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"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
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Tour Schedule
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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
Jackson, MS Thursday November 18, 7pmGirish KirtanButterfly Yoga3025 N. State StreetJackson, MS 39216601.594.2313www.butterflyyoga.netTickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door
New Orleans, LA Friday November 19, 8pmGirish KirtanWild Lotus Yoga4842 Perrier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70115(504) 899-0047www.wildlotusyoga.comTickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door
New Orleans, LA Saturday November 20, 2:30pmGirish chant workshopWild Lotus Yoga4842 Perrier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70115(504) 899-0047www.wildlotusyoga.comTickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door
New Orleans, LA Sunday November 21, 12-2pmYoga with Nicole Rezza and Cheryl Golich, Live Music with GirishWild Lotus Yoga4842 Perrier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70115(504) 899-0047www.wildlotusyoga.comTickets $10 plus normal class price
Weymouth, MAWednesday December 1, 5:30-7pmYoga 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, MAThursday December 2, 6pmYoga 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, MAFriday December 3, 9amYoga 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, MAFriday December 3, 8pmGirish 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, 10amYoga with Karen Kenney, Live Music with GirishQuest Yoga StudioChichester Commons, 114 Dover Road (Rt. 4), Chichester, NH 03258(603) 798-5885www.questyoga.comTickets are $10 plus normal class price
Concord, NH Saturday December 4, 7pm Girish KirtanAt Om Yoga 40 N. Main St.Concord, NH 03301www.atomyoga.comtickets are $20 for members and $25 for guests.Call Asa at 545 7380 to reserve your space
Chichester, NH Sunday December 5, 11amGirish Chant WorkshopQuest Yoga StudioChichester Commons, 114 Dover Road (Rt. 4), Chichester, NH 03258(603) 798-5885www.questyoga.comTickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door
Concord, NH Sunday December 5, 5:30pmYoga with Asa, Live Music with GirishAt Om Yoga 40 N. Main St.Concord, NH 03301www.atomyoga.comtickets 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 GirishLiving Yoga Studio120A North Main Street Concord, NHwww.livingyoganh.com
Wichita, KS Friday Dec 17, 8pmGirish Kirtan Concert Siva Power Yoga535 W. Douglas, Suite 110 Wichita, Kansas 67213 (316)650-9187www.sivapoweryoga.comTickets are $25
Wichita, KS Saturday Dec 18, 2:30pm Girish Chant Workshop Siva Power Yoga535 W. Douglas, Suite 110 Wichita, Kansas 67213 (316)650-9187www.sivapoweryoga.comTickets are $45
Wichita, KS Sunday Dec 19, noonYoga with Adrian Tartler , Live Music with Girish Siva Power Yoga535 W. Douglas, Suite 110 Wichita, Kansas 67213 (316)650-9187www.sivapoweryoga.comTickets 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, 1-3pmGirish Chant Workshop Shiva Shanti Yoga School 165 Park Ave Rutherford, NJ 07070 201.531.9642 (YOGA) www.shivashantiyoga.comTickets 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, NJSunday March 27, 10amYoga with Sheryl, Live Music with Girish Naturally Yoga175 Rock Road, Ste 3Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1724(201) 612-7330www.naturallyyoga.comTickets are $10 plus normal class priceGlen Rock, NJSunday March 27, 12:30-3pmGirish Chant WorkshopNaturally Yoga175 Rock Road, Ste 3Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1724(201) 612-7330www.naturallyyoga.comTickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the doorPittsburgh, 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, ILFriday May 20, 8pmMidwest Yoga ConferenceGirish KirtanHilton Indian Lakes Resort & SpaBloomingdale, IL800-599-YOGAwww.midwestyoga.comWilmington, 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, 8pmGirish Kirtan Empowered Yoga 2000 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 208 Wilmington, DE 19806 302 654 YOGA (9642) www.empoweredyoga.comTickets 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yoga with Catherine Live Music with Girish

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.
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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 To share this review please copy the link below: http://girishmusic.com/yogajournal/index.html
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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
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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
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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
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"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.
www.Cell-nique.com
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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