KIRTAN, WORKSHOPS, & EVENTS WITH UMA REED OCTOBER, 2011 October 1 – CD Release Party for Prasad • ADMISSION PRICE INCLUDES A CD! $20 • 7 pm • Open Secret, 923 C Street, San Rafael, CA (415) 457-4191 • www.opensecretbookstore.com An Evening of Kirtan with Uma Reed & Friends in celebration of their new CD release, PRASAD …
Monthly Archive: August 2011
April 6
Dear Folks, The inevitable has happened, and we are enjoying our last bittersweet moments of life on Kudle Beach. Life is so simple here, both our own and the lives of the local people. As I write this, three men have just walked across our field of view carrying what must be loads of a …
February 28
Dear Folks, I’ve been lazy about sending you updates on our trip–mainly because there’s not a lot to report! We’re still on Kudle Beach, near Gokarna in western Karnataka state. We’re both amazingly healthy, thanks to the sun and beach and ocean, not to mention the balmy breezes and tropical fruit right off the tree. …
February 17
Kudle Beach Last night the most extraordinary and astonishing kirtan I—we—have ever experienced. To explain how we came to be there: Before we left the states for India, I e-mailed some of the people we had met here on our last trip, to let them know we were coming back. Among them was Yoana, a …
February 3
Dear Folks, We just finished two weeks at Ananda Ashram in Kerala, which was really lovely. Several friends joined us there, and we did a “farewell” music program on our last day. Internet was not so easy there–required a trip into town, and computers were not that great. So I only went in a couple …
January 24
I especially like doing the 6:30-7:00 am round of Ram Nam—which is odd because I’m not an “early morning person.” But I love going into the Samadhi room in the dark and quiet, and singing “Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram” as the sun slowly rises. The room is about 12 feet square …
January 22
The main practice at Anandashram is chanting the mantra “Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram.” The ashram was established in the 1930s, and the mantra has been chanted all day, every day, since that time. There is a “menu” of daily events posted in all sleeping quarters, and you are free to choose …
Anandashram
January 19, 2010 We left SFO one week ago today. We had two days in Bangalore in a sweet hotel, very modern and comfortable. Made a good landing spot and easier transition than our last trip. But the city is overwhelming and exhausting, and we were glad to catch the train out. We were accompanied …
India 2010
Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 7:17:07 AM Subject: Lovely Bangalore Hi folks, We arrived in Bangalore about 2:00 this morning. Spent a couple of hours driving around in a taxi, trying to find our guest house. It was worth the hassle–we’re in a really sweet place called the Ashley Inn. Beautiful rooms, very clean and …
February 28, 2008
Dear Folks, In a couple of hours, Shivaya and I will hand over our bags to a coolie, who will put them in a huge basket and hoist them onto his head. Then he’ll walk with us up and over the hill from the beach where we are, to the bus station in Gokarna. We …