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Wah! I wanted to thank you for bringing so much to the Ecstatic Chant weekend at Omega. You greatly add to the richness and vibrancy of the program. Stephan Rechtschaffen 12/28/2005

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Dear Wah ! -- I just read an article by you in the current issue of The Journey titled "Intuition or Intelligence". It was an experience "seeing" you in the woods and mountains and "feeling" your 4th day breakdown.
My deep appreciation for being led to your website to find so much clarity and intention, moves me to send you this message of sincere gratitude. Calmly now I begin to refocus my thoughts to allow for the intuitive. Your article is a simple story, with profound learning and feelings. I want you to know how much I respect and honor your work and seva. You also mentioned Baba and his guru, so happy to be allowed to express my feelings thru your website! warmly, Rick Fri 12/16/2005 6:21 AM

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Wah-I love what you do, and the honesty and devotion that you do it with. Keep chanting, sharing stories, and raising the vibration of the universe.   Prem & Om, Linda Tue 11/1/2005 12:48 PM

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Wah-I saw you in Edison and had never heard you sing before, even on CD but I enjoyed it a lot. Somehow I think that you can go much higher than we all did there, that particular rainy night. Is this not true? Is each and every event an entity unto itself, depending on the souls there and the Openness of their hearts? Love and light, Jenny Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:22 PM

hi jenny thanks for writing, happy thanksgiving. yes each event is an entity in itself and strangely enough I can remember each event clearly based on what we talked about (well, what I expressed for everyone present).  like, kripalu lunar eclipse night:  "how's your practice going?"  like, edison, "you begged for the opportunity to tie these shoelaces."   like, princeton, "what's behind the relationship, the job, the desire?  behind it is grace.  go beneath these karmic ties and you will find grace."  yes, you are right, I don't know how high anybody gets, we each open to the light as we are able.  I have to open in full expression, that's just the way it is for me.  it's all valid.  some people who come to see my teacher, ammachi, come just for the hug and the hershey's kisses.  in time, they come to receive more.  it's a progressive evolution. love and light on this day, wah Thursday, November 24, 2005 1:22 PM

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Hi wah! - I'm sitting here at my pc in Annapolis, MD at 4 am still blissed-out from the chanting in Philly.  I don't quite know what it is about your style, but the other chanters just don't do it for me - I'm hooked on your spiritual stories - i can relate - & laid-back style (it just kind of fits with my  own lifestyle).  What I like about your approach is the openness & focus on growing  - no silly rules about cold showers (kundalini) , celebacy (sivananda) ,  only reading a certain version of the bhag.gita because all the other versions are wrong (hare krishna) ,  or needing to sit in "full" lotus while chanting, etc.  You touch the "essence of everything" - opening to greater love for everyone. I'm starting a website with links to yoga podcasts (it's in the very early stages -- yogaRadio.net -- I included a link to wahmusic.com - i think many yoga teachers in the near future will make mp3 classes available for free which will open yoga up to more people).  Sorry for all the rambling.  Anyway, after spending so much time in mantra-bliss with wah!, just wanted to say thanks & Jaaaaiiiiiiiii wah! namaste ....  p.s. oh yes - some requests - how about a wah! kirtan dvd & maybe a yoga audio cd (or mp3) .. i'd be first in the purchase line  .. cheers ... until next time (:->)   Ron (:->)  Sun 11/20/2005 3:46 AM

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Hello, Wah! I just wanted to write you and let you know how wonderful an experience it was for me to chant with you in NYC . It was one of those times that happens every so often in life when you think it's going to be just another moment in your life...and you even wonder if you're even going to show up....and it turns out to be the perfect time and place for you to be....the perfect learning experience....one of the most valuable experiences you've had. I expected to come and listen to you sing. I never expected that I would join in the singing....much less lose myself in it; in a way that I not only sang proudly but  also found  perfect harmon y to accompany the beautiful melody surrounding me. I expected to come and be entertained. I never expected that even more important than your singing would be the lessons I learned from the short talks you had with us between songs. Though you were talking to the entire group, I felt you were talking directly to me.....addressing the exact issues I was going through in my life right at that moment...the end of a beautiful relationship of several years, one that has been both wonderful and trying, one that I have had a hard time letting go of. You spoke about relationships in a way that really helped me put a better perspective on them....a loving, accepting way of seeing what is happening in my life. Many, many thanks....Kanani   Fri 11/18/2005 11:13 PM

Kanani , This love is indescribable and how it pierces the heart is a mystery. We come into oneness through the chanting and then all minds and hearts are open - I can read what is in the hearts who sit before me and talk directly - heart to heart - soul to soul. I am so glad you came and could go so deeply, what we all long for.  Yes, it's true, relationships are part of how we process who we are - those who sit in a cave meditating don't  have the opportunity to develop relationships - those  human mirrors  which reflect  our inner nature. I wish you love and blessings as you transform and start anew. My heart to yours, l ove , wah Monday, November 20, 2005 11:42 AM

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Dear Wah!  muito obrigado! Thank you for your wonderful concert yesterday at Hot Nude Yoga!  I/We had been missing that experience of chanting, call and response type, through mantras and the great music you created and you rekindled that sparkle once again.  And thanks for the birthday song (I was the b'day boy)...  sooo very sweet...  I felt blessed by the group and by your offering.  I am a yoga teacher  yoga4gaymen.com  and have been practicing Siddha Yoga meditation for eighteen years... My boyfriend and I were ecstatic with your music,so much grace in that room that was quickly built by your powerful invocations.  I really connected with the experience of the great blissful wildly joyful Self -- through your art.  Looking forward to be in one of your concerts again!  Shanti and much love to you.  Archimedes.  Friday, November 18, 2005 7:43 PM

hey archimedes , what a blessing to be able to chant with you on your birthday!  you were sitting by the window that overlooked the Empire State building, I remember you.  how nice that you have been steeped in meditative tradition for so long.  I am always so amazed at how many people have started in these traditions and then branched out from the basic love and teachings they acquired.  this is obviously you - so deeply dyed in the nectar and making it new as you integrate it into your unique life path. I look forward to sharing with you again.  love and blessings, wah   Monday, November 20, 2005 11:37 AM

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Wah- I was at the Kirtan you led in NYC at Integral on Saturday night the 12th of November, and it was beautiful and inspired as ever. Many thanks to you for all your gifts. During the Hare Krishna mantra, i dropped into what might have been the deepest meditative state of my entire life- I was moved to stop singing and just listen, and then something shifted and I was fully present but somehow not in my body. Everything was perfectly clear, I was not asleep (i checked!) but I couldnt feel my body or even my presence in the room. I heard from far away all the singing, but it was very distant. It lasted for the entirety of the chant, and after that, I could easily slip back into it if I just closed my eyes. This has never happened to me before, and I am curious. What do you think took place? Thank you for the light you shed, showing the rest of us where to step. You are treasured. Jai Ma! Lisa Mae   Friday, November 18, 2005 9:20 AM

Hi lisa mae, What you experienced is called deep meditation - or a version of in-body samadhi called savikalpa samadhi. I experience it when the energies coming through the leader/teacher/kirtanwallah are very high vibration. Once Amma touched me and I went into this state for 5 or 6 hours, I couldn't move, even though the program ended and everyone left the room for a break, came back and performed a roudy skit - I just sat there, absorbed, as you described it. It is an unusual and precious gift.  love, wah  Monday, November 20, 2005 11:53 AM

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Wah, I had the awesometatious experience of kirtan with you last night in Hoboken.  Now I am hooked and you shall see me whenever you visit the East Coast. You also gave me 2 hugs! Jai Ma! Jai Ma! Many thanks for the Shreeeeeeeeeeeeeee ........... Kim "Resplendent spirit, or body made from the ground, which are you? Tell me! I'm puzzled. All this light, yet a body!" --Rumi   Thu 11/17/2005 12:51 AM

Thanks kim, Awesome to meet you too. Abundance and love overflowing - How we find each other is god's grace, and how we stay connected is a beautiful divine friendship. Wishing you beauty and love on this day - Jai, wah Monday, November 20, 2005  12:05 PM

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Wah- wow, I've rarely seen Integral so packed!  T hough I haven't chanted  much in the past (I'm more of a rock and roller ) your music in particular and chanting in general really touches me in ways that I don't think I've ever let myself be touched before. I've never before been so absorbed in something that I lost track of time and felt totally one with something outside myself even for the briefest of moments and so deeply touched (I don't really have words for it) as i was when chanting… Thanks. D   Sun 11/20/2005 7:39 PM

Dar - So glad you are becoming absorbed in presence - I don't know if the world is evolving or I am evolving, but I do feel that presence more and more love and light, wah Wed 11/23/2005 2:42 PM

Wah- Perhaps it is a bit of both- you evolving and the world. You seemed a bit different this last time I saw you perform-not the music so much as you-the words that come to mind are deepening and a shedding-if that makes sense-I hope you don't mind me saying that........ As for the world I feel it evolving and shifting myself and my own heart opening more to it….dar Wed 11/23/2005 7:06 PM

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Wah- As I have heard you over the last two years, I have been struck by your distinctive and sophisticated voice as a musician, your use of shifting meters, spare but concentrated improvisation and adventurous/ soulful melodies. That's all ..the rest is grace.Thank you again. James Fri 11/4/2005 2:29 PM

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thanks again for the hot show in Chandler, AZ on Friday, still buzzin. y'all freakin' rock. Jai Ma! keith Wed 10/26/2005 10:24 AM

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Wah, I came to your concert at The Yoga Show in London last year and was completley blown away by you and your beautiful approach to yoga and chanting.  I was wondering if you would consider another visit to the UK. Many thanks wishing you peace love joy and light, jo Fri 10/21/2005 6:06 AM

Thanks Jo, We're working on the next European tour, trying to get organized... would love to come to your center. love, wah Mon, Oct 31, 2005 5:15 PM

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Greetings Beloved,we met once on maui at a kirtan of yours.I would love to do a worshop with you to deepen my own chanting and to get more experience to share it with others.Do you have any Hawaii plans? I would like to help manifest the idea,how about you?Blessings and loveto you, Chetan PyasaTuesday, September 13, 2005 12:20 AM

jai ma, chetan pyasa, thanks for your email. I kept waiting to respond to you, to see if hawaii might manifest on the tour schedule, but it didn't! so I hope we meet somewhere along the way again, and I wish you great blessings and light, wah Mon 10/10/2005

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Dear Wah, Thank you again for your beautiful presence at Omega. I was especially grateful for your teachings in between chants, especially about your commitment to show up as yourself and not anybody else. Prajna Fri 10/7/2005 8:08 AM

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Namaste Wah, So sad to hear that you won't be returning to the great North West this year.  You were at Sarahjoy's studio, Amrita.  It was wonderful, it's always in my heart.  Peace on your journey. Mireena Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:50 PM

thank you mireena, we will be in olympia, WA in march 2006, if you want to swing up there for a night. thank you for your love!  which I can feel through cyberspace. we keep each other's vibration high. love, wah Mon, Oct 31, 2005 5:08 PM

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Hello wah! Amma is coming to Barcelona and I wonder if you will be here with us those days. We will sing some bhajans, but never like you! In Her love, Luz Friday, October 28, 2005 7:39 AM

luz, thank you for sending Her picture which I looked and looked and looked at, with an open heart. She holds Universes in Her being.... I will not be coming to Barcelona for Her visit this year. I wish you many happy moments singing God's Name and praying praying praying for peace. love, wah Monday, October 31, 2005 4:27 PM

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Thank you Wah!, Terrific Kirtan Saturday night in Santa Fe, you are always a joy and an inspiration... Elizabeth  Tuesday 10/25/2005 11:24 AM

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Dear Wah! I remember you saying at the end of last night that you enjoy getting e-mails, especially ones of complaint because it means Energy is moving. I won't complain but I will say thank you for the 60 watt lightbulb metaphor and the discussion of "healing crisis" on your website. I am constantly searching for language to describe this experience of opening to the unknown and to aliveness, and when I find resonant words it strengthens my own path. Energy is definitely moving in my life and it is a grand and amazing adventure, not always pleasant or rosey but awe-filled. How else could I have had the gift of having dessert with all of you in Santa Fe and being able to surrender into the bliss of kirtan? Resonant gratitude, Sarah Sunday, October 23, 2005 4:53 PM

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Hi Wah, looks like you have quite the busy schedule and I would say that is good and I know you will be taking care of your self while you are traveling around the country and of course California. It is sad you won't be able to visit and perform in Denver but hopefully in 2006. lots of love, Tom Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:17 PM

hey tom, always great to hear from you. don't worry, we'll get the CO thing together, I am a little swamped right now. we have a video shoot on thursday with the new band, it's sounding HOT, I'm really excited.   it's for the adelphia cable network.  I'll let you know if we get good footage to share. all love to you my friend, wah Mon, Oct 10, 2005 6:43 PM

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Hi Wah! Thank you for coming to Jyoti Mandir in Encinitas. It was awesome to see you again and I always love your energy.  You rock !!  Still hope you'll write a autobiography soon!   I think you have had quite a life and I would be the first to buy a copy.  Jai Ma! Eric   P.S. does Sweetgirl get bugged about her name at school??? Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:41 AM

hey eric, well, encinitas weekend felt like a honeymoon to me, it was so sweet, and the full moon just added to the beauty.  I look forward to chanting with you again.  autobiography on the way (in about 10 years!) P.S. most people use their western name at school and their sanskrit name at satsang, sweet girl is just the opposite! she uses her sanskrit name at school and everyone is fine with it. love, wah Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:24 PM

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Wah! Your concert at Jyoti Mandir was so deeply inspiring and moving…I have been a lover of Krishna since I was a little girl in India and I felt His there when you/we were singing Hare Krishna, Hare Rama…It was so intoxicating and I can simply think of the ecstasy of that evening and “BE” there again….and again and again.. Thank you for everything that you are…we are so blessed. Namaste, Aparna Sun 10/2/2005 12:08 PM

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Dear Wah, I know that you tour a lot in the US, but since I am living in Germany I was wondering if you do have any plans of coming to Europe as well? People are desperate for more chanting and kirtan over here. When Krishna Das comes, it is all ecstatic bliss!! But there is not enough of this and only in a few places. I got to know your music only about a year ago. I listen to your songs a lot and they are so inspiring. My wife also loves your music, especially the fact that you also chant in English (but we wouldn't want to miss the Sanskrit either!!). Your songs about Amma deeply touch my heart and stir up devotion. I chant a lot myself, always have, and enjoy chanting some of your songs and tunes, too.  Is it okay if I use some of them in my yoga classes, as I am just about to start teaching yoga and I would like to combine it with chanting?? Sending a lot of love and joy over the Atlantic Martin Friday, September 23, 2005 10:48 PM

hello martin thank you for your email.  I am happy you are chanting and enjoying the bliss! we are tentatively scheduled for the yoga conference in koln april 1, 2006, but we are still working on money for airfares.  hopefully we will meet in germany in 2006!  until then, yes, of course, use the CDs or sing the melodies in class.  I wish you many happy moments of meditation, love, wah Thu 9/29/2005 7:58 AM
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Hi!! Thanks so much again for your performance at Yoga Oasis in Tucson. I really enjoyed it a lot. I was the one that came up to you on Sunday after the workshop and told you about the chanting resoudnig in my room when I woke up that night after the concert. Thanks again!! Blessings, Rose  Thu 9/29/2005 3:15 PM

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Namaste Wah, I wanted to thank you for coming to sing and play during savasana at Sean's workshop at Omega last weekend. After a deep practice with Sean it took my savasana to a whole new place.
Thanks again! All the best, Larry Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:44 PM

thanks larry, seane is a great teacher. I was honored to share the depth of experience you all shared in your workshop together. what a gift for me! hope to see you in phile in nov (I think it's the 19th ) love,wah Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:54 PM

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hello, i am from sacramento, please give a visit to bay area or sacramento we would love to hear your voice. namaste. kumar Mon 7/11/2005 10:30 AM

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hello beautiful woman soul. my name is sally and i was blessed to
experience you live in CT last spring, in westport we did yoga and had a
joyous chanting night, loved it, it stayed with me heavy for a while. I
came with my husband to be (he's now) and it was his first kirtan
experience and he rocked it, loved it, and to my enjoyment plays your cds for pure background enjoyment. peace, peace and more peace, and here's hope that you shall make your way near us! sally Thu 8/18/2005 7:44 AM

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i love your music, thanks! ...and was wondering if you are going to teach/play in england this year or next?! love and peace forever, jo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mon 7/4/2005 8:34 AM

jo, thanks, we'll be in europe for the yoga conference april 1 weekend, if all goes well. hope to see you there! wah 7/9/2005 10:45 AM

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Namaste, Wah!  How are you?  I have relocated to Seattle from Boston.  Do you give any concerts in the Seattle area? Regards, Seetharam... Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:18 PM

seetharam, thanks for writing, we come to Olympia, WA  March 1-3, 2006.  I sure hope you can make it  (only 1 hour south of seattle)  www.washingtoncenter.org ) wah Thu 8/18/2005 7:39 AM

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dear wah, I am so looking forward to hearing your beautiful voice and music and also connecting with you again at Omega Labor Day weekend. This year continues to open to new and wonder-filled opportunities and joys. I hope you will have a few minutes to share during that amazing experience. I wouldn't miss it for anything. love and blessings always, baji Friday, July 08, 2005 9:16 PM

fantastic barbara that is a highlight of my year, also.  I look forward to sharing it with you, love, wah Sat 7/9/2005 4:42 PM

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Hello! Looking forward to seeing you at Yoga on the Main in Manayunk, PA! My Husband and I have fallen in love with your cd. Thanks for the great vibrations, Lissa Friday, July 01, 2005 7:00 AM

fantastic lissa, we look forward to being with you there (at yoga on main). thanks for the kind words. jai, wah 07/02/05 10:11 AM

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Dear WAH, I have been participating in Buddist meditation once a week at the Drolma Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the past two weeks as well as continuing with my regular workouts.  Things are well.  Next Wednesday Simmie and I will be celebrating 19 years of maritial bliss.  Namaste STEVEN Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:10 PM

hey steven, great to hear from you, I am glad you are doing meditation on a regular basis.  I too have had the chance to develop a regular practice, now that I have been off the road for a little while.  It is very strengthening to my heart. Congratulations on your anniversary, to both of you.  I don't know how you have done it, but it is an achievement worth celebrating.  You have to keep opening to each other and allowing each other to grow to keep a good marriage.  Congratulations. I have been putting together a book, with all the elements of our retreats together - yoga, chanting and life processing.  It has been a wonderful experience.  I can't wait to share it with you!  It will be awhile before I actually get it to a point to print, but I thought I would share my joy about it with you. beautiful, blissful days and meditative nights to you, my dear, wah Monday, June 13, 2005 10:36 AM

Dear Wah, You should have seen the glow on Simmie's face and her smile after she read your anniversary wishes. Love, Steven Mon 6/13/2005 5:40 PM

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Wah, You are extraordinary and I was so happy to hear you live in Santa Fe on Sat night. Any chanting workshops going on with you? As part of a 24 month crash course in impermanence I have been chanting and chanting, yoga-ing and yoga-ing....has saved my life and has seen me through to the *point* of all things.Will keep up with your schedule and hope to see you again soon!Prem and Om Always, Keep On Keep On you are a gift to all, Elizabeth Mon 6/6/2005 6:55 AM

elizabeth, thanks for your lovely email."teach" chanting? what's to teach? pick a favorite mantra and sing a tune. whatever musical training you have will be applied accordingly.I'd be happy to discuss any questions you have about it or sit with you when I come to Santa Fe in December. love,wah Mon 6/6/2005 8:44 PM

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Namaste Wah, If you tour in Ohio again we would love to host you in Yellow Springs either at our studio or a bigger venue. We are big fans of your Savasana cd. I was just in India and heard it blaring from one of the shops! It was great! Peace, Monica 05/23/2005 6:25 AM

thanks for writing monica... man, that midwest tour wiped me out! freak snowstorms and so many changes of venues and places to stay... that was a really hard tour. I came back thinking, "never again" but now I've had a chance to recover and I'm ready to go back out.... so you never know, we'll probably be back to OH next spring. I'll keep your email and if you want to send me a line next january, we can arrange something. thanks for writing - that's funny that my music is blaring in India, we don't have any distributors there! (it's all bootlegged) I guess that's a backwards compliment, though, huh? :) love, wah 05/23/2005 5:49 PM

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Wow, Wah! What an honor to have you in Cleveland! I was mesmerized by the music and your beautiful voice - you sang from the heart. I was struck by your unassuming, humble, gentle nature, as well as by the peaceful presence of your band members. I appreciated your honest comments about the inner demons and outer demands that challenge us along our paths. Thank you for all you do: for the effort it takes to tour, for answering our questions after the performance, complete with hugs and smiles for the camera, for your sincerity, and mostly for being PRESENT. Your music has helped me open my heart to the Divine in such wonderful ways. The sweet memory of your visit lingers still, and I hope that you return to Cleveland again soon. We need your love and energy here in C town! Michelle 05/02/2005 10:38 AM

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Hello Wah. I just wanted to let you know after your show in Chicago I felt that "light headed" pleasant afterglow high type feeling for the next two days.  It's the type of feeling I used to get from rock and roll, particularly from Who and Pete Townshend gigs. It was great to see you play here in Chicago again.  I have a tough schedule this year with work and can't get away much, so for me it really means alot when someone like you comes around.  Your music and chanting in general helps me cope with all the stuff that comes dealing with a world drowning in Maya. Have a great year. I look forward to your new music. Jai, Arnie Mon 5/9/2005 9:41 PM

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My Dear Wah Hello and Namaste It was an awsome performance at Jiva Mukti Detroit a couple of weeks ago. How did you like the Ravi Shankar CD I gave you? The Rag Bhimpalasi is such an intense Raga, that one only appreciates after listening to it several times, and now it haunts me in a positive way. I will be "plugged in" to your concert schedule and want to see you again. I will send you some stories sometime soon. Do not know if this mail is going to reach you (does it go into never neverland?) Peace, Light and Barakat (abundance in Arabic) Safe Journeys and plenty of SMILES. Love Minaz Sat 5/7/2005 5:52 AM

Minaz thanks for your email,  we very much enjoyed the CD.  so great to have some raga playing on our long drive from Detroit to Cleveland, which was smitten with casualties, accidents and hazardous driving conditions.  thank you for your prayers. I hope to see you next time in Detroit.  hopefully it will not be too long, maybe next spring.  enjoy! wah 05/07/2005

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Thanks for playing in Annapolis.  It was fun and inspirational....perhaps too inspirational.    I can't get the Jai Ma tune out of my head. As a result of your kirtan I have been thinking about buying a bass guitar.  Do you have any suggestions? I also would like to learn the guitar chords to Hare Ram from Hidden in the Name.   Is it possible for you to jot them down. I love your music...and your approach.  Thanks for talking to me. Stephen Sat 5/7/2005 10:30 AM

yes, I can email the chords to you if you want.  bass guitars are so different, I have one which is suited for a ladies small hand and has a beautiful tone, great for effects (Ibanez).  but I have played others as well - 5 string and 4 string.  go to a guitar store and try them out. you'll find one you like, I'm sure. love, wah 05/07/2005

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Namaste Wah! Wow! Thank you again for the amazing evening in Lake Orion! I love how I can sing out loud without judgment! It is so fun! I enjoyed every moment! May you continue to allow all of that love to shine and flow through you to touch all those who have the opportunity to feel the power of your gift! (excuse the grammar... I can't think of another way to say it). I don't see any listings for Canada on your tour schedule... Please come to Windsor Ontario whenever you have the time! Gina Sat 4/23/2005 10:36 PM

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Dearest Wah! I wanted to thank you for sharing your time, talent, and beautiful gifts with us all at Healing Earth Resources in Chicago. I was first introduced to your wonderful music through your website. When I saw you would be in Chicago, I knew I would find a way to be there. I chanted along with the ones I knew and just soaked up the ones I didn't. Along with the wonderful warmth and vibration fo the chanting, I truly enjoyed hearing you speak of experiences you've had along your journey. So much of that time I found myself nodding in agreement... and laughing. Your TRUTH expressed is beautiful and empowering to experience. Such an amazing balance of honesty and humor. You are inspiring and proof positive that serenity, compassion, and love are not accidents but consciously cultivated paths. It's so helpful to have someone like you who has 'gone before' to look to for guidance and encouragement. I know I am not the only one who sees you and your experiences as precious examples of what is possible. If you take away nothing else, know this: For all you have done to enlighten and encourage me and others, I thank you. I thank you as the earth touches the sun. Namaste, Love-N-Chocolate, M. 05/05/2005

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Dear Wah, Hopefully this finds you safe and sound at home again. Thank you so much for being here in Detroit. Your growing up in an ashram provides such great stories to someone like me who was raised in a traditional Italian Catholic home. I often think if I had been exposed to spirituality, yoga - any of it - learning, growing and receiving wouldn't be quite so challenging as it seems now. I am grateful that I have been exposed to all this. Warm wishes, Denise. 04/28/2005

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Dear Wah! Thanks for opening my heart, lifting my spirit, reaching my soul, touching my life... (maybe there's a song here) love, Steven 05/01/2005

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Dear Wah! You have touched so many of us with your beauty and grace.... with love from the Shine Yoga Center Kula in Cincinnati. 04/29/2005

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Dear Wah: Hello. I was fortunate enough to see you guys live and loved your music. First, I would like to Thank You for doing what you do! The night I saw you guys....my heart re-opened and tears flowed on their own, releasing some, (quite a bit) of backed up tension and emotion I had not addressed. I bought two of your CD's and look forward to getting more of your music. My partner is just starting to learn the Blues Guitar and I'm just starting to learn the Djembe Drum; we both just fell in love with the Cajon instrument that was played. I had seen and heard the small hand held cajon but I didn't even know they had them in that large of a size......and the sound.....wow, was it beautiful! It sure didn't sound like any of the cajons I had experienced. Well, now we want one. My question to you is....Is it the wood that makes the sound/tone of the cajon or is it how it is made/manufacturer? We aren't professional musicians, heck, we aren't even musicians - we are Students, so if the Cajon that size is very expensive, could you recommend one that is comparable to the sound? I don't even know how much they run for, we just really liked the very cool sounds it makes. Thank you for your time, I know your busy. Have a Wonderful Tour Time, Jo in Chicago 05/04/2005

hi Jo, glad you liked the show. the cajon is a Cuban instrument. The one we have is handmade by Patric, with German precision and care. www.popercussion.com   or - www.fatcongas.com. the great sound is made by the wood and the guitar strings along the inside of the drum (gives it the snare sound). yes it does sound like a drumkit in a box. cheap and easy to carry around! $200 will get you a good one. I have a friend who got one in a junk store for $50. sounded pretty good too! good luck, wah 05/05/2005

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Hi Wah! It was great to see you again at Healing Earth in Chicago.  Your words and music are so powerful!  So REAL! Sat Nam, Pamela Wed 4/27/2005 9:10 PM

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I attended your show at the healing arts in chicago. I really enjoyed your music. I was also very impressed by the cajon that was played. can you please send me information on the cajon, manufactor, model, and where you got it if possible. this is very good. thanks, Jim Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:25 PM

hi Jim, glad you liked the show. the cajon is a Cuban instrument. The one we have is handmade by Patric, with German precision and care. www.popercussion.com  Another great company is fat congas - www.fatcongas.com  best, wah 05/05/2005

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I have been chanting along with you CD since I left your workshop on Sunday in Alexandria. The Krishna CD is beautiful. It is taking me to a place of sweet and tender devotion. Your voice is transcendent. There is a softness with which you say Krishna that is kind of other-worldly. It moves me and opens me. Thank you for sharing this love with me, with the world. Love and blessings to you, Deborah From the workshop, I feel a slight release and less of the heaviness around my throat chakra. Chanting questions will follow. Tue 5/3/2005 7:13 AM

thanks deborah, I'm glad you liked the workshop. It is the final section of the book I am writing - Dedicating Your Life to Spirit (through yoga, introspection and chanting). It was great to be able to share my explorations of sound in the body. Glad you like the CD. I'm ready for your questions! love, wah 05/05/2005

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Dearest Wah-ji, My son Jai and I were blessed to be at your kirtan at Integral in New York last Saturday. Thank you for the transporting vibrations! And thank you for the grace and spirit-awakening your music brings. Om peace, Subhadra Tue 3/15/2005 8:06 AM

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Dear Wah, I would like you to know what a pleasure it was for me to be at the Kirtan on Saturday night -- I found it to be inspiring, uplifting, emotionally moving, and enjoyed hearing your beautiful voice. Meeting Sweet Girl and seeing her singing along was also a great pleasure - she has a wonderful, charming spirit. And Mr.Wah has quite the sense of humor. Martha Thu 3/24/2005 11:10 AM

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Dear Wah, Words cannot express my sincere gratitude for your awesome energy, love and light that you brought into our Center last night. I think all that attended will be feeling that for some time. Also, what a beautiful soul Sweet Girl is, the love she has experienced in her young life radiates from her being. Om Shanti, Linda/Yogini Monday, March 14, 2005 7:15 AM

wow, I echo your feelings, it was a beautiful night! riding high! what amazing love and light you have generated in your yoga space. all we did was reflect it back to you. hugs and kisses, wah Wed March 23, 2005 5:56 PM

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Wah!- Great show at Kripalu. The band was tight and your voice sounded full and relaxed. White Light and joy for all. Baird Wed 3/23/2005 3:50 PM

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Wah! Thank you so very much for your performance at Devotion Yoga. What an honor and pleasure to have your wonderful grace and talent in person. I hope you come back to Hoboken in the Fall. Liza Tue 3/22/2005 8:47 PM

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Wah, It was wonderful meeting you at Sacred Rivers Yoga Studio last week. I hope your weekend at Kripalu was as magical.  I was so moved by your voice and the bands inspiring sound.

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Namaste Wah; I wanted to tell you Thank You for coming to Glastonbury last evening. It was such a special treat to see you in such an intimate setting compared t o being at Omega with hundreds of people. I look forward to seeing you again at Omega and want you to know that I will be listening to you as part of my Practice. Be well and Be safe. Love and Light, Lisa Fri 3/18/2005 9:47 AM

thanks lisa, Glastonbury was a lot of fun, and what a great center - something going on in every corner - for kids, for ladies, for yoga, for healing-  just really high spirited enthusiasm.  thanks for coming, I look forward to seeing you at omega. wah Wed 3/23/2005 4:22 PM

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Jai Wah! It was so transcendently yummy singing with you guys Sunday night in Freehold. Jeff (Ram Das) Tue 3/15/2005 7:28 PM

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Hello Wah, It was very nice to meet you the other night at Sacred Rivers Yoga. Thank you... Your music creates a peaceful and spiritual atmosphere. I look forward to the next time our paths cross. peace,
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Hello Wah, While on a quest for Meaning and Heart in Cyberspace I found the Splendid Aesthetic Expression which is your website. I enjoyed you Invigorating Creative Pursuit. Navigating your Garden was a true Pleasure , you were Born to Bloom . May you sink your Roots into what is Holy that you may always be Connected with Sacred Mother Earth. I am a Poet, Psychic and Spiritual Advisor in Ontario Canada. I found your site Vibrant and Captivating. You have a Unique Flavour which is Pulsating with Life. Thank you for sharing your Vision. I wish you the Power of Personal Freedom that you may Explore Unlimited Possibilities. May the Winds of Life blow Softly and Sweetly that you may Sail the Seas of Heaven. Yours in Life Honouring Wisdom, Micheal Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:51 AM

thank you michael, your words are very kind and soothing.  I appreciate your taking the time to write.  there are many great souls uplifting the vibration of the planet, but we don't always know who they are.  and for those of us trying to uplift the vibration of the planet, we don't always connect with each other.  thank you for reaching out to find me. with love, wah Monday, February 28, 2005 5:49 PM

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Wow Wah! Thank you for the gift of an amazing transcendal evening of music, chant, community, love, laughter and connection.I felt a heart connection with you and the band, it was powerful.I look forward to more... Paulo 2/13/2005

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Wah! gracefully moves through the subtle as well as the intense without even flinching. What a delight to have her here! Uwe Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:38:47 +0100.

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Wah, Thought you might get a kick out of this quote. We talked, hugged in Simi...the guy who asked you about Florida, sent regards to your daughter, has to stand and move all through your shows. Wanted to give you some feedback about that brand new element in Sat.'s show - your smile! What a treat! You are a very lovely lady, but when you unleash that smile of yours, everything lights up - you are beaming and beautiful and more. Were you serious about being liberated out in the wilds of Simi Valley? Have you had some great quantum leap, so that you now live in blissed out yogic delirium? I'm sure those close to you know it, but I've been to many a kirtan with you in LA where you spoke so softly and somberly, with the tiniest of smiles at best. Now you are laughing and joking and looking utterly....well anyhow, you are happily married with a wonderful family. So definitely keep on smiling as part of the performance - not to mention the rest of life. It's got to be fun. Namaste, Larry Monday, January 31, 2005 9:43 PM When time began, for an unknown reason, something came from nothing. Suddenly, an impulse emerged—the impulse to become, to create, to evolve. This urge to take form gradually became the whole universe, ultimately including you and me as we are right now. - Andrew Cohen

hi larry, that's a great quote, I guess everything does come out of that seed of creation. your email made me laugh - yes, the smiles either mean that things are dandy or things are impossibly dreadful. the bandmembers used to say, if she smiles or laughs, watch out, it means we're careening into a ditch! the smiles and laughter are more frequent now and the music is not turning into a car wreck, so something good must be happening. I think I have lost my sense of organization, the music just seems to be going wherever it goes, as do my stories, as does my life. there is that point of surrender where you can't turn back, and things look a bit strange, but you can't put it back the way it was before. it's really rather odd (going with the flow because there's no other choice) and perhaps that is why I smile - I see God's hand in there, messing everything up, and helping me grow. Simi Valley was fun because there weren't as many beings at the concert. I got psychically demolished from the Tsunami benefit concert; there were so many spirits who came for healing, I became exhausted trying to help. I try, but I am still a beginner. thanks for writing, keep moving and dancing, wah February 1, 2005 12:45 PM

I always thought, from the first time i ever heard you on CD, that your sadhana is on an extreme evolutionary trajectiory. larry Sun 2/6/2005 11:34 AM

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Great to see you and the fam. I love that you're doing fewer, longer songs these days...more time to savor that sweet vibe. We had more than usual turnout for kirtan on sunday, and everyone raved about what a good time they had with you guys. Hope our paths cross again soon! love erik Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:15 AM

erik, yeah, I guess the songs get longer don't they? I just lose track of time, really, that's all it is. I remember being in Berlin and after many hours of trying to speak German, it was such a relief to sing Radhe Shyam, Radhe Shyam. I think we sang that song for about an hour - just Radhe, Radhe Radhe, Radhe, Radhe Radhe. It seemed that no other reality but love could exist that night. always a pleasure to be with you - such joy and irrepressable smiles when we are with the tucson oasis family. wah 01/21/2005 11:59 PM

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YEAH! VERY VERY HAPPY!
hey Wah!,WOW! Kirtan freakin' ROCKED! what a beautiful night! Thank you all! so here it was, Sunday after Kirtan, slightly begrudging the return to work, crunching on some red hot blues chips and there's this unstoppable rhythm in my mouth, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Krishna Krishna... , and i just laugh... weee-hooo...i also appreciate your sharing of reflections on this journey, it's so nice to be in (larger) community with others feeling similar vibes. travel well, please come back again soon.... We all LOVE having the tribe visit and bring goodness... if there's any chance anyone recorded the show, let me know. :) Keith Monday, January 10, 2005 11:34 AM

hi keith, I dont know if anyone recorded the show, we stopped trying long ago, nothing compares to my memory of the energy of being with ya'll, that's more precious than a recording to me. thanks for your words, it was great to be with everyone in Tucson together again, love,wah 01/10/2005 11:19 AM

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Dear Wah, I came to the concert in Scottsdale tonight with my friend. I have never been to "chant" and have had a stiff sore back every time I sit for 10 min or more. Sore back tonight too, but I did not want to miss any part of the evening. Strange, but true, my back felt great during and since the final "chant/prayer". You are a beautiful woman and I feel my heart moved a little this evening, thanks for the hug. "Jai Ma!" Best Regards, Matt Friday, January 07, 2005 11:01 PM

matt, thanks for coming and sharing something new, I'm glad you feel more spaciousness in your back and otherwise. right on! love, wah

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I saw your performance on Friday night January 7th 2005 in Scottsdale. It was so moving. I stayed till about 8: 40 but had to leave, I had a bad cold. Anyway, I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it. I think it will take a few more lifetimes before I run into a heart like yours. but it's nice to know there are people like you out there.You are such a blessing. Even your speaking voice was like somthing from heaven. God bless you and Namaste, Ed  Sunday, January 09, 2005 11:47 AM

Ed, your email comes and lights up my morning. thank you so much! hope to meet you again along the way, wah January 10, 2005 11:30 AM

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We miss you! Will you ever be coming to the Chicago area???!!! We still listen to "JAI" virtually every day.... blessings to you and all who are with you... Radha and Gopi (Malini) Wednesday, January 05, 2005 3:26 PM

you are in chicago? I thought you were in northern Los Angeles! yes, we are coming to chicago in april. will we see you there? we are performing at the Healing Earth Resources Bookstore (info is on the tour page) let me know! jai ma, wah Wed 1/5/2005 9:38 PM

We will definitely see you at Healing Earth in April!! Blessings to you... and we'll bring an entourage from Northbrook, the suburb we've migrated to!! Namasteji, Radha Thu 1/6/2005 10:01 AM

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Hello lovely Wah,I had no idea what to expect when I went to your concert in Carlsbad on New Years' eve. I'd been to a couple local things that were called Kirtans, and they were, honestly, fairly duff and boring. To my greatest delight, I was quite surprised and taken with the energy you held, your music, and how lovely the evening was. You may remember me, I am also a musician/composer, and I gave you a copy of my latest CD, "Deep within a Faerie Forest" that I did with an australian gal, Wendy Rule. If you found it to your liking at all, I'd love to give you copies of my other four CD's as a thanks for the spirit and space that you created for myself and my friends that night. Very likely I'll see you in Las Vegas, because I have a lot of friends there who are quite in to Amma, and I think that my wife and I'll drive up there and bring them to your concert.... I am sure they would get a lot out of experiencing you and your wonderful music. So again, thanks for a wonderful evening and I'll probably see you soon!! Kindest regards and love, Gary Stadler Mon 1/10/2005 7:02 PM

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Wah, Looking forward to your sacred music in Los Angeles. Will I be able to see the lyrics...I experienced Kirtan only once so far with someone else who used a projector that put the lyrics on the wall. I thought that helped me know I was chanting the true words.Peace Liz Jan 5, 2005 7:59 AM

liz, we have wordsheets you can hold. in fact, you can download that right now if you want - wordsheet  feel free to ask questions, I'm happy to answer. come up and say hi when we meet in person! love, wah Jan 5, 2005 10:44 AM

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Namaste Wah! although this is an email is way overdue, i would like to compliment and thank you for your wonderful and amazing satsang in new york on october 22nd. it was truly an enlightening and spiritual experience. your talent just blows me away! you are almost too good (if that is possible). thank you again peace -- t Tue 12/7/2004 11:43 PM

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Wah, Just wanted to send a message from the gal with the walker sitting with her hubby, next to the chair that had my name on it! Gail loved your performance Saturday night (in Boulder) and was sorry she had to leave before saying thank you thank you thank you!! I let her know that it would be ok for her to say thanks via an email and I do hope that is alright with you...... Tom Mon 12/6/2004 10:24 PM

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THANKS SO MUCH! Saw Wah! in Boulder, CO sat night and she was GREAT! Om Namah Shivaya, gail Mon 12/6/2004 10:56 AM

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Namaste Wah! Thank you Thank you for your Kirtan in Portland, Oregon last Friday night. How powerful the chanting can be! The Shakti could definitely be felt! ( I'm the person that hugged immediately after the Kirtan and asked if you could feel it? ) Shanti, Mireena Tue 12/7/2004 7:54 AM

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Good morning Wah!! Thank you very much for the concert at Organic in Barcelona. I really enjoy your music. I work in the noon in the school giving massage and hatha yoga, and on sundays i attend Amma's satsang. I am planning to move to the ashram next, when money and time is ripe. Sure everything is good with you, it was very nice to meet you and do not doubt to have our help, At Amma's feet, Gangashree Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:17 AM

gangashree, thank you for your email. your english is much better than my spanish! we enjoyed being with you and everyone at the Institutos de Yoga Carlos Claramunt. Carlos has a good heart and loving intention. Did you say you are moving to Kerala, Amma's ashram? wow, this is a big change. you will learn so much there. we don't know where to live, it's always so much travelling. For now, we live at Amma's feet, jai ma, love, wah November 30, 2004 9:20 AM

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Dear WAH and band. I am Moritz. I attended your concert yesterday night in Berlin. I really enjoyed it and it was a perfect mix of "classic" indian sanskrit chanting and western influences. Your music gets this joy of life filled with tons of love. I would appreciate if their would be more people coming to germany and berlin doing such events. How do you say, I say WOW to everything. Have to cut now, I am at school (-: Love and Light for you. Hope to see you again. OM SHanti NAmasté, Moritz Nov 19, 2004 1:53 PM

thanks moritz, so great to hear from you. I enjoyed the light in the people at the yoga centers, it was refreshing to feel the buoyancy of the yoga and pranayama and meditation in Germany. when I was living in Germany 30 years ago, I couldn´t find anything like yoga or meditation, so it gives me a sense of completeness to be part of the expansion of new thoughts and practices in Berlin. Thanks so much for coming to the concert. <yeah> the whole thing is just <wow> love and light, bis spater, wah

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Wah, At the end of your concert you asked those who you were not able to talk to personally to send an email. Thanks for a wonderful evening. I am new to yoga having been practising only since the start of this year but already it is making a huge difference. I discovered your music just a few weeks ago when I asked my teacher (who was also there last night) what he had been playing at his class. On being told it was Hare Krishna from your Savasana CD, I bought it and Hidden in the Name within a few days. You said at the start of last night's concert that we would connect. I certainly did and will remain plugged in.With many thanks and until the next time. Lyndon. Nov 14, 2004 11:21 PM

thanks lyndon, london was a great experience. Thanks for coming to the concert. There was a clairvoyant in the audience who came up to me at the end and said, "are you aware of the huge angel hovering around you?" I said yes I am afamiliar with this presence.... And especially I am grateful I can share it with people like you. until we meet again.... best, wah Tue 11/23/2004 10:06 AM

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Wah, Just wanting to send some love out to you for what you have brought to me. Loving the new album. Are you getting up to San Fransisco anytime soon? I agree with my friend who said that SF is not great for Kirtan. There is a good group of us that gather once a month at Yoga of Saulsalito. Would love to have you up here sometime. Brad Nov 23, 2004 2:35 AM

brad, very sweet of you to write, yes san fransisco has been spoiled with great kirtan for many years, the best in the world play san fransisco. right now we are in barcelona, just finishing my european tour I am happily leaving all my English behind me the Spanish people and its language have a lot of sweetness. if you sign up for the email list and click on your geographic location, you will get an email if we come to san fransisco. all the best, wah Nov 19, 2004 3:01 AM

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Dearest Wah! It was so great to be able to be with you in the kirtan this evening, as well as Sweet Girl and Ekongkar. You are, quite literally, one of my guideposts and anchors and having you surrounded by your family up there is healing on many levels for me. I really needed tonight. You must meet so many people and have so many people who want a portion of your time. Thanks for being present to hear my little portions of my "story". And thanks for singing "Dream" tonight -- I listen to it often. It is one of my favorites. I have been listening to "jai Ma" from Hidden in the Name, second CD for the past 2 weeks -- I just LOVE it. Even though Amma is not my guru, per se, I feel something from her, some strength, something, and I'm grateful for this. At this point, I have a couple of gurus who I feel help me, are there for me. Swami Satchidananda is one of these beings. Thanks for reminding us that "there is always a light on".Much love and light to you, Sweet Girl and Ekongkar. I pray for your continued blessings as you travel around the world doin' your thing.Camille Fri 10/22/2004 10:26 PM

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Wah, I attended your concert Friday, 10-22-2004 @The Integral Yoga Institute in NYC. On a rating of 1 to 10, I'll give you guys . . . All The Stars In God's Heaven!! Really, the concert and the chanting was outa sight. Isn't it nice to know that God's a really Cool Guy? I wanted to invite you and your friends to stop by our temple whenever you're in New York. Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple, 93 St. Marks Place - 2nd floor, New York, NY, (212) 979-0381. What I've discovered in the 16+ years that I've been clean is that I just can't be a "junkie/devotee". It has to be one or the other. Sobriety is and will continue to be my #1 priority... I'm telling you my story, Wah, because I got very good energy from you and your group when you performed at the IYC. May God continue to bless you in your work. yus, Raj Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:47 AM

hi raj, you are very entertaining, thanks for sharing so much of your path and insights. the way is baffling. really. the way one person takes appears so right for them and so completely out of reach for me. like, even if I wanted to go that way, I wouldn't be able to in any way. we all have to carve our way according to our karmas. and I think the word carve is appropriate - it takes as much exertion to transform our lives as it does to transform wood or stone into statue. do fear and disgust disappear? no, I don't see that, they remain alongside the longing and devotion. perhaps that is why God is such a cool guy. it's all right there, in each of us. what else can you say but "wow" or "jai" when you hear someone else's story? what did it take to get you to Krishna/God/your own heart? exactly what you described. with love, wah Thu 10/28/2004 4:07 PM

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Namaste,When r u coming to detroit, we just had david stringer, he was great, let me love your music, steven Fri 10/8/2004 11:13 AM

steven, you pull at my heart strings, but perhaps I am not the one to talk to. well, certainly you could talk to God to arrange something ... but really it is the yoga studio which has to do the inviting. we work from invitations, so you will have to inspire someone to invite us. all love,wah Thu 10/14/2004 9:05 AM

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Dear Wah, greetings from Amsterdam! My husband is in London at the moment but he asked me to tell you that we all love your music so much. In every yoga class he uses almost entirely your music. We do not find your music western nor eastern it goes beyond those limitations. You are with us everyday. We are all looking forward to the day that you will be here with us. All good wishes and love, Helen Wed 10/6/2004 1:22 PM

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you were awesome @ Omega! See you @ Kripalu... jai, JOJO Monday, September 27, 2004 10:26 AM

jojo, we keep trying! always a pleasure to be in congregation with other devotees, see you in october, thanks for the e, wah 09/28/2004 9:44 AM

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Wah, Just spent an evening with you in Princeton on Sept 9, thank you for sharing your beautiful chanting, stories, & spirit so freely. L Thu 9/16/2004 7:50 PM

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My friend's son spent the summer working at Omega and he was there when you did the weekend with KD, Deva Premal, etc. He sent news back here to let us know - Wah totally rocks!!! B. Thu 9/9/2004 12:13 PM

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Thank you for being so open to Spirit and feeling the connection this weekend. It was lovely to share with you. Blessings to you and "Mr. Wah!" and Sweet Girl.May you always find protection and boundaries as long as you feel the need for them. I listened to your CD's on the drive home yesterday and felt "perfect" and still do. I honor your path and send you love and blessings... Baji Tue 9/7/2004 7:53 AM

thank you baji, I appreciate your kind words of solace & joy and share in that experience of deepening presence wah 09/16/2004 11:45 AM

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Wah, Omega's ecstatic chant weekend was great! Wow now back in London and feel so light and sweet and full. It was such a joy to listen to you live, I still have your voice and chants swirling inside…you have a blissful gift to touch the soul. Thank you. I have decided to take some time out in India at the beginning of the year, a couple of months, Hurray………this journey has been calling me for too long and finally it is coming. I would love to immerse myself somewhere that I can chant loads and loads and have been recommended to check out ananda ashram in the south but I was wondering if you could suggest some places to go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Warm Wishes, Katy Wed 9/8/2004 11:37 AM

katy, the best guide out there is from Yoga Journal - it's called "From Here to Nirvana" - I think that's the name - they list every ashram and meditation center, what the accomodations are, etc. you can find it online at www.amazon.com. From Here to Nirvana: The Yoga Journal Guide to Spiritual India, by Anne Cushman  love, wah 09 September 2004 13:58

Thanks a million! Love Jai Jai Jai by the way....people must think I'm barking mad here in London when they see me singing with passion in my car!!!! Take care and look forward to seeing you in the UK soon! Love and lightness Katy Mon 9/13/2004 3:30 AM

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Last night in Princeton I thought I was attending a concert of music I hear played in my yoga classes a lot. Little did I know it would be much more-your verbal interludes (especially about the bobbing Indian head, which I know well) struck home and I feel honored to have been part of your private meditational space. Thanks so much. P Fri 9/10/2004 6:06 AM

thanks p, I try to share myself with everyone - my music, my practice, my understanding, my love. thanks for writing. I'm glad you got some good vibes. love, wah 09/13/2004 6:33 PM

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Hello Wah! I was just checking your 2004 tour schedule and didn't see any Texas dates. I enjoyed your Austin show last year. I know it is hard to do everything, but we will miss you in Texas this year. Best of luck, Keep singing God's Name! Yours, Tony Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:57 PM

thanks tony, yes we tour the east and west coasts more frequently, but I'm sure we'll get back to austin. I'll tell people about your site: www.kirtanaustin.org wah Sun 08/29/2004

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Hi Wah, thank you for a wonderful time last weekend. It was so good to see you and the fam --everyone looked radiant! If chanting with you before had such ephemeral perks as whitening my teeth or giving my eyes an extra touch of glitter, now you offer a velvet rocket ship to the deepest reaches of love. Radically inspiring. Until our paths cross again -- jai ma-am-ma! love erik Wed 8/18/2004 1:39 PM

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Dear Wah: We are sorry to miss your concert in Mountain View last weekend! Both my wife Rina and I are totally in love with your singing. We listen to the CDset, "Wah-Hidden in names" all the times.All I can say about the quality of your chanting is, "Wah! It is a bliss to listen to it." I love the experimentations you have done with jazz and Regge music, especially, "Radhe bhaj, Govinda." There is so much love and beauty in the song.Our respects to your skills, and blessings for your future.Namaste, Sanjay & Rina Thu 8/19/2004 2:58 PM

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Dear Wah,I was so overwhelmed by my inner experience the other night that I felt barely able to say anything when you hugged me after your concert on Saturday in Mountain View. I am writing to share my thoughts and feelings from that night. Once again, I was greatly moved while chanting with you. Words like purity and powerful devotion come to mind in describing the event. I also appreciate your musical skill. I felt the presence of Amma very clearly on Saturday as I did when I chanted with you in Berkeley. It feels as if years of preparation led to your being able to channel Amma’s energy as clearly as you did on both of those nights. I thank you for all the work you have done.However, your spoken words in both Berkeley in April and Mountain View left
me feeling dissatisfied. I certainly appreciate your sense of humor. Your demystifying of the Indian chants by pointing out that “jai” could be translated as wow was a contribution. But I felt uncomfortable with the
statement that male teachers are different than female teachers in that they teach by laying things out in a straight line. My experiences with male teachers both confirm and contradict that statement. Charly Harris, whom you undoubtedly have not heard of, was indeed quite linear in how he approached things. On the other hand, Neem Karoli Baba was not. Therefore, it is not a generalization that I would make.I find myself wondering whether you are as intentional and careful with your spoken words as you are with the words that you sing and chant. Since I do not know what goes on inside you, I cannot answer that question. But in
both Berkeley and Mountain View, I felt that what you spoke detracted rather than contributed to connecting with the Divine. The fact that I came back to your event in Mountain speaks a lot about the power I feel from the chanting. I treasure what happened for me while doing japa with you. Chris Monday, August 16, 2004 8:05 AM

hi chris, what a wonderful email to receive. thank you for sending it. I myself have wondered as well these days, if anything should be said at all. your comments are insightful. I'd like to clarify what I said about male teachers... In the 60's and 70's the teachers that came from India were mostly male, and their teachings were necessarily step-by-step (how to do yoga, how to meditate, etc.) Even Ram Dass (Maharajji lineage) was teaching how to be in the moment, how to be present. This is all linear thinking, and was absolutely necessary if any of us were to learn about Indian music, culture, or esoteric arts. In my experience, the influx of female teachers in America has been fairly recent (Ammachi, Karunamayi, ShreeMa, et al), and their methods of teaching (for me, at least) have not been linear at all. It is a new way of learning for me, it is more intuitive, and I find I have to use the back portion of my brain instead of the front portion. I have spoken of this before in other evenings, because the process intrigues me.

I am aware that all great teachers can sense the mind and its thoughts. The intuitive process is beyond being able to teach or describe, and in this way they all impart wisdom to us. It really is all about me and my perspective - I came from a linear teacher who spelled everything out, and went to a circular teacher who has an invisible presence in everything I do.Thank you for coming and creating the beautiful energy. You probably would have liked Grass Valley better - I spoke only 5 sentences in 2 hours of music.love, wah Mon 08/16/2004 4:00PM

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Dear Wah! First of all let me give you a long overdue( I really should have sent this e-mail 9 months ago) THANK YOU for what you do ~ r and b, pop, reggae rhythms are very catchy and stick in the mind and then when you add Gods name in the mix...well you're there...Devotion. Not only do you mix the two very well, you are a very good musician (I myself have "been there done that" in certain respects to music--perform, mix, record, produce, roadie) so I doubly appreciate what you are doing. Keep on Keeping on what you are doing, you have touched me with your devotional singing ( you have a beautiful voice ) and in doing so have brought God into my life in a very natural way for me. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. My God Bless you and your family always....Aum Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, Gods blessings upon you, Erik Sun 7/25/2004 5:06 PM

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Hello. I really enjoyed the concert at the Spiritual Enrichment Center in Redding. Thank you so much for coming! I absolutey LOVE your music!!!!!! I'm so glad that I was able to hear you live. Sylvia Mon 7/26/2004 1:07 PM

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Hi Wah, Thank you for bringing kirtan to the students of Black Dog Yoga! They may have been a little shy, but they all really enjoyed it. It was a beautiful evening. We'd love to come chant with you again. Kevin & Sydney Sun 7/18/2004 12:45 PM

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I'm a Manhattan Beach, CA resident and I've so enjoyed your concerts! They have been very healing for me. Thank you. I've attended every one I could since I discovered them in...was it only February? This is the message I wanted to send you after I first heard you sing at Harmony Yoga in Feb:"You put the 'chant' back in 'chanteuse'!"Love yah,-Shereen Sat 7/3/2004 2:10 PM

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Wah, Please come to detroit or ann arbor or at least someplace closer, love your music but we need enlightenment and good vibes here in this dark place. steven Wed 6/9/2004 10:53 AM

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Dear Wah! It was truly great to meet you during John’s advanced workshop in L.A. this May and to hear you chant together with Heather & Benji. Your passion and beautiful, soul-filled voice, stirred me deeply and opened my heart to the point of tears during John’s workshop – thank you for sharing yourself with everyone through your voice in addition through who you are. Martin Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:40 PM

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Thanks for coming to St Paul! I loved your gig. You have a marvelous voice and it's definitely effective for moving folks within. It bothered me that so few people attended the concert. Smaller groups can be potent if their intent is strong, but a good size group still feels better, more honoring of you somehow. Alan/ Center for Spiritual Awakening Sunday, June 13, 2004 9:11 AM

thanks alan, yes the turnout was very low, but who am I to tell God how to run the Universe? thank you for greeting us and sharing the concert. love, wah Monday, June 14, 2004 8:14 AM

You may wish to contact Customer Service.  :-) Alan Monday, June 14, 2004 8:54 AM

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Your concert at the Pasadena temple was a great success and people really enjoyed it. As you know chanting is a great part of my sadhana and I can never get tired of it. I especially like it when it comes from the heart and that's why I like to chant at your concerts. Luca/Los Angeles, CA 6/15/2004 3:53PM

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Dear Wah, I enjoyed your chanting at the Pasadena temple last evening very much. Thank you for coming. What are the meanings of the words we chanted at the concert? They were not provided to us. Jai Guru, Mary Anne Sunday, June 06, 2004 8:50 PM

hi Mary Anne, you can ask me directly and I can tell you the translation of the ones you are interested in, or you can look on the website - each CD has a page which includes translations. The liner notes of the CDs have translations too. Mon 6/7/2004 11:30 AM

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Your ability to so beautifully chant the names of Divine Mother, God, in such an uplifting way creates inspiration and enthusiasm in us all. We were priviledged to have you perform at one of our Guru's temples. Elda  Mon, June 07, 2004 4:40 PM

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WAH! I was at your Sacred Movement performance and enjoyed it immensely. I remember when you would play at Santa Monica Yoga when Misty Carey had SMY parties all those years ago. Thank you for sharing your beautiful voice and music with the world. Namaste, Maggie 5/14/2004 9:34 AM

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Dear Wah, I attended your concert on Saturday night at Sacred Movement Yoga. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I am in deep appreciate of your honesty in sharing your journey as well as your music. Your personal work has become a blessing for us all. Karen April 28, 2004 8:05 AM

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Thank you so much for the divine, heart-opening effort you put into your kirtans and music. I left Jivamukti tonight feeling lighter and brighter, chanting the mantras on the walk home. Thank you for this moment and for your CD. tina March 8, 2004

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I wanted to send you a note to tell you how good it was to chant with you and the other people at Integral Yoga in NYC the other evening. Fun, beautiful and powerful......I think it captured the feeling. And, by the way, the last cut on your Savasana CD is on of the purest sounding relaxing pieces of music I have ever heard. take care, Drew Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:43 PM

thanks drew, very sweet of you to write. we hope to be back at Integral in October, I enjoyed playing there. wah Mon 3/15/2004 3:23 PM

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Dear Wah!, Just a note of thanks for the wonderful kirtan at Integral Yoga this past Saturday evening. I love your music and listen to it nearly every day. I find myself humming it to myself during the course of the day! Thank you, also, for your Jai Jai Jai cd. Many thanks, Paula Monday, March 08, 2004 10:21 AM

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