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Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on Zoom
2025-11-16 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Sunday, November 16th; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84971685163?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163“

Live Kirtan in San Francisco at Integral Yoga Institute
2025-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 770 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
KIRTAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, November 22nd ; 770 Dolores Street.
We will be sharing kirtan at the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco. Gloria and I on harmonium and vocals, with Susan Shloss on violin, Robert Adamich on guitar, Greg Barnett on bass and Jesse Sheehan on tabla.
Kirtan with Acharya Mangalananda

Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on Zoom
2025-12-21 13:00 - 15:00
December 21st; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84971685163?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
With the permission of our guests, we record the satsang every month and place it on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”. Here is the link for last month’s satsang:

Holiday Retreat at Sivananda Yoga Farm
2025-12-29 - 2025-12-30 | Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, 14651 Ballantree Ln, Grass Valley, CA, 95949, United States
December 28th and 29th; Holiday Retreat at Sivananda Yoga Farm; 14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley CA
Gloria and I will be once again at the wonderful Sivananda Yoga Farm, participating in the Holiday Retreat entitled “Yoga of Divine Love–Devotional Stories to Open the Heart”. We will give a kirtan presentation Sunday night and Monday I will teach an unusual class– stories of Saints who used kirtan and mantras in their work. I will tell their lives and sing their music. Please join us in this beautiful venue. The retreat runs from December 19th to January 2nd, but you can come for selected parts also.
Here is the link:
Programs

New Year's Ganesh Gathering and Kirtan
2026-01-03 15:00 - 17:00
Ganesh Gathering
for an Auspicious New Year
Ganesh Kirtan with Uma and Friends (In Person: San Rafael)
Saturday, January 3, 5pm
Join us on Saturday, January 3rd for an auspicious start to the New Year by invoking Sri Ganesh and having community and New Year’s meditations and kirtan together. Presented every year by Uma Reed.

Sliding scale at the door $20–$40
Uma writes: Ganesh, the sweet-tempered elephant-headed deity of Hinduism is praised as the remover of obstacles and bestower of success, and is traditionally called upon at the start of any new undertaking. Come offer your prayers as we celebrate the New Year with songs invoking Ganesh through kirtan, Vedic chant, a prayer ritual and flower ceremony, and Arati!
This year I’ll be joined by Mirabai and Acharya Mangalananda, and my sons Matt and Jay. Gangadhar will be on tabla, and his wife Rhonda will join us on tamboura.
VENUE: Embrace Yoga, 1122 4th St, San Rafael (stairs)

Live Kirtan in East Bay (El Cerrito)
2026-01-10 17:00 - 19:00
Saturday, January 10th; Kirtan at Soma Yoga and Wellness in East Bay; 9951 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA; 7:00 PM
We will be in East Bay in January. Please join us at this beautiful studio in El Cerrito (near Berkeley) for lively call-and-response chanting of the Divine Names set to beautiful music in the Indian Tradition. I will be with Gloria and my full band.
Here’s the link:
https://www.somayogawellness.com/events/kirtan10

Anandamayi Ma Satsang on Zoom
2026-01-18 13:00 - 15:00
Sunday, January 18th; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84971685163?pwd=[REDACTED]
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Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
With the permission of our guests, we record the satsang every month and place it on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”. Here is the link for last month’s satsang:

Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on Zoom
2026-03-15 13:00 - 15:00
Sunday, March 15th; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 84971685163?pwd= [REDACTED] 09
The 380036
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
With the permission of our guests, we record the satsang every month and place it on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”. Here is the link for last month’s satsang:

Also on the 15th --- Live Kirtan in Berkeley
2026-03-15 18:30 - 20:30 | The Alembic Berkeley, 2829 7th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States
Also on Sunday, March 15th; Kirtan at the Alembic in Berkeley; 2829 7th Street, Berkeley; from 6:30 PM; $30 at door
Please join us in East Bay at this amazing Center in Berkeley. Traditional call-and-response chanting of sacred sound sylables (mantras) set to beautiful music in the Indian Tradition. With Gloria and I on voice and harmonium; Susan Shloss on violin; Robert Adamich on guitar, Ramana Erickson on tabla and Greg Barnett on bass and classical.
To register:
https://momence.com/Berkeley-Alembic/Kirtan-with-Mangalananda-and-Friends/129480629?skipPreview=true

Anandamayi Ma Satsang on ZOOM
2026-04-19 13:00 - 15:00
Sunday, April 19th; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 84971685163?pwd= [REDACTED] 09
The 380036
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
With the permission of our guests, we record the satsang every month and place it on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”. Here is the link for last month’s satsang:

Live Kirtan in South Bay
2026-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Breathe Together Yoga, 14107-H Winchester Blvd., Los Gatos, United States
Saturday, April 25th; 7:00; Kirtan at Breathe Together Yoga in South Bay; 14107-H Wiinchester Blvd. Los Gatos, CA
Please join us in this beautiful studio in Los Gatos for call and response mantra chanting set to beautiful music in the Indian Tradition. Gloria and me on harmonium and voice, Susan Shloss on violin, Robert Adamich on guitar and Ramana Erickson on tabla.
Here’s the link:
Kirtan

Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM
2026-05-17 13:00 - 15:00
Sunday, May 17th; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 84971685163?pwd= [REDACTED] 09
The 380036
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
With the permission of our guests, we record the satsang every month and place it on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”. Here is the link for last month’s satsang:

Live Kirtan at Padma Studio in Fairfax (Marin County)
2026-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Padma Studio, Fairfax, 56 Bolinas Road, Fairfax, CA, 94930, United States
Saturday, May 23rd; Kirtan at Padma Studio; 56 Bolinas Road, Fairax; 7:00 PM
Once again we will be in this beautiful space in the middle of Marin sharing ecstatic kirtan with my band. Please join us and chant the Divine Names!

Anandamayi Ma Satsang on ZOOM
2026-06-21 13:00 - 15:00
Sunday, June 21st; Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma on ZOOM; 1:00 Pacific/4:00 Eastern
Hosted by Acharya Mangalananda and Prajna Hallstrom. We meet with the idea of studying Ma’s life and teachings, having community and fellowship with discussion. We are being joined by people all over the world now. Please be with us, also!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 84971685163?pwd= [REDACTED] 09
The 380036
Meeting ID: 849 7168 5163
Here is a recording of last month’s satsang on our YouTube channel “Anandamayi Ma Satsang West”:

Kirtan at Integral Yoga in San Francisco
2026-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 770 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Saturday, June 27th; Kirtan at Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco; 770 Dolores Street; 7:00 PM
We will once again be in this beautiful studio near Dolores Park in San Francisco. This is one of the original Yoga Ashrams in the city where so many devotees have shared kirtan over the years. I will be with Gloria and my full band– Susan Shloss on violin, Robert Adamich on guitar and Ramana Erickson on tabla — to offer call and response chanting of uplifting and healing mantras (sound formulas) set to beautiful music in the Indian Tradition.

SAVE THE DATE! How about a Yoga Vacation in the Bahamas?
2026-07-01 - 2026-07-04
READY FOR A YOGA VACATION?
I will once again be at the wonderful Sivananda Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas July 1st — 4th. This is an unbelievable place of beauty and spiritual teaching. Plan in advance to take some days swimming in clear blue water, taking classes, singing dancing and relaxing in a spiritual uplifting and natural setting. Here is the website link:
Love and Devotion July 2026

Anandamayi Ma Retreat -- in person at Yogaville in Virginia
2026-11-06 - 2026-11-08 | Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville, 108 Yogaville Way, Buckingham,, VA, 23921, United States
ANANDAMAYI MA RETREAT
“Your are loved by the Divine Mother”
November 6th — 8th, 2026
A chance for our online Sangha Community to meet in person again!
I will be giving an in-person retreat at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville in Virginia. It will be on the life and practical teachings of Shri Anandamayi Ma, my Guru. We will study Ma’s life and guidance and how she reflected in her own life everything she taught. There will be lots of kirtan and singing and great joy.
Please join us:
Yoga Programs
