Ganesha Maha Mantra
Thurs Night Ecstatic Evening of Chanting at Open Secret with Uma & Mirabai:
Thursday, February 21 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael
$20 at the door
Spring Equinox Kirtan at Open Secret with Mirabai, Timothy, Peter, & Anastasi
Thurs. March 21 7:30-9pm at Open Secret Bookstore
Join Mirabai on vocals & guitar, Peter Warren on percussion, Anastasi on guitar, & Timothy Dixon on digeridoo and keyboards. We will begin with traditional Kirtan and then hold a special preview of our new KirTrance upbeat dance mantras that will be on our upcoming CD. Dancing is encouraged!
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA
$20 at the door
Kirtan with Mirabai and Friends
Saturday, April 13, 2019
8:00 –9:30 pm
(Part of the Four-Years-On-Vincente Yoga Fundraiser Event)
6:00pm An inspirational talk by Swami Jnaneswariananda
7:00pm A full Indian vegetarian dinner prepared by members of the Sri Kesari Satsang of Sunnyvale
Dessert and Silent Auction
8:00pm Kirtan Concert with Mirabai (Mirabai is trained in jazz and folk, and found the bhakti path in 2002. Mirabai has studied Indian music and kirtan with Jai Uttal, Sargam Shah and Krishna Das.)
***Sponsors receive a complimentary 5-class pass! Please call to reserve.
Come celebrate with us!
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
1185 Vicente Street (at 23rd Avenue)
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 681-2731
email: sanfrancisco@sivananda.org
Tuition : $54.00 for whole evening or $20 for Kirtan
http://sivanandasf.org/course/8209
Thurs Night Ecstatic Hanuman Evening of Chanting at Open Secret
with Uma & Mirabai featuring Ramana & PJ:
Thursday, April 18 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael
$20 at the door
Thurs Night Kirtan Open Secret with Mirabai & Friends:
Thurs. May 16 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael, $20 at the door
Wednesday, June 12th: 2:30-4pm
Harmonium Singing Group Lesson with Mirabai
I will offer an Invocation/Oms that we will sing together
Student introductions
Vocals warm ups & Alankars
(Indian music patterns to strengthen the voice)
A new mantra:
(pronunciation, meaning, chords on harmonium, melody)
Private residence in San Rafael
$30 lesson
Contact Mirabai: mirabaiyoga@hotmail.com to register
Thurs Night Summer Solstice Evening of Chanting at Open Secret
with Uma & Mirabai featuring Gangadhar & PJ:
Thursday, June 20 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael
$20 at the door
Monthly Kirtan with Uma Reed & Mirabai
Thursday, Sept. 19th 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael
$20 at the door
A Day in the Heart of the Goddess with Mirabai & Uma Reed
a Kirtan and Yoga Daylong Retreat in honor of Navaratri
Enjoy a day full of outdoor asana, pranayama & chanting
On Sunday, September 29, from 10am-4:30m, Uma and I will offer a daylong yoga, meditation, and devotion retreat. We will once again experience the day in the gorgeous natural surroundings of Paradise Healing Center in Lagunitas, California.
The timing of the retreat is just after the Autumn Equinox, and during the course of the High Holy Days of Judaism, as well as special dates in numerous other traditions. Most notably for us, it is the first day of the Hindu celebration of the Goddess, known as Navaratri, or Durga Puja. Uma and I will mark the beginning of this powerful nine-night festivity with a special daylong observance of “A Day in the Heart of the Goddess.”
In the morning, Mirabai will lead us in a unique cleansing pranayama practice, followed by a strengthening asana session to fortify the body in preparation for the change of seasons, and pull the energy inward as we move into Autumn. In doing so, we honor the various qualities that devotion to Durga engenders, such as strength of will, self-discipline, and keeping balance throughout the ups and downs of life.
In keeping with the celebration of the Goddess in her various forms, Uma will be teaching a very beautiful devotional hymn to Durga, the Protectress who teaches us how to dispel our fears, the shining “Goddess of Pure Power.” We will learn the song in the traditional way that the scriptures are learned in India: learn the words first, the basic translation next, and then an “unfoldment” of the deeper meaning held within the words.
Daylong retreat: $150 by Sept 15, $175 after 9/15
Students bring your own lunch, water & tea are provided.
Please contact Mirabai to register: mirabaiyoga@hotmail.com
Thurs Night Ecstatic Evening of Chanting at Open Secret with Uma & Mirabai:
Thursday, Oct 17th 7:30-9pm
Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C Street, San Rafael
$20 at the door