16 - 18 August 2024

Has been playing guitar since early childhood. In 2020 he discovered kirtan at Svaha yoga and was immediately touched by the beautiful melodies of the mantras and the resonance of all voices with the harmonium. In addition to guitar, he also plays other string instruments such as the charango and the ronroco. Especially since 2022, he has focused even more on musical support of ceremonies, due to an allergy to dust for which he could not practise his other passion of guitar-building anymore.

Grew up in the embrace of the Haidakhan Baba community that also founded the ashram. He has been singing Sanskrit mantras since his early childhood and played his first leads on harmonium 30 years ago. Since 2007, you can hear him weekly in the Svaha yoga studio in Amsterdam.

Came to Svaha yoga in 2018 and was introduced to jnana-, bhakti-, karma- and hatha yoga there. She has been chanting since then and in addition to the many yoga classes she gives, she leads a monthly kirtan session in Pllek in Amsterdam Noord.

Has been playing the dholak, a traditional Indian percussion instrument for more than 15 years. Since early age, he has musically enriched the Sathya Sai Kirtans in Amsterdam on a weekly basis. Now he is still active in various kirtan groups and also plays in more modern baithak gana bands and bhajan groups.

A gifted young violinist of 21 years old, learned to play the violin from the age of 8. He studied jazz violin from the age of 15 and has been studying improvisation at the Amsterdam Conservatory since 2021. From 2022 he found a passion when he came into contact with kirtan music. He also wants to focus on music therapy and sound healing in the future.

His two brothers who have been part of their family kirtan- band 'Goma' since their early childhood. So Kirtan is poured into them with the papillo and they have performed in many ashrams, yoga schools and other spiritual centers, especially in Germany.

Shambo sings, plays harmonium and dholak and Veda mainly plays dholak and other percussion. Together they form a wonderful duo and heartfelt company.

Kirtan is a large part of their lives and almost like second nature to them. They go where they are invited and open with all love the hearts of the listener.

Is an Amsterdam-based musician, therapist, sound therapist and yogini. In her music she is inspired by her strong dedication to the energy of life and the many flavors of joy and sadness. She believes that song can take up space for deep inner work as a way to cultivate a harmonious relationship with ourselves, the earth, our community and the world around us. 'My voice always gave me an anchor exactly when I needed it. Since I was a little girl, I've sung myself in states of relaxation. Periods of my life when singing was absent where often also the years in which I felt most distant from myself''. In her music, she is inspired by the soul of the gospel, the devotion of the Indian Bhakti traditions and the melancholy of various folkloric music traditions. Her strong and soulful voice will open your heart and make you feel right at home.

Is an Amsterdam based singer-songwriter and yoga instructor at Svaha yoga. The first time he ever stepped a foot into a yoga studio was for kirtan at Svaha Yoga in Amsterdam. He knew little about this old practice of bhakti yoga, which says 'Sing and be happy!'. The little he knew came from his father who introduced him to The Beatles as a child. Their use of mantra and Indian philosophy and instruments in various songs ignited a spark. Later, in his teenage years, it was then stoked by the music of Kula Shaker. After his first kirtan experience followed a steady hatha yoga practice, thousands of hours of chanting and eventually a yoga teacher training with a deep dive into the yoga philosophy and his interest had turned into a blaring fire. Over the years, all of the above had also influenced his songwriting, which is documented on his latest album with 'The Moody Orchestra', called 'Tales of Transience and Eternity'. His love for popular music had therefore opened a gateway to the joy of kirtan, the popular practice of bhakti yoga.

Tom, aka TablatOM loves to serve as a sound engineer, musician and music teacher, a sound pujari. His guru Babaji has been guiding him all the while, showing him the path of bhakti and how to serve humanity with it. Tom sees bhakti as a miracle in action, that can awaken the memory of the divine in people very quickly and very easily.