Girish

UPCOMING SHOWS 
"Accomplished musician of many genres, former monk infused in spiritual practice, loving wordsmith linking lyrics and rhythm in a blissful musical event" ~ LA Yoga Magazine

11/5         Austin, TX            Dharma Yoga, Live Music and Yoga with Keith 
11/5         Austin, TX            Dharma Yoga, Kirtan
11/6         Houston, TX         Yoga Rasa, Live Music and Yoga with Tracie
11/6         Houston, TX         YogaOne, Live Music and Yoga with Catherine





Tour Schedule
 
Austin, TX
Friday November 5, 7:30pm
Yoga with Keith Kachtick, Live Music with Girish, followed by a full kirtan at 9pm
Dharma Yoga
3110 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705
www.Dharma-Yoga.net
(512) 420-0009
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door
 


Houston, TX
Saturday November 6, 9am
Yoga with Tracie, Live Music with Girish
Yoga Rasa
17226 Mercury, Suite 108
Houston, Texas 77058
281-282-9400
www.yogarasa.net
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price
 
 
 
 
Houston, TX
Saturday November 6, 7pm
Yoga with Catherine, Live Music with Girish
YogaOne
3030 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77006
www.yogaonehouston.com
713-522-0876
www.yogaonehouston.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Big Sur, CA
November 10-11

Girish Kirtan
Yoga and Addiction Recovery: A Celebration of Healing
Esalen
www.rolfgates.com
www.esalen.org
 


Jackson, MS
Thursday November 18, 7pm

Girish Kirtan
Butterfly Yoga
3025 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
601.594.2313
www.butterflyyoga.net
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



New Orleans, LA
Friday November 19, 8pm

Girish Kirtan
Wild Lotus Yoga
4842 Perrier Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 899-0047
www.wildlotusyoga.com
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



New Orleans, LA
Saturday November 20, 2:30pm

Girish chant workshop
Wild Lotus Yoga
4842 Perrier Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 899-0047
www.wildlotusyoga.com
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door



New Orleans, LA
Sunday November 21, 12-2pm

Yoga with Nicole Rezza and Cheryl Golich, Live Music with Girish
Wild Lotus Yoga
4842 Perrier Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 899-0047
www.wildlotusyoga.com
Tickets $10 plus normal class price



Weymouth, MA
Wednesday December 1, 5:30-7pm
Yoga with Jene' Rossi, Live Music with Girish
Open Doors Yoga Studio
65 Washington Street
Weymouth, MA
781-335-3090
www.opendoors7.com
Tickets are $30



Cambridge, MA
Thursday December 2, 6pm
Yoga with Andrea Fotopoulos, Live Music with Girish
Majestic Yoga Studio
223 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-6116
www.majesticyogastudio.com
Tickets are $27



Salem, MA
Friday December 3, 9am
Yoga with Julie Pottier-Brown, Live Music with Girish
Green Tea Yoga
7a Colonial Road
Salem, MA
978.740.9749
www.greenteayoga.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Boston, MA
Friday December 3, 8pm
Girish Kirtan
South Boston Yoga
36 W Broadway
Boston, MA 02127
www.southbostonyoga.net
617.315.7448
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



Chichester, NH
Saturday December 4, 10am

Yoga with Karen Kenney, Live Music with Girish
Quest Yoga Studio
Chichester Commons, 114 Dover Road (Rt. 4),
Chichester, NH 03258
(603) 798-5885
www.questyoga.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Concord, NH
Saturday December 4, 7pm
Girish Kirtan
At Om Yoga
40 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
www.atomyoga.com
tickets are $20 for members and $25 for guests.
Call Asa at 545 7380 to reserve your space



Chichester, NH
Sunday December 5, 11am

Girish Chant Workshop
Quest Yoga Studio
Chichester Commons, 114 Dover Road (Rt. 4),
Chichester, NH 03258
(603) 798-5885
www.questyoga.com
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door



Concord, NH
Sunday December 5, 5:30pm

Yoga with Asa, Live Music with Girish
At Om Yoga
40 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
www.atomyoga.com
tickets are $20 for members and $25 for guests.
Call Asa at 545 7380 to reserve your space



Keene, NH
Monday December 6, 7:15pm
Yoga with Gretchen, Live Music with Girish
THE YOGA SPACE
82 Washington St.
Keene, N.H. 03431
603.352.2686
Tickets are $10 in addition to normal class price



Concord, NH
Tuesday December 7, 6pm
Yoga with Beth-Aime Labonte, Live Music with Girish
Living Yoga Studio
120A North Main Street
Concord, NH
www.livingyoganh.com



Wichita, KS
Friday Dec 17, 8pm

Girish Kirtan Concert
Siva Power Yoga
535 W. Douglas, Suite 110
Wichita, Kansas 67213
(316)650-9187
www.sivapoweryoga.com
Tickets are $25



Wichita, KS
Saturday Dec 18, 2:30pm
Girish Chant Workshop
Siva Power Yoga
535 W. Douglas, Suite 110
Wichita, Kansas 67213
(316)650-9187
www.sivapoweryoga.com
Tickets are $45



Wichita, KS
Sunday Dec 19, noon

Yoga with Adrian Tartler , Live Music with Girish 
Siva Power Yoga
535 W. Douglas, Suite 110
Wichita, Kansas 67213
(316)650-9187
www.sivapoweryoga.com
Tickets are $20



San Francisco, CA
Friday December 31, 6:30-8:30pm
New Year's Eve Yoga with Janet Stone, Live Music with Girish
Yoga Tree Castro
97 Collingwood St. at 18th St.
(one block west of Castro)
San Francisco, CA
(415) 701-YOGA
www.yogatreesf.com


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Tempe, AZ
Thursday January 13, 6:30pm
Yoga with Tish Hegel, Live Music with Girish
Hegel Yoga
1370 E. 8th Street  #4
Tempe, AZ. 85281
480.478.2934
www.hegelyoga.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Phoenix, AZ
Saturday January 15, 1-4pm
Chant Workshop with Girish
Blissful Yoga Studio
2510 West Happy Valley Road
Phoenix, AZ 85085 
(623) 780-9642
www.blissfulyoga.net
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door



Phoenix, AZ
Saturday January 15, 6-8pm
Girish Kirtan
Blissful Yoga Studio
2510 West Happy Valley Road
Phoenix, AZ 85085 
(623) 780-9642
www.blissfulyoga.net
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door

 

 

 

Glendale, AZ
Sunday January 16, 1-4pm
Girish Tantra Philosophy Workshop
Blissful Yoga Studio
19420 N 59th Avenue H-800,
Glendale, Arizona 85308
(623) 977 YOGA
www.blissfulyoga.net
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door

 

 

 

Glendale, AZ
Sunday January 16, 6-7:30pm
Yoga with Carrie, Live Music with Girish
Blissful Yoga Studio
19420 N 59th Avenue H-800,
Glendale, Arizona 85308
(623) 977 YOGA
www.blissfulyoga.net
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday January 22, 6-10pm
Shakti Music Festival
Featuring David Newman (Durga Das) and Girish
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
www.shaktimusicfestival.com
Tickets are $20 in advance at Gateways Books, 1126 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA, (831) 429-9600, and $25 at the door
Kids are free, $3 student discount with ID
Bake Sale, Chai, Silent Auction, bodywork
All festival proceeds to benefit Save Santa Cruz Schools

 


Costa Mesa, CA
Friday January 28, 6pm
Yoga with Erika Burkhalter, Live Music with Girish
Yoga Works
1835 newport boulevard suite a 208
costa mesa, ca 92627
949-642-7400
yogaworks.com



Palm Springs, CA
Saturday January 29, 7pm
Girish Kirtan
Kristin Olson's Urban Yoga
458 S. Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs 92262
www.urbanyoga.org
760-320-7702
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



Corona, CA
Sunday January 30, 9:30am
Yoga with Leeza Villagomez, Live Music with Girish
The Yoga Den Healthspa
1035 Montecito Dr
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 279-9642
www.yogadenhealthspa.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Corona, CA
Sunday January 30, 12:30pm
Girish Chant Workshop
The Yoga Den Healthspa
1035 Montecito Dr
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 279-9642
www.yogadenhealthspa.com
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door


 

Ottawa Ontario Canada
Friday March 11, 7:30pm
Yoga with Maria Figueroa, Live Music with Girish
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
613-761-9642 (YOGA)
www.pranashanti.com



Ottawa Ontario Canada
Saturday March 12, 1pm

Yoga with Jennifer Stackhouse, Live Music with Girish
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
613-761-9642 (YOGA)
www.pranashanti.com



Ottawa Ontario Canada
Saturday March 12, 7:30pm

Girish Kirtan
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
613-761-9642 (YOGA)
www.pranashanti.com



Ottawa Ontario Canada
Sunday March 13, 3pm
Girish Chant Workshop
PranaShanti Yoga Centre
52 Armstrong Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
613-761-9642 (YOGA)

www.pranashanti.com




Somerset, NJ
Thursday March 24, 6pm
Yoga with Pascale Kavanagh, Live Music with Girish
CenterSpace Yoga and Wellness Studios
900 Easton Avenue
Somerset Village
Somerset, NJ 08873
732 246 YOGA (9642)
www.centerspacestudios.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Holbrook, NY
Friday March 25, 7pm
Girish Kirtan
Essence of Yoga Studio
388 Furrows Road
Holbrook, NY 11741-2717
(631) 467-6505
www.essenceofyogastudio.com




Rutherford, NJ
Saturday March 26, 1-3pm

Girish Chant Workshop
Shiva Shanti Yoga School
165 Park Ave
Rutherford, NJ 07070
201.531.9642 (YOGA)
www.shivashantiyoga.com
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door


East Windsor, NJ
Saturday March 26, 8pm

Girish Kirtan
One Yoga & Wellness Center
405 Route 130 North
Lower Level
East Windsor, NJ 08520
(609) 918-0963
www.oneyogacenter.net


Glen Rock, NJ
Sunday March 27, 10am
Yoga with Sheryl, Live Music with Girish
Naturally Yoga
175 Rock Road, Ste 3
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1724
(201) 612-7330
www.naturallyyoga.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price


Glen Rock, NJ
Sunday March 27, 12:30-3pm
Girish Chant Workshop
Naturally Yoga
175 Rock Road, Ste 3
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1724
(201) 612-7330
www.naturallyyoga.com
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door


Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday April 7, 8pm

Girish Kirtan




Cleveland, OH
April 8-10
Cleveland Yoga
3355 Richmond Road, Suite 251A
Beachwood, OH 44122
216.591.1183
www.clevelandyoga.com

Bloomingdale, IL
Friday May 20, 8pm
Midwest Yoga Conference
Girish Kirtan
Hilton Indian Lakes Resort & Spa
Bloomingdale, IL
800-599-YOGA
www.midwestyoga.com


Wilmington, DE
Saturday May 21, 4pm
Yoga with Johnny Gillespie, Live Music with Girish
Empowered Yoga
2000 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 208
Wilmington, DE 19806
302 654 YOGA (9642)
www.empoweredyoga.com
Tickets are $20




Wilmington, DE
Saturday May 21, 8pm

Girish Kirtan
Empowered Yoga
2000 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 208
Wilmington, DE 19806
302 654 YOGA (9642)
www.empoweredyoga.com
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door



Sykesville, MD
Sunday May 22, 9am

Yoga with Abby, Live Music with Girish
Mountain High Yoga
Piney Run Park, Yurt
30 Martz Road,
Sykesville, MD  21784  
410-795-5165
www.mtnhighyoga.com
Tickets are $30


Encinitas, CA
Saturday August 6, 6pm
Summer of Love Benefit Concert
Girish,  Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe
Seaside Church
1613 Lake
Encinitas, CA
Sponsored by Innernet Events, tickets available at www.InnernetEvents.com
 

North Sandwich, NH
Wednesday September 21, 6-7:30pm
Yoga with Katie, Live Music with Girish
Dragonfly Yoga Barn
280 Bennett Street
North Sandwich, NH 03259
603-707-7529
www.dragonflyyogabarn.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price

Manchester, NH
Thursday September 22, 6:30pm
Yoga with Taryn, Live Music with Girish
YogaBalance Yoga Studio
135 Hooksett Road
Manchester, New Hampshire 03104
603.625.4000
www.YogaBalance.info

Tickets are $10 plus normal class price



Boston, MA
Friday September 23, 8pm

Girish Kirtan
South Boston Yoga
36 W Broadway
Boston, MA 02127
www.southbostonyoga.net
617.315.7448
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



South Portland, ME
Sunday September 25, 7pm

Girish Kirtan
Sadhana
100 Brickhill Ave, Suite C
South Portland, ME 04106
207-772-7364
www.sadhaname.com
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door



Philadelphia, PA
Saturday October 8, 8pm
Girish Kirtan
Yoga on Main
4363 Main St.
Philadelphia, PA 19127
www.yogaonmain.com
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door


Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday October 15, 6-10pm
Om Music Festival
Featuring Girish, Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band, and Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
www.ommusicfestival.com
Tickets are $20 in advance at Gateways Books, 1126 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA, (831) 429-9600, and $25 at the door
Kids are free, $3 student discount with ID
Bake Sale, Chai, Silent Auction, bodywork
All festival proceeds to benefit Save Santa Cruz Schools


Lexington, SC
Thursday November 3, 7pm
Girish Kirtan
BelieveSC
106 East Main Street
Lexington SC 29072
803.356.1806 
www.believesc.com
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door


Greensboro, NC
Friday November 4, 7pm
Girish Kirtan
mind|body|fitness yoga
2949 Battleground Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27408
336.392.9224
www.mindbodyfitnessyoga.com
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door


Greensboro, NC
Saturday November 5, 10am
Girish Chant Workshop
mind|body|fitness yoga
2949 Battleground Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27408
336.392.9224
www.mindbodyfitnessyoga.com
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door


Berkley, MI
Saturday November 19, 8pm
Girish Kirtan
House of Yoga
2965 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 100
Berkley, MI 48067
www.HouseofYoga.net
248.556.0992
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door


Lansing, MI
Sunday November 20, 10:30am
Yoga with Hilaire, Live Music with Girish
Hilltop Yoga
108 E. Grand River Ave
Lansing, MI
(517) 290-1961
www.hilltopyoga.com
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price


Berkley, MI
Sunday November 20, 3-6pm
Girish Chant Workshop
House of Yoga
2965 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 100
Berkley, MI 48067
www.HouseofYoga.net
248.556.0992
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door


Berkley, MI
Sunday November 20, 7:30pm
Candlelight Yoga with Abby, Live Music with Girish 
House of Yoga
2965 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 100
Berkley, MI 48067
www.HouseofYoga.net
248.556.0992
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door


 








 


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Keith
Yoga with Keith Kachtick
Live Music with Girish

Friday November 5, 7:30pm
Dharma Yoga
3110 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705
www.Dharma-Yoga.net
(512) 420-0009


Keith Kachtick is founder and director of Dharma Yoga. A Bliss-certified yoga teacher (and a University of Texas Plan II graduate), he was from 1998-2005 senior instructor for the Lineage Project, a Buddhist nonprofit that offers meditation and yoga asana in New York City youth prisons. Before moving back to Austin, he taught at Bliss Yoga Center in Woodstock, was on the faculty of the Omega Institute, and led yoga and meditation retreats in Manhattan, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Italy. Keith's yoga classes, which combine elements of the Jivamukti and Anusara traditions, are infused with warmth and humor, his training in Tibetan Buddhism and the martial arts, and a love of music and world literature. He has written about spirituality and meditation for Yoga Journal, Newsweek, Esquire, Texas Monthly, and the New York Times Magazine, and is author of two books on Buddhism: Hungry Ghost and You Are Not Here & Other Works of Buddhist Fiction. Keith offers a deep bow of thanks to the inspirational teachings of Tias Little, John Friend, Lama Surya Das, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as to the wonderful Dharma Yoga sangha.






Dharma Yoga
Girish Kirtan

Friday November 5, 9pm
Dharma Yoga
3110 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705
www.Dharma-Yoga.net
(512) 420-0009


Dharma Yoga is an Awareness-based mindfulness and relaxation practice, founded by Keith Kachtick in 2005, exploring traditional Indian yoga through the lens of Buddhism. Our 26 weekly yoga classes range from gentle hatha and restorative to Tibetan Heart and advanced vinyasa flow.


Located in central Austin in a beautiful new 2,400 square-foot candlelit studio, Dharma Yoga offers a fun, challenging and potentially life-transforming workout for both body and heart. We promise good music, good vibes, and guidance from some of the very best yoga and meditation teachers in Texas. Teachers who will know your name.

Yoga body. Buddha heart. Dharma Yoga.







Tracie
Yoga with Tracie
Live Music with Girish

Saturday November 6, 9am
Yoga Rasa
17226 Mercury, Suite 108
Houston, Texas 77058
281-282-9400
www.yogarasa.net
Tickets are $10 plus normal class price


Tracie (Padma Shakti) is the founder and Yoga Studies Director for Yoga Rasa. Her ability to effectively disseminate the yoga teachings, leading students toward a more excellent quality of life and more subtle awareness and understanding in life, is made possible by her study and love of these great beings: Dr. David Hoch, Lex Gillian, Reverend Karen Tudor, Sandra Summerfield-Kozak, Rodney Yee, Erich Schiffmann, Shiva Rea, David Frawley and Swami Atma. There are many other masters and teachers unnamed to pay homage to as well, whether by lineage living now or before. Her current studies are influenced mostly by Rod Stryker, Shiva Rea, Dr. Stephen Phillips (Swamiji), Reverend Richard Rogers, Yoga Rasa Kula, Intuition and God.







Yoga with Catherine
Live Music with Girish

Catherine



Saturday November 6, 7pm
YogaOne
3030 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77006
www.yogaonehouston.com
713-522-0876
www.yogaonehouston.com
Tickets are $30


We are bringing an entirely different experience into the studio with our first ever yoga and live music offering. Join your fellow yogis/yoginis for an amazing live music and yoga experience at YogaOne with a sweaty and uplifiting asana practice and blissful and music filled savasana, followed by a YogaOne social hour at a location nearby.


Catherine Allen has been teaching yoga since 2001. She is a Forrest Yoga Mentor Teacher and assists Master Teacher Ana Forrest nationally.


This event is likely to sell out in advance as space is limited, so reserve your spot now.



 



Yoga Journal
Yoga Journal
November 2010

"Diamonds in the Sun is a unique offering, even in the experimental realm of modern kirtan music. You might even forget you're listening to music that has its roots in India. That's not to say Girish doesn't give the tradition the respect it deserves. On the contrary: His love and inspiration are evident in this heartfelt recording.


Girish, a tabla player who has performed with many of today's top kirtan and mantra music artists, brings a modern acoustic Western sound to many songs. He performs many kirtan standards almost as ballads. Possessing a deeply soothing, almost sensual voice, he sings Sanskrit with palpable devotion and tenderness, as on "Lakshmi", a gorgeous slow sway to the deity. And his treatments of songs such as "Om Namah Shivaya", "Saraswati", and "Kali Durge" feel even more poignant for renderings that border on alt-country - lolling pedal-steel guitar and all.


Girish brought together a posse of kirtan allstars for this album, and the musical arrangements, featuring acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, sarangi, trumpet, cello, and mandolin, perfectly complement the textures of his voice. The melodic interplay between instrumentalists and vocalists is magnificent. Similarly sublime are the background vocals byDonna De Lory and C.C. White.


The Sanskrit verses and additional lyrics are consistently uplifting and heart opening: "We shine like diamonds in the sun/Every one of us" is the chorus in the title track. Girish's reverent cover of the Snatam Kaur classic "Long Time Sun" provides a rousing conclusion to the album."


By Jeremy Lehrer

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A monumental offering of transcendent melodies and earthy grooves, Girish joins his lush, soulful vocals with a global cast of award winning musicians. "Diamonds in the Sun" is a fresh, eclectic blend that is by turns intimate, peaceful, and inspiring, and then vibrant, passionate, and playful. A welcome reminder that just below the surface of who we think we are, we all are "Diamonds in The Sun".

 

"With "Diamonds in the Sun" Girish has found the perfect blend of musical styles, pure inspiration, tender ballads, and that awesome combining of chant form and English lyrics.  This is infectious, encompassing music to lift your spirits and soothe your soul."  Lloyd Barde, Common Ground

 

"Girish pours forth the sweetness on his third release Diamonds in the Sun, a delicious blend of flavors that will quench your spiritual thirst and fill your hungry heart. Girish delivers with his soothing voice, collection of world instruments and cameo cast of dream team players, effectively mixing English prayers with Sanskrit call-and-response style chanting. This unique merging invites listeners of all backgrounds to join in and touch the heart of the divine." Michael Reidinger, LA Yoga Magazine 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Diamonds
Thank you Angels!



You have come forward to contribute 100% of what we needed to complete "Diamonds in the Sun! We couldn't have done it without you!




Abigail Thouin
Adam Dishkin
Adeline  Digby
Allison  Stillman
Amanda  Amburgey
Amy Winkler
Ani Rodriguez
Anwar Brad Silling
Ariana  Marks
Be Yoga   
Bernard Korn
Bill Ormerod
Bio-Botanical Research, Inc.   
Blue Lotus yoga Studio   
Bob Holleman
Bobby Wilder
Carla Jackson
Carmen French
Cheryl Krunkoski
Christina Salgado
Connie & Sal Chillemi
Connie Poon
Daniel Stewart 
David DiGiammarino
David Moore
David Newman
Dawn Flannery
Debra Berardi
Divya Yoga and Massage Therapy   
Dragonfly Now   
Drishti Yoga   
Eleanore Csizmadia
Elena Silverman
Elizabeth Manning
Ellen Weissbuch
Eric Hrubant
Erika & Alton Burkhalter
Erika Hattingh
Erin Mathiason
Erin Nealy
Evan Kopelson
Frank Barnett
Gary Goldberg
Gina Pachowski
Green Tea Yoga   
GuruGanesha Singh
House of Yoga   
Ian Swan
Ingrid Armstrong
Jacob Mai
Jacqui Leviton
James South
Jana Richardson
Janice Craig
Janice and Robert Cruden 
Janice Rodriguez
Jayadeva
Jeff Iorio Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc.    
Jeff Sanders
Jessica Jyotika Cauffiel
Jessica Hernandez
Joanne Gorlick
John Calabria
John and Michelle Oliver
Judy R Curiel
Julie DeCosta
Julie Jackson
Julie Weiss
Kate Donlon
Kathleen Dib
Kathryn Burton
Keith Villanueva
Kent Vandenberg
Kristine Freeman
Kurt Ehler
Kristin Olson's Urban Yoga   
Leslie   Amundson
Lilli Ann Papaloukas
Lillian Roter 
Linda Hacker
Lisa Mansfield
Little River Yoga   
Lucy Burns
Marianne Sutin 
Maritia Palmer
Markus MacPherson
Marni Task
Mejda Das   
Melissa  Rubin
Michael  Flynn
Michelle Kassinger
Mirabai Galashan
Maureen Miller
Nancy Allen
Om Kailas
Omri Sitton
Pamela Ann Lange
Penni Feiner
Preetamdas Kirtana
Quest Yoga Studio   
Reena Hunter
Rob Abbot
Robin Davidson
S.E. Crandall
Sacred Sounds Radio   
Samantha Goodrich
Sarah Garney 
Scot Rolfe
Scott Medina
Sony Trieu
Spirit Rising Yoga & Healing   
Sumati Bellsey
Susan  Page
Susan  Pirollo
Susann Spilkan
Suwon  Weaver
Suzanne St. Claire
Suzanne Ward
Tamar Starck
Theresa Conroy
The Yoga Space   
Todd Schongalla
Valerie Rodriguez
Valerie Skillman
Veronica Davis
Vicki Rikard
Wendy Powell
Wendy Stone






Menla Retreat
Girish Retreats!






 


Big Sur, CA
November 10-11
Vinyasa/Kirtan Retreat with Rolf Gates and Girish
Yoga and Addiction Recovery: A Celebration of Healing
Esalen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cell-nique


"Diamonds in the Sun" Sponsor Cell-nique



Girish drinks Cell-nique every day and is happy to have their support in the release of "Diamonds in the Sun." Cell-nique is not just a beverage for your physical health, though it's ingredients are among the most healing on the planet. Each bottle displays a Mantra and a Yantra. A mantra is the creative projection of the mind through sound and a yantra is a diagram for a point of focus during meditation.

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Naturcillin"Diamonds in the Sun" Sponsor Bio-Botanical Research



Girish uses Naturcillin throat spray every day to keep him healthy on tour.  We're excited to have Bio-Botanical Research's support in the release of "Diamonds in the Sun."  Using broad-spectrum extracts from the plant kingdom in the form of concentrated herbal medicines can support our immune system naturally. The effectiveness of Bio-Botanical Research  formulations has been verified by laboratory testing and clinical usage over the past 23 years. Previously only sold through health care professionals, Bio-Botanical Research is  happy to now offer their formulations Naturcillin™ and Naturvirex™ for you and your family.

 
Visit www.Naturcillin.com and enter discount code  Girish  to get 5% off of your order.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
David
Girish Recommends David Romanelli's new book  "Livin' the Moment"

Do you remember what you did a week ago Tuesday? What about 3 weeks ago Wednesday? Life is becoming a big blur. What good is a day where you answer all your voicemails, and respond to all your emails, and check off all your to-do's... if you fail to have one moment of pleasure? David's book shares fun, funny, irreverent stories from his ten years as a yoga teacher on the "spiritual path." No this is not a yoga book, but rather a guide to inspiration, faith, and love... mixed with drugs, sex, and rock n' roll. Think Deepak Chopra meets Cheech and Chong. Think livin' the good life is livin' the moment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LA Yoga 
Mantra Music: Girish
By Erika Burkhalter
LA Yoga Magazine

 

Like a diamond in the sun, Girish shines brightly in the world of kirtan. His music, rich with rhythm and full of heart makes you want to sing...and play. Three times now, Girish has graced my class at Yoga Works, Costa Mesa, with his music, invoking what one of my students described as a "spiritual experience" to be able to practice asana and feel the beat of the tablas while Girish weaves mantras such as the Gayatri and my personal favorite, the Maha Mritryunjaya Mantra, as well as his more rockin' version of the Hanuman Chaleesa into the very air, enveloping you with song .

Inspired by my experience with Girish, I attended his chanting workshop this past February and purchased a harmonium from the Self-Realization Fellowship in Encinitas. During his three-hour workshop, he brought such a natural ease to the chants, allowing them to be accessible to everybody by playing them in different keys for different voices. Although the traditional Sanskrit wording of the chants is said to carry its own essence, most people find more meaning in the chants when they understand the translation, which Girish thoroughly explains, often accompanying the translation with a story or two illustrating the historical or mythological significance of the mantra. After class, Girish patiently instructed me on a few simple chords for the harmonium and, although I am only proficient at three or four chants, the Maha Mritryunjaya Mantra and the Gayatri among them, I have been playing the harmonium in all of my classes ever since and my students report that they love the musical addition to the class.

Erika Burkhalter is a Yoga teacher and an increasingly more skillful harmonium player when she teaches at Yoga Works in Costa Mesa and on the Yoga Trek Adventure retreats and workshops she leads both locally and internationally: erikaburkhalter.com. Both Erika and Girish will be at Bhakti Fest 2010: bhaktifest.com.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spirit Voyage 
 
Girish - A Diamond in the Sun
By Lloyd Barde

Girish has been flying under the radar in the midst of the exploding kirtan world for well over a decade.   For many years Girish was the "tabla player of choice" for artists like Krishna Das, Wah!, Snatam Kaur, Rasa, Dave Stringer, and more.  Seems like nobody knew he could sing so soulfully, kind of like Dave Matthews, and that his songwriting and flawless production were about to emerge.  Over the course of his three releases, Girish has established himself as a major artist in the world of sacred vocal music, and a welcome male voice among all the women who sing so magnificently. His debut "Reveal" remains a favorite of many, myself included, as it pulses with global rhythms, sweet melodies and heartfelt devotion, and "Shiva Machine" laid down several new directions via mesmerizing trance-funk grooves, trip-hop devotional dirges and heart warming electro-acoustic ballads.  Over 200 people invested physically, financially & energetically to make this new CD an expression of a larger global force.  With "Diamonds in the Sun" Girish & friends have found the perfect blend of musical styles, pure inspiration, tender ballads, and that awesome combining of chant form and English lyrics a la Donna DeLory & others.  In fact, Donna's "Sanctuary" was probably my favorite CD last year, and "Diamonds in the Sun" plays beautifully next to her collection of exquisite songs.  Donna lends her vocal magic to many tracks on "Diamonds in the Sun", as does C. C. White and other fine singers.  I asked Girish what some of his favorite CDs are, and he responded "it's wide and varied; for Yoga it's Krishna Das ("Door of Faith,") at other times there's all kinds of music that touches me, such as Wilco ("Sky Blue Sky"), Sufjan Stevens ("Illinois") and Joni Mitchell ("Shine")".

Each song on "Diamonds in the Sun" is a complete and full offering, with occasional horn sections, r'n'b arrangements, soulful rhythms and prayerful choruses that build to convergent conclusions that satisfy, track after track. Girish shared "it's been a 2-3 year journey, from basic thumb nail sketches, as foundation, to laying down the original tracks with a solid live rhythm section on hand. The rest was drawn from Pakistan to Portland, via Skype, and other forms of audio technology." During this time Girish upgraded his home studio in quantum leaps towards getting vocals down perfectly.  You can hear for yourself, as the energy is brought forth, reflecting his own personal evolution as producer and musician. Girish wrote, arranged, & produced all of the songs, & is on lead vocals, guitar, harmonium, percussion. Guest artists include Greg Ellis, Quinn, Benjy Wertheimer, James Harrah, Ian Walker, Georges Lamman, Greg Leisz and many others. The title track is quite self-explanatory, and was written on his recent third trip to India, expressing the understanding that not far below the surface of who we think we are, we all are "Diamonds in The Sun". There are honestly too many standout tracks to highlight, although "Lakshmi" and "Saraswati" are so very flowing, and "Om Namah Shivayah" lends itself to new meaning within the setting that develops. The closing track, "Long Time Sun" also soars with a pure and heavenly design. If you don't find yourself singing, swaying, moving and grooving with these tracks, I'll be surprised.  This is infectious, encompassing music to lift your spirits and soothe your soul.

 

 
 
 
 
 
Alison 
Girish Recommends Allison Stillman's new book  "The Scared Art of Anointing"

The secrets of the ancients revealed for the first time in countless centuries! "The Sacred Art of Anointing", by renowned aromatic alchemist Allison Stillman, is the definitive book on anointing, and is based on twenty years of anointing people from across the globe. This book seeks to educate the reader about the ceremonial use of consecrated essential oils to make, or declare one sacred, holy, and Divine.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ojai Malas 
Girish Recommends Ojai Malas

Girish and I both do daily japa with these lovingly hand made malas. Get one for yourself, uplift your meditation today!