'Golden Dawn' or Sonali bhor, and 'New year' or Ek Nutaner songs are the some of the most deeply mystical and empathetic songs ever written. Listen here. 

Dada Daneshananda Fundraises only once a year for his "Every Life Counts' Project for women and babies in the rural areas on Nigeria. His generous sponsor, will match any amount given, so please let's give a little to help those in emergency situations. He speaks with excitement about the Health Cultural Rallies that are very entertaining as well as educational. On the other hand he also says a little about what it's like to see a child die of malnutrition in this area, something we in the west, can hardly imagine. Please give a little at: https://amurt.enthuse.com/cf/everylifecounts 

Didi Ananda Gunamaya speaks about how being in Accra, Ghana is not too different from Brasil but how she has greater opportunity for spiritual growth and surrender here. She runs not only a Children's School "Lotus Children's Centre' but also leads mass feeding projects while Tapatii runs a very successful vegetarian cafe in the region and supports Babas quarters. From having to keep vegetarianism a secret, less they be called 'witches' to now being a very popular cafe, its a joy to listen to their stories. Didi and Tapatii sing three kiirtans and they are very contagious, so melodious and with very beautiful rhythms unique to the region. It's such a pleasure to listen and sing along to. Check out Didi's projects at: https://www.facebook.com/lotusaccra, and at http://www.lotuschildrencentre.org/about/. Please consider giving a donation at this difficult time. Thank you.! 

Puspa shares some wonderful stories about her life and her inspiring projects, including Memory Cafe and Perculator for the Aged.  She speaks about her involvement with Ageless Grace, a Body/Mind and Movement Exercise. Puspa also sings three beautiful songs with original lyrics written to some catchy kiirtan tunes, and ends with a brilliant Baba story. Check out the Memory Cafe website below  https://www.memorycafedirectory.com/

Premratna aka Sarah Spence is an amazing woman- she is a classically trained vocalist who loves to sing kiirtan, has trained in many different healing modalities including dream work and Dalian Method for Health and Consciousness, works in IT and Learning, is into astrology and more. Musically she has recorded two solo albums so far and has been a founding member of the women's group called 'Shakti Sacred Music', offering NZ audiences a unique sound singing Devi kiirtan. In this interview we discuss her music, her inspiring podcast on Midlife Transitions and more. Check out her music and podcast via the links below.  www.premratnamusic.net/podcast. www.sarahmarlowespence.com

Here it is, the edited video of Kiirtan from the Feminine. On the occasion of NZ Yoga Day some local women decided to get together and share some kiirtan to celebrate NZ Yoga Day 2021. They are, Group 1: Jyoshna LaTrobe (Guitar/singing) , Sarasvati Willis (Flute/Singing), Tonya Wyatt (singing) Emere McDonald (Piano, Singing); Angie Bao; Sarah Spence (Premratna (Guitar/Singing), Emma Skellern (Drum/Singing), Melanie Hight (Guitar/Singing),  Fern Watson (Harmonium/Singing);  Video Editor: by Aston Garratt. You Tube Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHr0mwNPKbA

When I saw the line up for NZ Yoga day I was disappointed to see that there weren't any female kiirtan players. So I set about doing something to change that. I called old friends, from when I was here four years ago, Sarah, Mel and Fern from Shakti band. They were keen to do something and then Sarah contacted Rachel and Emma too and Mel called Angie. There were ten of us in the end who came forward with just a few days to record a kiirtan. Accompanying me were Sarasvati, Emere and Tapasii. The short 5 minute videos have been sent to the editor Aston Garret, in time for Saturday.  The other exciting event is the Open Mic Kiirtan nite which is also happening on Saturday 8 pm Irish time or 9 am Sunday. Everyone is welcome to come and share a kiirtan if they like, in a very supportive environment. At the end I include the audio of the video we made of the song and kiirtan called Dharma. 

So the three greatest polluters on our planet are EAT or Energy Agriculture and Transport. Did you know that the temperature only has to increase by  1.5 degrees more and we will be at our tipping point? So what can we do? Jiivan has some great suggestions for the First world countries, who are causing havoc in the Third world countries. In technology alone there is 54 million tons of waste, in one year, hence the need for innovation, and individual responsibility to save our planet for future generations. Listen to Jiivan's repot on COP 26 here.     

Narada Muni is an extraordinary person with a wealth of spiritual knowledge gained from experience, firm determination, courage and surrender. In the first half of the interview Narada talks the situation that lead to him being incarcerated at 18 years of age. He talks candidly about his experiences in jail, all the way through to when he was released. In the second half, Narada Muni talks about his spiritual journey, and a myriad of Baba stories that will amaze and inspire you. Narada Munis book Bombs Bliss and Baba is available on Amazon at:https://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Bliss-Baba-Spiritual-Autobiography/dp/0994402740

Tonight I share my experiences with my amazing sisters who came to help me get my stuff together, working as a team. It made me reflect on the power of collaboration even in so called solitary activities like meditation. I then share a demo of a new song/bhajan and kiirtan.