September 3-6, Friday-Monday NEW YORK FESTIVAL Omega Ecstatic Chant Festival
The original, amazing, coming-together of chant artists from all over the world! This festival has a great overall mix of American kirtan, classical Indian music, and ecstatic vibe. Great food, sleeping in outdoor cabins or tenting, the community feel is outstanding.
Omega Institute
125 Lake Drive
Rhineback, NY 12572
Registration: (877) 944-2002 or email: registration@eomega.org www.eomega.org
September 9-13 CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL
Bhakti Fest 2010
West Coast Kirtan and Yoga Festival takes place in the breath-taking 450-acre Joshua Tree National Park & Retreat Center. Join Wah! with so many other great artists and teachers for this jam-packed devotional lift-off! Yoga classes all day, ceremonies, incredible upbeat devotional music on into the night- it's by far the closest thing to a sacred shamanic week you'll ever find in the yoga community. I feel an incredible coming together of people, energies and purpose at this festival; everyone helps each other and the result is community at its best. Blissful.
Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Deva Premal & Miten, Shyamdas, Bhagavan Das, Dave Stringer, Donna De Lory, Wah!, Jaya Lakshmi, Steve Ross, Gina Salá, Shantala, DASI Karnamrita , David Newman (Durga Das) & Mira, MC Yogi, Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits , Arjun Baba, Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, Govindas and Radha, Saul David Raye , Amritakripa, Wade Imre Morissette, Girish, Masood Ali Khan, Suzanne Sterling , Joey Lugassy, Tony Khalife, Mukti, Michael Cohen, Zat Baraka, Geoffrey Gordon, Temple Bhajan Band, Swami Nirvanananda, Prema Hara, Wynne Paris, Steve Gold, Simrit Kaur, Craig Kohland, Jagadeesh, C.C. White, Babukishan Das Baul (from Bauls of Bengal), Montino Bourbon, Chris Morro, Ullas Fowler, Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe, Sat Jot Singh, Steve Gorn, Yofiyah - Kabbalah Kirtan, Yvette, Damien Rose, Anjula, Dashama (fire dancer), Andrew Zenoff , Chaytanya, Daniel Stewart, The Mayapuris, Krishna's Kirtan, Kirtaniyas, Jah Rama (this is just the list of musical artists!) There are yoga teachers, ceremonies and meditation leaders too! Joshua Tree National Park & Retreat Center
60098 29 Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252 www.bhaktifest.com
October 1, Friday NEW JERSEY
8 PM
Starseed Yoga & Wellness
215 Glenridge Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042
Tickets/Info: (973) 783-1036 www.StarseedYoga.com
October 2, Saturday NEW YORK 8 PM
Integral Yoga Institute
227 West 13th St
NY, NY 10011
Tickets/Info: (212) 929-0585 www.iyiny.org
October 14, Thursday NEW JERSEY
6-8 PM YOGA with Wah!
Integral Yoga Institute
613 Ridge Road Suite 110
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
Tickets/Info: (732) 274-2410 www.iyiprinceton.com/
October 15, Friday NEW JERSEY
8 pm
Sakula Yoga Studio
325 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Tickets/Info: 732-906-0100 www.sakulayoga.com
October 16, Saturday NEW YORK
time & details coming soon
NEWLIFE Expo
Hotel New Yorker
481 8th Ave @ 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
Info/Registration: (516) 897-0900 www.newlifeexpo.com
October 17, Sunday CONNECTICUT
7.30 PM
Blissworks Yoga
228 State Street
New London, CT 06320
Tickets/Info: 860-448-YOGA www.blissworksyoga.org
October 23, Saturday PENNSYLVANIA
6 PM CONCERT with Wah!
Mind Body Spirit Expo
Valley Forge Convention Center
1200 1st Ave
King of Prussia, PA 19406 www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com/
October 30, Saturday MASSACHUSETTS
7 PM
benefit for Amma's charities
South Boston Yoga
40 Silver Street
Boston, Ma
contact: Tom Lindsley at: Ammastom@gmail.com
November 13, Saturday NEW YORK
10-11.30 AM YOGA with Wah!
7 PM Concert
The Hindu Temple Society
450 Albany Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
Tickets available on line at eventbrite.com
Tickets available by mail: (check payable to Mala Boolchandani)
Mala Boolchandani
821 Via Marchella
Schenectady, NY 12303
Phone: 518-396-9620
or email: malab821@yahoo.com
November? PENNSYLVANIA
unconfirmed
The Yoga Garden
131 N. Narberth Ave
Narberth, PA 19072
Tickets/Info: 610.664.2705 www.yogagardennarberth.com
December 4, Saturday NEW MEXICO 8 PM
Spandarama Yoga
815-A Early Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Tickets/Info: (505) 989-1288 www.spandaramayoga.com
December 5, Sunday NEW MEXICO 7.30 PM
Bhava Yoga Studio
520-A Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tickets/Info: (505) 842-1080 www.bhavayogastudio.com/
December 11, Saturday CALIFORNIA 8 PM
Bhakti Yoga Shala 207 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tickets/Info: (310) 804-9290 www.bhaktiyogashala.com/
December 29-January 2, Thursday-Sunday CALIFORNIA
Integral Spiritual Experience: a retreat with Sally Kempton and others
THE FUTURE OF LOVE - Integral Evolutionary Relationships, Student/Teacher Relationships, Marriage and Long-Term Partnership, Parenting, New Models for Relationship, Spiritual Divorce, Alternative Relationships, Love, Eros, and Ecstasy!
Wah! performs Dec 31 New Years Eve
Asilomar Retreat Center/ Pacific Grove, CA more info
2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
January 1, Saturday CALIFORNIA Wah concert as part of an ALL WEEKEND New Year's Celebration with Rusty Wells! Don't miss it!
8 PM
Urban Flow
1543 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Registration/Info: (415) 355-9642 www.urbanflowyoga.com
January 8, Saturday Los Angeles Amma benefit concert
Church at Ocean Park
Santa Monica, CA lasatsang.amma.org/
January 21, Friday FLORIDA 8 PM
Guruv Yoga
142 W. Lakeview Ave. Suite 1070
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Tickets/Info: 407-330-3222 www.guruvyoga.com
January 22, Saturday FLORIDA 12 Noon chant intensive for Teacher Trainers (current and alumni)
The Lotus Pond
6201 Lynn Rd
Tampa, Florida 33625
Registration/Info: 813-961-3160 www.yogalotusroom.com
January 22, Saturday FLORIDA 8 PM concert open to the public
The Lotus Pond
6201 Lynn Rd
Tampa, Florida 33625
Tickets/Info: 813-961-3160 www.yogalotusroom.com
January 24-27, Monday-Thursday FLORIDA RETREAT In-house retreat with Wah!
Wah! holds her annual Florida retreat at Discovery Yoga, a teacher training center and Kripalu Yoga affiliate located in St Augustine, FL. Two yoga rooms downstairs and eight dorm rooms upstairs with communal kitchen and living space allows us to congregate in a graceful environment and expand our lives and selves. You can either come from out of town and stay upstairs, stay with friends, or sleep at home if you are local. Chanting every night, yoga every morning... an incredible opportunity to heal and bask in the divine. Jai ma!
Discovery Yoga
3 Davis St
St Augustine, FL 32084
Tickets/Info: (904) 824-7454 www.discoveryyoga.com
January 28, Friday FLORIDA
8 PM WAH! concert
Discovery Yoga
3 Davis St
St Augustine, FL 32084
Tickets/Info: (904) 824-7454 www.discoveryyoga.com
Miami.......
February 3-5, Thursday-Saturday ATLANTA
In-house retreat with Wah!
Thurs/Fri - morning yoga, afternoon satsang, evening chanting with full Wah! band
Sat morning yoga class open to the public
Sat evening concert open to the public
Immerse yourself in a blissful energy as we explore the practices of yoga, chanting and self-healing. Two days of immersion followed by a joyful Saturday morning yoga class open to the public, closing with the rockin Wah! band on Saturday night.
July 1-4, Friday-Monday MASSACHUSETTS RETREAT
Bhakti Shakti: Chant, Dance and Yoga Celebration
Celebrate with the Bhakti Girls—Sara Ivanhoe (yoga teacher for VH1 Celebrity Rehab and Fit TV All Star Workouts), Toni Bergins (founder of JourneyDanceTM, an exhilarating movement experience), Wah! (recording artist and chant extraordinaire), and Karnamrita Dasi (classical Indian music chantress). Conceived by Wah! as a weekend of devotional rejuvenation, we invite you to come join us, knock your socks off and celebrate in the bhakti style.
For everyone; no yoga experience required.
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
West St. and Richmond Mountain Rd
Lenox, MA 01240
Info/Registration: (866) 200-5203 www.kripalu.org
Janet Attwood/ author, The Passion TestI remember walking through the streets of Rishikesh and hearing Wah's voice and wondering who is THAT? There is so much love and clarity coming through this voice. What a great pleasure to have you on our show "Dialogues with the Masters." 7/16/09 www.janetattwood.com
Elena Paige/Anusara Yoga Teacher, New York City Wah! is one of the brightest lights
in our community - not only does she
lead an amazing kirtan, she gives talks that rock!
And she just came out with
a wonderful new book. It is always an
honor to have her. 8/4/07 www.virayoga.com
Andrea Sykes/Filmmaker, Chicago, IL Wah!'s music is a conduit of the divine... a breath of life and love that transforms the heart and soothes the spirit. 10/1/07
Anita Doyle/Transformative Counselor What I wasn't necessarily expecting was what a fine teacher Wah! is. She is authentic, nothing extraneous, and right to the point -- her message is Love, pure and simple. 7/31/07 www.integralbeing.org
Jordan Kirk, Anusara Teacher Training/Phoenix, AZ It is rare to find someone with both earthly accomplishments and spiritual understanding. You see skilled musicians who are technically excellent but without a spiritual bone in their body. And on the other side is a person who is total bhakti – immersed in the path of devotion and love – but without enough technique to actually pull it off. It is really rare to have someone with both qualities. WAH! is one of those rare people. An absolutely extraordinary musician. 3/1/03 www.yogavillage.net
Cameron Steele, KKNW Contact Radio/Seattle, WA Creatively, you've certainly tapped into a source that brings out the essence of life, about living and being real with each other. 1/20/03 www.contactradio.info
Kim Smithgall, The Saratoga Post/Saratoga Springs, NY Hypnotic, mesmerizing and energizing - just a few adjectives that could be used to describe a recent performance by Wah!.... The English-language songs were as well-received as the Sanskrit chants. The success stems from Wah!'s extraordinary voice, which might be characterized as Jewel meets Sade....12/5/02
Best Alternative Female Artists/ audiovenus.comSheryl Crow, Tori Amos, Sarah McLaughlin, WAH!... 11/30/02
Ellis Widner, Arkansas Democratic Gazette/ Little Rock, AR The clues to understanding WAH! can be found in her music (consciousness - building, connection to the Divine) and in her voice (haunting, heartfelt longing, passionate). It is something hidden in Wah! herself. 6/2/02 Erik Sloan, author Yosemite Big Walls/Yosemite Valley, CA Thanks for the wonderful evening in Tucson. Just as predicted, my car tires have stayed plumply happy, my teeth glisten yet brighter, and even the unremitting phone solicitors have stopped calling since chanting with you. Bliss...
Blossoming into Winter/New York, NY with Elena Brower & Amy Ippolitti WAH! you rocked the house at our event - thank you so much for being there and being you. Many people said Wah! was their favorite part. It totally made the day. 11/26/01
Sudhir Jonathan Foust, President Kripalu Center/ Lenox, MA Her voice is beautiful, but that isn't what draws me. It's her presence
behind it which is so powerful. 10/27/01
Yogaversity/Ojai, CA WAH! is a beautiful, high energy woman. Her music vibrates with deep, healing sounds, her voice is sensual and innocent, strong and sensitive - an invocation and confirmation all in one. Wah! is the most talked about sensation in New World Music. 2/11/01
Mike Savage, DJ @ Y107 Rock/Los Angeles
(in response to WAH! opening for Hole) Actually, I came to The Viper Room expecting to see Love & Rockets open for HOLE. What did you say the name of your band was? 1/9/99
Winnie, Sloan Entertainment/ Los Angeles I remember your music from Edward Nortons birthday party.
Your music is wonderful. 1/9/99
Ed McCurdy, Executive Producer, VTV Television/ Vancouver Hey, you guys were all right. We'll have you back on the show anytime! Call us when you want to promote your next Sacred Rave. 1/14/99
Lorre Brewer, former management to Frank Sinatra, Don Ho, George Schlatter
Wah! is a trendsetter. You just watch her Current stars may imitate her, but WAH! is the real thing. The spiritual pop image is hers to glorify Definitely superstar material. 10/8/98
Samara, Minister, Agape Church/Los Angeles Wah!
could be giving directions to Long Beach via the 405, and I would
still be healed. Girl, your voice is liquid heaven. 12/31/97