Join in community singing. Uplift your spirit in the light of the New Moon as we sing simple mantras and focus our minds on the sublime.
Everyone welcome (all genders and ages.) No previous experience needed.
This is a big beautiful community space for mantra, singing and upliftment!
About Gaya
Gaya grew up in Northern California loving nature, creativity and movement. In her twenties, she earned a Masters of Fine Arts at UC Davis and spent time dancing with Catapult Dance Theater and Contraband Dance Company.
Her love of nature soon blossomed into curiosity about True Nature...leading her to the Diamond Heart practices of the Ridwhan School where she learned the practice of self-inquiry. Living at the Ananda Seva Mission's ashram gave her time to immerse in all aspects of yoga and yogic philosophy. Here she became a yoga teacher, trainer and yoga therapist. Her yoga teaching style centers around drawing awareness to somatic experience, building health and wellness through movement, and teaching the skills of meditation.
One of the practices at the Ananda Seva ashram was daily bhakti chanting. And this is where the power of chanting revealed to Gaya a universal connection to divine states. She began to chant on her own and eventually joined Atmanna, a local kirtan band. That led her to study Indian classical music and vocalization with Kiranjot Kaur and Gina Sala. She also honed her kirtan leadership skills with Mike Cohen.
Eventually Gaya formed her own kirtan band, Gaya's Earth & Spirit Band, and recorded music and meditations with Grammy-nominated producer Ben Leinbach. You can find her offerings here on the Meditations and Mantras page and also on YouTube, Insight Timer and Spotify.
Gaya now leads chanting, sound healings and teaches yoga in Northern California. She lives on a little homestead with her spouse in Placerville where she communes with nature, farms and listens daily to the silence that is the beginning of all sacred music.
About Nicole
Nicole has been a member of the Goddess Night Out, Goddess Choir, and has a lovely soprano voice that reminds of a clear running mountain stream. Her interest in music leans toward her lineage in Celtic, Nordic, Spanish Iberian, and Earth-Based Spirituals. She is a budding vocalist who weaves voice and sound instruments, such as harmonium and crystal bowls, for a tranquil soundscape experience. A recent yogi graduate, Nicole uses sound as part of her offerings creating space for Divinity to pour through her and flow through her throat chakra. An advocate that every voice should sing and every person can feel the vibrations from sound and music, Nicole experiences pure joy and bliss witnessing others express themselves. Nicole will be featured in all three dates of the Harvest Moon Kirtan Tour.
TICKETS:
sliding scale: $11 - $44
✨ FREE FOR MEMBERS OF THE WELL 🌀
(purchase a ticket using the code in your monthly membership email, even if you are a member)
what to bring:
yoga mat, blanket, pillow - anything you need to feel comfortable and relaxed for our time together!
water bottle or beverage
journal + pen (to jot down any reflections you have from our workshop)
Join in community singing. Uplift your spirit in the light of the New Moon as we sing simple mantras and focus our minds on the sublime.
Everyone welcome (all genders and ages.) No previous experience needed.
This is a big beautiful community space for mantra, singing and upliftment!
About Gaya
Gaya grew up in Northern California loving nature, creativity and movement. In her twenties, she earned a Masters of Fine Arts at UC Davis and spent time dancing with Catapult Dance Theater and Contraband Dance Company.
Her love of nature soon blossomed into curiosity about True Nature...leading her to the Diamond Heart practices of the Ridwhan School where she learned the practice of self-inquiry. Living at the Ananda Seva Mission's ashram gave her time to immerse in all aspects of yoga and yogic philosophy. Here she became a yoga teacher, trainer and yoga therapist. Her yoga teaching style centers around drawing awareness to somatic experience, building health and wellness through movement, and teaching the skills of meditation.
One of the practices at the Ananda Seva ashram was daily bhakti chanting. And this is where the power of chanting revealed to Gaya a universal connection to divine states. She began to chant on her own and eventually joined Atmanna, a local kirtan band. That led her to study Indian classical music and vocalization with Kiranjot Kaur and Gina Sala. She also honed her kirtan leadership skills with Mike Cohen.
Eventually Gaya formed her own kirtan band, Gaya's Earth & Spirit Band, and recorded music and meditations with Grammy-nominated producer Ben Leinbach. You can find her offerings here on the Meditations and Mantras page and also on YouTube, Insight Timer and Spotify.
Gaya now leads chanting, sound healings and teaches yoga in Northern California. She lives on a little homestead with her spouse in Placerville where she communes with nature, farms and listens daily to the silence that is the beginning of all sacred music.
About Nicole
Nicole has been a member of the Goddess Night Out, Goddess Choir, and has a lovely soprano voice that reminds of a clear running mountain stream. Her interest in music leans toward her lineage in Celtic, Nordic, Spanish Iberian, and Earth-Based Spirituals. She is a budding vocalist who weaves voice and sound instruments, such as harmonium and crystal bowls, for a tranquil soundscape experience. A recent yogi graduate, Nicole uses sound as part of her offerings creating space for Divinity to pour through her and flow through her throat chakra. An advocate that every voice should sing and every person can feel the vibrations from sound and music, Nicole experiences pure joy and bliss witnessing others express themselves. Nicole will be featured in all three dates of the Harvest Moon Kirtan Tour.
TICKETS:
sliding scale: $11 - $44
✨ FREE FOR MEMBERS OF THE WELL 🌀
(purchase a ticket using the code in your monthly membership email, even if you are a member)
what to bring:
yoga mat, blanket, pillow - anything you need to feel comfortable and relaxed for our time together!
water bottle or beverage
journal + pen (to jot down any reflections you have from our workshop)
