We have been recording and its been going well, but theres always more to learn in every new situation, so I have discovered. I end with a kiirtan from an album I made with children from Vistara school a few years ago, the album is called Earth's Heart Calling and is available from Vistara school in Lismore, Australia. Click here for more info: https://www.vistara.nsw.edu.au/  

In this podcast I comment on what makes for a smooth recording experience! So the last four days have been intense, we have been recording tracks on twelve songs for the upcoming song album Unity Hours IV. With such great local musicians Jantien Vandenberg (wind and cello), Adam Rowat (Electric and double bass), Paul Mahony (drums and percussion) and Kavita Neumannova (khol drum and Percussion), we have successfully put down the core instruments on these songs. We also had the help of the  Brendan Treacy who gave so much support in everything we needed outside of the recording studio and of course Martin our sound engineer helping things move along so nicely at Malbay Studios. I end with an uplifting kiirtan track from Unity Ours III.

A Most Uplifting Time was had at the Ananda Marga Yoga/Meditation retreat at Ananda Putta Bhumi in Poland a few days ago. About 150 people gathered from all over Europe, to have spiritual satsaung and to do collective kiirtan and meditation together after two years. In the evening we had devotional and cultural presentations and in this podcast I interview Yashoda from Lithuania who sang Sutartinės, ancient form of folk songs followed by Arpan Kumar singing a beautiful, poignant song in Gaelic. 

In this podcast I comment on what makes for a smooth recording experience! So the last four days have been intense, we have been recording tracks on twelve songs for the upcoming song album Unity Hours IV. With such great local musicians such as Jantien Vandenberg (wind and cello), Adam Rowat (Electric and double bass), Paul Mahony (drums and percussion) and Kavita Neumannova (khol drum and Percussion), we have successfully put down the core instruments on these songs. We also had the help of the  Brendan Treacy who gave so much support in everything we needed outside of the recording studio and of course Martin our sound engineer helping things move along so nicely at Malbay Studios. I end with an uplifting kiirtan track from Unity Ours III. 

In this podcast I share three unexpected but very poignant experiences touched me deeply: How a horse shared his feelings with me.. how I received a poem of Saskia's at the perfect time... and how my fields recordings of kiirtan team lifted my spirits...click here to see at 8min the Rupapaita kiirtan team at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHsQBgcV5Js

Tonight's podcast is a bit of a catch up on what happened over the weekend with the Kiirtan Academy's second session with Balalkrishna, the Sisters Prout Conference and also whats going to be happening over the next few weeks and months. Theres some exciting new recordings and exciting new courses coming up on Musical Theory, Harmonium, Leadership and Rarhi Kiirtan at the Kiirtan Academy. I end with last night's kiirtan from Dada Danaviira and Balakrishna. The last kiirtan is called 'Womens Rising Kiirtan' by me in honour of the Prout sisters. Check out the New Courses here: www.kiirtanacademy.com 

If you love to listen to kiirtan while you are working or quietly when meditating to going through the night when sleeping, then you could listen to Avarta Kiirtan I II and II. With the help of Jayadiip these three albums have been collated and are now on You Tube. As I have said previously they are a fundraiser also so if you are able a donation would be appreciated as all profits go to three different children's social service projects, one in Haiti, one is Afrika and one in Ireland. Heres the YouTube link; https://youtu.be/ZjiP1Ltb5k8 

Balakrishna shares with us his experience of the supra aesthetic science of kiirtan. He talks about folk songs from his indigenous Bete language, and how the symbolism relates very much to his relationship with the Unknown Traveller.  He says that the blues come from slavery and how it expresses pain but that it is offered to the Highest Entity, and therefore there is also hope, and underlying that, there is joy. So beneath the pain there is also joy. I end with a kiirtan of mine from Avarta Kiirtan II album. Click below for more info  https://jyoshnaad5185.clickfunnels.com/sales-pagef4j7tl4c

At the Kiirtan Academy on Friday night Balakrishna tells the story of how he overcame shyness against all odds. He plays kiirtan with incredible ideation that came about from his many miraculous experiences. I start the podcast with him singing kiirtan and end with Anandii singing kiirtan as Balakrishna jams with her. www.kiirtanacademy.com  

Lani lead the Dance of the Rainbow session in honour of Saskia on Sunday for the local community in Mount Shannon. As so many of us have disassociated ourselves from our bodies in this technological world, Lani speaks of how creativity can be expressed through ritual movement and particular music can bring you in touch with different parts of your body, and much more. The kiirtan at the end, called Surrender Kiirtan from Avarta Kiirtan 1 that Saskia sang on, can be purchased here: https://jyoshnaad5185.clickfunnels.com/sales-pagef4j7tl4c You can find Lanis Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Rainbow-Holistic-Well-Being-Movement/dp/1856355462