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Kirtan in Boston
2017-06-02 21:30 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
please contact Diana Shilke (<dianasch@pacbell.net>) for more info. If you are on the East Coast, please join us!

Kirtan in Santa Rosa-- Center for Spiritual Living
2017-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Please join us in our first time presenting kirtan before this vibrant spiritual community in the North Bay. Their Wednesday evening service in their main temple area and is well attended and enthusiastic.

Matri Satsang of Sri Anandamayi Ma
2017-05-21 17:30 - 19:30, 2017-04-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2017-03-19 17:30 - 19:30 | 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

Shakti Fest Yoga and Sacred Music Festival
2017-05-12 08:00 - 2017-05-14 17:00 | Joshua Tree Retreat Center, 60098 29 Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252, United States
A wonderful yoga and spiritual music festival in the high desert region. I will be playing with my full band on Sunday from 3:00 — 4:30 and giving a workshop on the Invocation of the Divine Mother on Saturday from 4:00 — 5:30

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2017-05-11 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

Monthly kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2017-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
Please join us for our monthly kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore this Thursday evening at 7:30. 923 C St. San Rafael. I will be accompanied by Narayan Dass Ruff on guitar, Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla and Upendra Wrinkle on flute.

Radio Interview
2017-04-11 11:00 - 12:30 | CA
I will be giving a radio interview today (Tuesday, April 11th) at 11:00 AM Pacific time/2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (8:00 AM Wednesday morning in Europe). We will be discussing the kirtan movement, and we will hear and discuss my entire new kirtan album, “Auspicious Bliss”. Please join us! You can listen worldwide from this link:
http://www.wrpi.org./
Just click on “click here to see who’s on the air” and go to “Gary’s Music Show”.

Kirtan at Yoga Tree in Berkeley
2017-04-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Yoga Tree, 2807 Telegraph Ave. , Berkeley, CA, 94705, United States
Please join us tomorrow night for community kirtan at Yoga Tree on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley. I will be joined by Ramana Wade Erickson on tabla, Greg Barnett on acoustic guitar and Upendra Wrinkle on flute. From 7:30.

Kirtan at Yoga Tree in Berkeley
2017-03-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Yoga Tree Berkeley, 2807 Telegraph Ave. , Berkeley, United States
I will be sharing kirtan for two successive Thursdays at Yoga Tree in Berkeley in their ongoing Thursday night kirtan series. I will be joined by Bob Couillard and Ramana Erickson on twelve string and tabla. A wonderful venue for kirtan in East Bay!

Kirtan at Yoga Mountain in Marin County
2017-03-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Yoga Mountain Fairfax, 31 Bolinas Rd., Fairfax, CA, 94930, United States
Please join us in this beautiful studio in Marin County, just about 20 minutes north of San Francisco. I will be joined by Bob Couillard on twelve string acoustic, Robert Adamich on bass; Susan Shloss on violin, and Hargobind Khalsa on tabla. Come sing, dance and experience the uplifting joy of kirtan!

Monthly kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore
2017-03-09 08:00 - 21:00, 2017-02-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2017-01-12 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 Bob Couillard on twelve string, and Gangadhar Gerhard on tabla

Kirtan at 4th St. Yoga in Berkeley
2017-03-04 19:30 - 21:30 | 4th Street Yoga, 1809 4th St, Berkeley, CA, United States
Join us in Barbara’s beautiful studio overlooking Berkeley for kirtan from village India. Sing, dance and enjoy the bhaav! Playing with me will be Bob Couillard on twelve string, Robert Adamich on bass, Susan Shloss on violin and Ramana Erickson on tabla.

Matri Satsang of Sri Anandamayi Ma
2017-02-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States
JOIN US FOR OUR SECOND ANNIVERSERY AS A MATRI SANGHA!

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

Kirtan at Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco
2017-02-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 770 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Please join us for Traditional kirtan from village India in this wonderful yoga center– one of the oldest in the City –in one of the stately mansions of San Francisco. I will be joined by Bob Couillard on guitar, Sahar on tabla, Sahib Amar Kaur on viola and Amar Singh on flute.

Kirtan at East West Bookstore in the South Bay
2017-01-21 19:30 - 21:00 | East West Bookshop, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA, 94041, United States
Kirtan lovers in South Bay! Join us in this charming spiritual bookstore run by devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda. Traditional kirtan from village India. I will be joined by Bob Couillard on twelve string and Hargobind Singh on tabla.

See: http://www.eastwest.com/events_2017_january

Monthly Matri Satsang
2017-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 | 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 Priciple in general

Kirtan at Sivananda Yoga
2017-01-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Sivananda Yoga, 1185 Viente St., San Francisco, CA, United States
Come and help Sivananda Yoga bring kirtan into their new location in the Avenues in the City. A great group–I’ll be joined by Bob Couillard on twelve string acoustic, Greg Barnett on bass, Ramana Erickson on tabla and Dharma Devi DeLong on flute.

See the link: http://sivanandasf.org/course/6637

Kirtan at Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley
2016-12-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Sivananda Yoga Farm, 14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley, CA, 95949, United States
We always love playing at the beautiful retreat center in the wilderness of northern CA. I will be leading kirtan at the Christmas Retreat in the main hall at 8:00 PM

WE ARE IN INDIA
2016-12-08 08:00 - 17:00 | CA

Music, Mantras and Ma-- a workshop with Sw. Gurusharan
2016-10-15 13:00 - 2016-10-16 19:00 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States
Swami Gurusharanananda, the Head of our ashrams and school in Central India is once again coming to the US. Swamiji is a giant in both body and heart and a wonderful, loving and charismatic character that should not be missed.

Swamiji and I have toured Europe together since 2007, giving concerts, classes and workshops to raise money for our free school in India. We will reunite to offer a workshop for this same purpose next month.

This workshop will explore the teachings and practices of Sri Anandamayi Ma on Yoga and Meditation. There will be exploration of the Principle of the Divine Feminine and invocation of the Divine Mother; practical instruction for deepening or developing a personal meditation practice, and much joyful music and chanting.

Beneficial for anyone seeking the deeper teachings and experience of true Yoga, whether beginner or adept.

Friday evening kirtan; Saturday and Sunday afternoon classes from 1:00 — 6:00 PM. Sunday morning, special havan yajna (fire ritual) at the home of Mangalananda and Gloria.

Tuition for full program is only $108

ALL FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOL FOR POOR VILLAGE CHILDREN IN INDIA.

Pre-registration is important, as we will be providing food. To register, send a check (tax deductible) made out to Children Of Ma, for $108 to:

Mangalananda
654 Hancock St.
Novato, CA 94945

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS!

see: www.masharanam.org and www.childrenofma.org

For more information contact Mangalananda at:

matriprasad@yahoo.com

Kirtan with Swami Gurusharan
2016-10-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Sukha Yoga, 1020 Railroad Ave., Novato, 94945, United States
This will be the first evening of our three-day workshop for those enrolled (see below), but also a kirtan open to the public. Swamiji and I will do this our “old way” with just he and I on harmoniums, and percussion provided by our student from India who travels with him.

Monthly kirtan with special guest-- Open Secret
2016-10-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
This month I will joined by our Swami Gurusharanananda ji, from our Anandamayi Ma Ashrams in India. We will sing many of our old favorite bhajans together (see more about him below). A taste of village India!

Kirtan at 4th Street Yoga in Berkeley
2016-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 | 4th Street Yoga, 1809 4th St, Berkeley, CA, United States
Please join us for supporting Barbara in her dream of hosting kirtan the first Friday of every month in her beautfiul studio space overlooking 4th Street. Accompanying me will be Bob Couillard on twelve string acoustic, Robert Adamich on bass, Susan Shloss on violin, Ramana Erickson on tabla and Upendra Wrinkle on flute. Come and sing, dance and experience the joy of Traditional kirtan!

Bhakti Fest
2016-09-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Bhakti Fest, Joshua Tree, CA, United States
We will performing at Bhakti Fest on Saturday, September 10th at 2:00 PM

Monthly Kirtan at Open Secret Bookstor
2016-09-08 19:30 - 20:00 | Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
Please join us for our ongoing exploration of the depths of kirtan and bhajan. We’ll think more deeply about kirtan and sing our hearts out. In the intimate setting of the Temple Room of Open Secret Bookstore. With Gangadhar on tabla and Bob Couillard on twelve string acoustic.

CD Release Concert and Party
2016-09-03 19:30 - 21:00 | The Marin School Performing Arts Center, 150 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA, United States
Mangalananda and Friends have now recorded the album “Auspicious Bliss” to bring the ancient mantras of Sacred Chant alive, give them beautiful settings and to capture the spirit of authentic kirtan. So it’s time for a CD Release Concert and Party on Sept 3rd!
Performing with Mangalananda are Prajna Vieira from the band Mukti; David Estes from his band Ananda Rasa Kirtan; Ramana Erickson on tabla; Greg Barnett on bass and acoustic classical; Bob Couillard on twelve-string acoustic; Susan Shloss on violin and Dharma Devi DeLong on flutes. Special guests will be Radhanath Das and Kilimbi Dasi. This experienced “Super Group” presents the chants with a shared chemistry, artistry and enthusiasm that places kirtan on a new artistic & spiritual level. Come and share the Auspicious Bliss!
