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Kirtan at Sivananda Yoga in San Francisco
2019-01-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sivananda Yoga, 1185 Vicente Street , San Francisco, CA, United States
Please join us in this beautiful studio in the Sivananda Lineage in the Avenues of San Francisco. With Narayan Das Ruff on twelve-string, Ramana Erickson on tabla, and Upendra Wrinkle on flute.

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2019-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
A beautiful and intimate space in the Temple Room of the Bookstore; Different kirtans every month. With Narayan Dass Ruff on twelve string, Upendra Wrinkle on flute and Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla.

New Year Ganesh Invocation with Uma Reed
2019-01-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
Uma Reed is hosting her yearly New Year blessing event, invoking the blessing of Sri Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles for the upcoming year. All the Open Secret Musicians will be there and many friends. This is a wonderful, sweet event, and very auspicious for starting the New Year.

Kirtan at Inner Path in Nevada City
2018-12-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Inner Paths, 200 Commercial St. , Nevada City, CA, United States
We will be sharing kirtan at the beautiful facility run by the Ananda Community in Nevada City. My same musician friends will be joining me.

see: https://nevadacity.innerpath.org/upcoming-events/

Kirtan and Classes at the Sivananda Yoga Farm in Grass Valley
2018-12-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Sivananda Yoga Farm, 14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley, CA, 95949, United States
At the New Year’s Transformational Retreat in this sincere and beautiful retreat center in the North Country, I will be teaching classes and sharing kirtan with my band. With Narayan Das Ruff on twelve string; Susan Shloss on violin; Robert Adamich on bass; Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla; SiriRam Kaur (Gloria) on back up vocals

see; https://sivanandayogafarm.org/programs/667/new-years-retreat/

Monthly Kirtan in Petaluma at Maitri Household
2018-12-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-11-16 19:00 - 21:00
At the request of the kirtan community in Petaluma, we are now doing a monthly kirtan in a private home. A wonderful group and space. With Narayan Dass Ruff on twelve string and Gangadhar Ruff on tabla. Limited space, so please email Derick for RSVP and the address:

maitrihousehold@gmail.com

Monthly Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma
2018-12-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-11-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States
We meet with the idea of invoking the Presence of Sri Anandamayi Ma. We sing Ma kirtan and study her words in an informal discussion setting, followed by meditation and prasad. Please join us to learn more about Ma and the Divine Feminine Principle in general

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2018-12-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
Come and enjoy Traditional kirtan in the intimate atmospher of the Temple Room in this amazing esoteric bookstore and center of the Spiritual Scene of Marin County. With Narayan Das Ruff on twelve sting; Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla and Upendra Wrinkle on flute.

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret (subbed)
2018-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
This month’s Open Secret kirtan on Thursday, November 8th will be hosted by Upendra Wrinkle, my friend and flute-player, who will present kirtan from the Muktananda Tradition. Come and enjoy!

Sivananda Retreat Center, Paradise Island, Bahamas!
2018-11-07 - 2018-11-13
I will be soaking up sun on Paradise Island, Bahamas, teaching and singing at the Sivananda Retreat Center, Bahamas. With me will be Greg Barnett on guitar, Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla, and Rhonda Gerhard on back-up vocals. I’m teaching three classes on the Divine Names and the Divine Feminine and doing two evening kirtans. Good gig!

Halloween Kirtan at Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2018-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
On Halloween, do kirtan instead of tricks and treats! Please join us in this mamoth auditorium with the Center’s students and Sonoma kirtan community to chant the Divine Names. With Narayan Das Ruff on twelve string, Susan Shloss on violin, Greg Barnett on bass and classical guitar, and Raman Erickson on tabla.

Matri Satsang of Anandamayi Ma
2018-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States

Kirtan at Sivananda Yoga Farm -- Grass Valley
2018-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Sivananda Yoga Farm, 14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley, CA, 95949, United States
Back from the south and now far north of San Francisco, I will be sharing kirtan at this beautiful country retreat center with the graduating Teachers Training Class of 2018. Come and sing with us! With Narayan Dass Ruff on twelve string, Upendra Wrinkle on flute and Ramana Erickson on tabla.

Monthly Kirtan in Petaluma
2018-10-19 19:00 - 19:30, 2018-08-17 19:00 - 20:30

Workshop at Jyoti Mandir
2018-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Jyoti Mandir, 200 Coneflower Street, Encinitas, CA, 92024, United States
I will be giving a workshop entitled “Tools for Awakening: the Divine Names and the Divine Feminine”. We will work together with mantras, guided meditations and chanting to strengthen our longing for awakening and enlightenment.

Kirtan in Encinitas (near San Diego)
2018-10-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Jyoti Mandir, 200 Coneflower Street, Encinitas, CA, 92024, United States
In the beautiful seaside town of Encinitas (just north of San Diego), so sanctified by the presence of the Hermitage of Paramahansa Yogananda, we will be with our old friends Sundaram and Hillary LaPierre in their beautiful Jyoti Mandir, empowered by years of kirtan and prayers. We will be joined by the local voice of Komala Saunders

Kirtan in Ojai (southern CA)
2018-10-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Ananda Verandah, 4056 Grand Ave., Ojai, CA, 93023, United States
Please join us if you are in the LA area in beautiful Ojai, up in the mountains. Tabla Master Daniel Paul will be on the road with me, along with my friends Robert and Susan. In Ojai, we will perform in the lovely outdoor theatre of Ananda Verandah. We will be supported by the sweet local voices of Katrina MacLachlan and Kelly Bea. Dinner afterwards!

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2018-10-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2018-09-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2018-08-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
Come and join us in the intimate and informal setting for deep exploration in kirtan–new ones every month. With Narayandas Ruff on twelve string, Upendra Wrinkle on flute and Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla

Special Intimate Satsang with Swami Gurusharanananda ji
2018-09-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, 1200 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
This is a special time to meet our wonderful Swamiji in an intimate and informal setting. There will be the IYI kirtan, and some kirtan from us, then all will be able to ask Swamiji questions. Come and meet this gentle giant of love and wisdom and interact with joy! With Ramana Erickson on tabla

Kirtan with Sw. Gurusharan and Mangalanand -- East Bay
2018-09-22 19:30 - 21:00 | 4th Street Yoga, 1809 4th St, Berkeley, CA, United States
We continue our fundraising kirtans, now in the East Bay. Santpreet Hira on tabla

Kirtan with Swami Gurusharan and Mangalananda -- North Bay
2018-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States
Our unstoppable duet of Ragis, Swamiji and I are back together. For years we sang and taught together throughout India and Europe. Now Swamiji is doing the crucial fundraising tour for our school in India alone. Come and sing with us (we’ll do some of our old favorites) and support our school in India. We will show a short video about the school after the kirtan. With David Estes on dholak.

Speaking at Yoga Conference in San Diego
2018-09-17 09:00 - 2018-09-18 17:00
I have been invited to speak at the 4th World Congress of Chinese Medicine and Yoga in San Diego

I will be down at Bhakti Fest that weekend and extend my stay, driving down to San Diego to give two lectures on “The Yoga of Healing Sound” in which I will discuss Mantra Yoga and its effects.

Bhakti Fest Sacred Music and Yoga Festival
2018-09-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Joshua Tree Retreat Center, 59700 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252, United States
Five full days of kirtan on two stages, yoga classes, lectures, clothes and books vendors and general festive fun. Some of the most renowned kirtan artists in the world are always there. This year is the 10th anniversary and Dr. Deepak Chopra will be the special guest. The regulars such as Krishna Das, Jai Utal, etc. are always there. I will be playing with my kirtan band (special guest Daniel Paul on tabla) on Sunday, September 16th from 2:00 — 3:30.

Swami Sivananda's Birthday -- kirtan and stories in San Francisco
2018-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 770 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
This is the day of Swami Sivananda’s Birthday, and the Institute has invited me to share stories of the Great Master that I have heard over the years from the many direct disciples I have met, ranging from Swami Chidananda to Swami Satchidananda, with many in between. This will be interspersed with Name kirtan with my band.
Narayan Dass Ruff on twelve string; Ramana Erickson on tabla; Upendra Wrinkle on flute and Gloria SiriRam Kaur singing back up with me.
