we only weep, laugh, [...]
Hi everyone, We're almost out of time for our Early Bird Special Discount for Winter Kirtan Camp... Winter Kirtan Camp is SOOOOOOOO much fun.... Kind of like a vacation in bliss.. I look forward to it so much, and for me it's NOT a vacation. But singing for a week with sweet people who all [...]
Hi Friends, We have some exciting news from Jai. First, the official Jai Uttal web-store is open for business. You can now purchase CDs, downloads and t-shirts from Jai's site and directly support his work. To kick things off, we are happy to announce the release of Bhakti Bazaar (Music for Yoga and Other Joys [...]