Upcoming Bhakti Events
Coming to Sedona Summer 2012:
Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda Yogini: Altar of Love Weekend - June 29, 30 & July 1st
Friday June 29, 2012, Saturday June 30, 2012 and Sunday July 1, 2012
The GreenHouse @ Biddle's Nursery
Sedona, AZ 86336-5495
Weekend Schedule Example - TIMES ARE NOT YET FINALIZED:
Tickets are not yet on sale for this event. Please stay tuned for details.
Jaya Lakshmi has been leading kirtan on harmonium and guitar since 1992 and has made four solo albums on Sequoia Records. A seasoned Kirtan artist, she has performed at many major festivals and events such as Bhaktifest, Beloved Festival, Esalen Yoga Festival and Harmony Festival. She has toured and performed with many well-known artists such as Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Shimshai and Tina Malia. She is also known as the lead singer and songwriter for the techno-tribal group Lost at Last, which toured the western United States from 1997 through 2004. A gifted songwriter, she weaves English, Sanskrit, and prayers of other spiritual traditions with musical influences from indigenous trance, Celtic, psychedelic, and folk-rock.
Since coming together with Ananda in November 2010, she has been steadily involved in their collaboration of sacred music projects and special events including recording, touring, retreats and teaching yoga together.
Ananda Yogiji has been teaching yoga and meditation consistently (primarily Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan) for over 5 years. He has completed several Kundalini Yoga teacher-training intensives in New Mexico as well as completed and taught at numerous holistic yoga immersions at the Dharmalaya in Eugene, Oregon.
As a gifted musician and song composer, his musical offerings complement his Yogic practices with a deep devotional spirit. His music channels a unique blissful energy current supported by Mantras with roots in Sanskrit and Gurmukhi. He sings, plays guitar, base, harmonium and Bansuri flute with Jaya Lakshmi. Since partnering with Jaya Lakshmi, he has performed with artists like Jai Uttal, Shimshai, David Newman and Dave Stringer.
While traveling in Guatemala, he connected with a cacao shaman who shared with him the ways of cacao ceremony and spirit of the cacao medicine. He now travels with Jaya Lakshmi holding cacao ceremonies and distributing shaman selected cacao from the Mayan lands of Guatemala.
www.jayalakshmi.net www.jayalakshmi.bandcamp.com
The GreenHouse @ Biddle's Nursery
Sedona, AZ 86336-5495
Weekend Schedule Example - TIMES ARE NOT YET FINALIZED:
- Friday June 29, 2012
- 8-11pm: Kirtan and Sacred Music (Coconut Bliss Serving)
- Saturday June 30, 2012
- 12:00pm-2:30pm: Partner Yoga Workshop
- 4:00pm-6:30pm: Bhakti Yoga Workshop
- 9:00pm-12:00pm: Kirtronica (Yoga Trance Dance)
- Sunday July 1, 2012
- 11:00am-1:30pm: Kundalini Yoga and Meditation
- 4:00pm-6:30pm: Cacao Ceremony
Tickets are not yet on sale for this event. Please stay tuned for details.
Jaya Lakshmi has been leading kirtan on harmonium and guitar since 1992 and has made four solo albums on Sequoia Records. A seasoned Kirtan artist, she has performed at many major festivals and events such as Bhaktifest, Beloved Festival, Esalen Yoga Festival and Harmony Festival. She has toured and performed with many well-known artists such as Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Shimshai and Tina Malia. She is also known as the lead singer and songwriter for the techno-tribal group Lost at Last, which toured the western United States from 1997 through 2004. A gifted songwriter, she weaves English, Sanskrit, and prayers of other spiritual traditions with musical influences from indigenous trance, Celtic, psychedelic, and folk-rock.
Since coming together with Ananda in November 2010, she has been steadily involved in their collaboration of sacred music projects and special events including recording, touring, retreats and teaching yoga together.
Ananda Yogiji has been teaching yoga and meditation consistently (primarily Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan) for over 5 years. He has completed several Kundalini Yoga teacher-training intensives in New Mexico as well as completed and taught at numerous holistic yoga immersions at the Dharmalaya in Eugene, Oregon.
As a gifted musician and song composer, his musical offerings complement his Yogic practices with a deep devotional spirit. His music channels a unique blissful energy current supported by Mantras with roots in Sanskrit and Gurmukhi. He sings, plays guitar, base, harmonium and Bansuri flute with Jaya Lakshmi. Since partnering with Jaya Lakshmi, he has performed with artists like Jai Uttal, Shimshai, David Newman and Dave Stringer.
While traveling in Guatemala, he connected with a cacao shaman who shared with him the ways of cacao ceremony and spirit of the cacao medicine. He now travels with Jaya Lakshmi holding cacao ceremonies and distributing shaman selected cacao from the Mayan lands of Guatemala.
www.jayalakshmi.net www.jayalakshmi.bandcamp.com
Bhakti Tribe Sedona Presents Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band!
Monday July 9, 2012
7 Centers Yoga Arts
2115 Mountain Road
Sedona, AZ 86336-5495
7pm
$20 Pre-sale / $25 at the Door
Tickets are not yet on sale for this event. Please stay tuned for details.
An Evening Of Mystic Mantra Music
With Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, On Tour From New Orleans
Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band’s music will ignite the world...a hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing." - Yoga Chicago
Dive into the bliss of kirtan, the yoga of music, with celebrated New Orleans mantra musicians Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band. This critically acclaimed band on Nettwerk/Nutone Records-- home of Sarah McLaughlin, Krishna Das, and Jai Uttal—creates evocative music that blends ancient eastern mantras with western musical taste, passionate vocals, funky grooves, and dreamy melodies. Their innovative approach to chant music transcends genres—shades of rock, jazz, funk, choral, Indian, Irish, Middle Eastern, and folk styles merge effortlessly with the magic of the mantras. Yoga Journal has praised the band: “A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi, or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.”
The band includes Sean on vocals and harmonium; vocalist and percussionist Gwendolyn Colman; and Alvin Young on fretless bass and guitar. You can download their new hit album Devaloka on I-Tunes and Amazon.
For more info visit www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com.
Become a fan on their Facebook page.
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Links:
Visit and listen to Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com
Become a fan of Sean Johnson And The Wild Lotus Band on their Facebook page.
Watch interview with Sean on YogaMates: www.yogamates.com/tv/?v=48BF0DD9A5F1C
Read interview with Sean on YogaMates: www.yogamates.com/music/7/
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What others have to say about Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band:
"Sean's voice is warm, soothing river of serenity."-Jai Uttal, Grammy-nominated Kirtan singer
"A joy to listen to whether you're a yogi, or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music." -Yoga Journal
“The gumbo feeling they bring from the gulf jives well with the musical blendings that bring to mind Grateful Dead jams, a little Santana spice in the percussion section, and an all around endearing space that draws you in with each listen.” – Lloyd Barde, Common Ground Magazine, San Francisco
“Truly an awesome experience! - a musical gumbo to stir your soul. Sean has the voice of a deva, an angel - and the band is full of swing, soul, rock, jazz and healing vibrations.” -Saul David Raye, renowned yoga teacher
“Calling The Spirits is destined to become one of the most well regarded recordings in the world of chant music.” – Bette Timm, Aura Magazine
“Sean and The Wild Lotus Band crack your heart open into a million pieces of sweetness.” -Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi, Laughing Lotus Yoga, NYC
"Their music is capable of being energetic, grounding, mellow, tender, sweet - eerie, rapturous and blissful all at once." - Yoga City, NYC
"Johnson's music and teachings pay homage to the ancient lineage but also serve as a breathing art form. The talented singer acts like a beacon for Bhakti yoga."
- Tess Ghilaga, Fit Yoga Magazine
"Sean is living proof of the power of the hatha yogi who also understands the power of sound. This, I believe, is the future of yoga, especially in the West, where a unique yogic culture is being developed" -Russill Paul, chant recording artist and author of 'The Yoga of Sound'
"Sean Johnson's kirtan will ignite the world! Starting on slow simmer, Calling The Spirits is a jazzy hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing!" -Yoga Chicago Magazine
" Kirtan chant continues to be a hotbed of experimentation and invigoration in the hands of Sean Johnson and his funky Wild Lotus Band. The band takes the essence of the bayou and merges it with Indian spiritual music for a sound that bubbles with soul and unbridled passion." - Music Design In Review
“Some serious energy flowing in every chant—there is plenty of sweetness and devotion here.” -Michael Mollura, LA Yoga Magazine
7 Centers Yoga Arts
2115 Mountain Road
Sedona, AZ 86336-5495
7pm
$20 Pre-sale / $25 at the Door
Tickets are not yet on sale for this event. Please stay tuned for details.
An Evening Of Mystic Mantra Music
With Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, On Tour From New Orleans
Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band’s music will ignite the world...a hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing." - Yoga Chicago
Dive into the bliss of kirtan, the yoga of music, with celebrated New Orleans mantra musicians Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band. This critically acclaimed band on Nettwerk/Nutone Records-- home of Sarah McLaughlin, Krishna Das, and Jai Uttal—creates evocative music that blends ancient eastern mantras with western musical taste, passionate vocals, funky grooves, and dreamy melodies. Their innovative approach to chant music transcends genres—shades of rock, jazz, funk, choral, Indian, Irish, Middle Eastern, and folk styles merge effortlessly with the magic of the mantras. Yoga Journal has praised the band: “A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi, or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.”
The band includes Sean on vocals and harmonium; vocalist and percussionist Gwendolyn Colman; and Alvin Young on fretless bass and guitar. You can download their new hit album Devaloka on I-Tunes and Amazon.
For more info visit www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com.
Become a fan on their Facebook page.
_____________________________________
Links:
Visit and listen to Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com
Become a fan of Sean Johnson And The Wild Lotus Band on their Facebook page.
Watch interview with Sean on YogaMates: www.yogamates.com/tv/?v=48BF0DD9A5F1C
Read interview with Sean on YogaMates: www.yogamates.com/music/7/
__________________________________________
What others have to say about Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band:
"Sean's voice is warm, soothing river of serenity."-Jai Uttal, Grammy-nominated Kirtan singer
"A joy to listen to whether you're a yogi, or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music." -Yoga Journal
“The gumbo feeling they bring from the gulf jives well with the musical blendings that bring to mind Grateful Dead jams, a little Santana spice in the percussion section, and an all around endearing space that draws you in with each listen.” – Lloyd Barde, Common Ground Magazine, San Francisco
“Truly an awesome experience! - a musical gumbo to stir your soul. Sean has the voice of a deva, an angel - and the band is full of swing, soul, rock, jazz and healing vibrations.” -Saul David Raye, renowned yoga teacher
“Calling The Spirits is destined to become one of the most well regarded recordings in the world of chant music.” – Bette Timm, Aura Magazine
“Sean and The Wild Lotus Band crack your heart open into a million pieces of sweetness.” -Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi, Laughing Lotus Yoga, NYC
"Their music is capable of being energetic, grounding, mellow, tender, sweet - eerie, rapturous and blissful all at once." - Yoga City, NYC
"Johnson's music and teachings pay homage to the ancient lineage but also serve as a breathing art form. The talented singer acts like a beacon for Bhakti yoga."
- Tess Ghilaga, Fit Yoga Magazine
"Sean is living proof of the power of the hatha yogi who also understands the power of sound. This, I believe, is the future of yoga, especially in the West, where a unique yogic culture is being developed" -Russill Paul, chant recording artist and author of 'The Yoga of Sound'
"Sean Johnson's kirtan will ignite the world! Starting on slow simmer, Calling The Spirits is a jazzy hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing!" -Yoga Chicago Magazine
" Kirtan chant continues to be a hotbed of experimentation and invigoration in the hands of Sean Johnson and his funky Wild Lotus Band. The band takes the essence of the bayou and merges it with Indian spiritual music for a sound that bubbles with soul and unbridled passion." - Music Design In Review
“Some serious energy flowing in every chant—there is plenty of sweetness and devotion here.” -Michael Mollura, LA Yoga Magazine
