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Mira Devi's music can best be described as east west folk for the heart. Born and raised in Long Island, her early musical influences included Harry Chapin, John Denver, The Band, and Neil Young. In the early 1990's she moved to Boulder, and spent years performing at ski areas and local coffee house venues. Part kirtan artist, part singer/songwriter, part storyteller, her music speaks to the heart and draws listeners in. Accompanied by her ever faithful 1947 Martin, her arrangements are lush and rhythmic, working equally well solo or in full band mode with danceable, detoxifying grooves. Her songs are uplifting and life-affirming yet leave room for the shadowy sometimes fierce lessons of embodiment. A decade spent at Shoshoni, an ashram outside of Nederland, was a very special chapter of her life and significantly influenced her musical direction. It was a time of letting go of outer musical goals and diving into a life of meditation and service. She dove into the study of Yoga and Ayurveda, which continue to inspire her path as a musician and bodyworker. Most significantly, she was introduced to the myriad forms of the Divine. She fell in love with kirtan, the practice of chanting mantras of the gods and goddesses. A founding member of the ashram band Shiva's Garden, Mira wrote many chants while at Shoshoni, and recorded several CDs while living there, including Under the Shiva Moon. Eastern mysticism informs her life and her music to this day. Mira cites her current musical influences as Shawn Colvin, Gregory Alan Isakov, Michael Hedges, and Trevor Hall. Her favorite Hindu deity? Durga Ma. She is a strong warrior Goddess who rides upon a lion, wields many weapons, and enjoys a bit of wine before heading to the battlefield to face many demons. She always wins.
Kirtan at Fiske Planetarium!
October 24, 2018 at 7:30-9:30pm Fiske Planetarium, Boulder CO
Join Mira Devi and Scott & Shanti Medina for an unforgettable evening of multi-sensory transformation and illumination. This unique participatory evening will feature live music soundscapes, ancient mantra chanting and embodied meditations from traditions around the globe.
Featuring multi-instrumentalist Noah Rouse Wilson IV and world percussionist Gayan Gregory Long, the evening will weave an audio visual tapestry of healing for ourselves and humanity with simple body-centered practices and visual meditations to relax and restore the nervous system. Experience a sacred evening enlivening the senses while attuning the body, brain and breath to the miracle and magic of the present moment. Join in an evening where science and spirit unite for a Cosmic Chant & Sound Journey. All are warmly welcome. No Experience necessary.
No backpacks or large purses will be allowed into the theater. We reserve the right to search all bags.
Tickets: $20 (Members save 25%)
Buy Tickets Here
Note: Online deals such as Groupon, Living Social, Fiske Vouchers, and any other discount coupons WILL NOT be accepted.
More about Mira Devi: Mira Devi is a kirtan artist, singer/songwriter, and healer whose journey has been inspired by eastern philosophy for over twenty years. A lifelong musician, Mira spent a decade at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, an ashram near Boulder. There she was introduced to the practice of chanting, and she recorded several CDs of original music with the ashram band, Shiva’s Garden. A certified Ayurvedic Counselor, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Licensed Massage Therapist, Mira integrates the contemplative, healing, and performing arts through chanting events, live performances, yoga workshops, and Ayurvedic bodymind therapies. She has been creating, recording, and sharing sacred music for many years. Find out more at: FB Mira Devi Music or FB Body Current
More about Scott & Shanti Medina: Scott and Shanti Medina, CNSF CYT are a dynamic husband-and-wife duo from Boulder on a mission to uplift humanity by empowering self-realization. Shanti is a certified Yoga Therapist, Neurosculpting Facilitator and Founder of Energize training systems and Body Current® therapeutics. She enjoys supporting elite athletes and everyday warriors to live a life of well-being, optimized performance and wild inspiration through simple practices and templates of embodied self-realization. She is honored to be on faculty at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in New York. Scott began chanting over 25 years ago at Omega Institute and has led chanting events in and around the Front Range and beyond for over 20 years. He is a Certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace sharing his gift of inspired leadership for over 18 years. Scott and Shanti’s sacred sound workshops, ecstatic community chants, and inspiring retreats offer a sweet and deep dive into embodied self-realization through the vibration where soma, or body, and mantra are One. They recently released their double-CD project SoMAntra™. The CD is a collection of original chants from wisdom-traditions around the globe along with body-center yoga therapy meditations to self-regulate the nervous system and ignite the innate wisdom. More about Scott and Shanti here.
Join Mira Devi and Scott & Shanti Medina for an unforgettable evening of multi-sensory transformation and illumination. This unique participatory evening will feature live music soundscapes, ancient mantra chanting and embodied meditations from traditions around the globe.
Featuring multi-instrumentalist Noah Rouse Wilson IV and world percussionist Gayan Gregory Long, the evening will weave an audio visual tapestry of healing for ourselves and humanity with simple body-centered practices and visual meditations to relax and restore the nervous system. Experience a sacred evening enlivening the senses while attuning the body, brain and breath to the miracle and magic of the present moment. Join in an evening where science and spirit unite for a Cosmic Chant & Sound Journey. All are warmly welcome. No Experience necessary.
No backpacks or large purses will be allowed into the theater. We reserve the right to search all bags.
Tickets: $20 (Members save 25%)
Buy Tickets Here
Note: Online deals such as Groupon, Living Social, Fiske Vouchers, and any other discount coupons WILL NOT be accepted.
More about Mira Devi: Mira Devi is a kirtan artist, singer/songwriter, and healer whose journey has been inspired by eastern philosophy for over twenty years. A lifelong musician, Mira spent a decade at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, an ashram near Boulder. There she was introduced to the practice of chanting, and she recorded several CDs of original music with the ashram band, Shiva’s Garden. A certified Ayurvedic Counselor, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Licensed Massage Therapist, Mira integrates the contemplative, healing, and performing arts through chanting events, live performances, yoga workshops, and Ayurvedic bodymind therapies. She has been creating, recording, and sharing sacred music for many years. Find out more at: FB Mira Devi Music or FB Body Current
More about Scott & Shanti Medina: Scott and Shanti Medina, CNSF CYT are a dynamic husband-and-wife duo from Boulder on a mission to uplift humanity by empowering self-realization. Shanti is a certified Yoga Therapist, Neurosculpting Facilitator and Founder of Energize training systems and Body Current® therapeutics. She enjoys supporting elite athletes and everyday warriors to live a life of well-being, optimized performance and wild inspiration through simple practices and templates of embodied self-realization. She is honored to be on faculty at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in New York. Scott began chanting over 25 years ago at Omega Institute and has led chanting events in and around the Front Range and beyond for over 20 years. He is a Certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace sharing his gift of inspired leadership for over 18 years. Scott and Shanti’s sacred sound workshops, ecstatic community chants, and inspiring retreats offer a sweet and deep dive into embodied self-realization through the vibration where soma, or body, and mantra are One. They recently released their double-CD project SoMAntra™. The CD is a collection of original chants from wisdom-traditions around the globe along with body-center yoga therapy meditations to self-regulate the nervous system and ignite the innate wisdom. More about Scott and Shanti here.
More past events....
Kirtan w/Mike Cohen & Special Guest Mira Devi ...... Sat Sep 8th 7:30pm
Soul Tree South 1280 Centaur Village Dr. Lafayette
Join us for a fun and interactive evening of sacred chant in an intimate setting! This Kirtan event will present original and highly accessible chants, connection with self/others/Divine, and a beautiful community. Kirtan will open your heart, calm your mind, and free your soul! Kirtan (call and response sacred chanting) is fun and easy. No prior experience is required. Mike's top notch band features beautiful vocalist Dawnia Dresser, funky drummer Ken Matarazzo, and bassist Brent Keucker! This event features chants led by amazing special guest Mira Devi!
Mike Cohen has released three critically acclaimed Kirtan albums, and in 2018 will release new music created with legendary producer Ben Leinbach. For over a decade, Mike has toured North America, offering accessible and potent Kirtan events in yoga studios, healing centers and at yoga/chant festivals. Mike lives in Boulder, CO where he leads Kirtan, trains Kirtan Leaders and offers coaching, training. leadership development and mediation services.
$15 Early Bird/$20 Day of
Register at www.soultreecolorado.com
Mike Cohen has released three critically acclaimed Kirtan albums, and in 2018 will release new music created with legendary producer Ben Leinbach. For over a decade, Mike has toured North America, offering accessible and potent Kirtan events in yoga studios, healing centers and at yoga/chant festivals. Mike lives in Boulder, CO where he leads Kirtan, trains Kirtan Leaders and offers coaching, training. leadership development and mediation services.
$15 Early Bird/$20 Day of
Register at www.soultreecolorado.com