Some feelings are too deep for words. You can't think, talk, or even meditate your way through them, yet they still ask to be expressed.
Maybe it's a longing, a grief, or a prayer you carry, and you wish for a more embodied way to give it voice. Or maybe music moves you deeply, but the moment you think about singing yourself, another voice takes over: I can't sing. I don't sound good. I'll embarrass myself.
Grammy-nominated sacred music composer and kirtan artist Jai Uttal knows this firsthand. As a young musician studying Indian classical music, Jai was intensely shy and critical of his own voice. Yet singing eventually gave him glimpses into a rich inner world and kirtan (a Bhakti yoga practice of devotional singing) became central to his own healing and spiritual life.
Jai teaches that our voices arise from a deep well of emotion — a place within us that holds our joy and love, but also our grief, longing, tenderness, and prayers. Through sacred singing, he says, we can begin to draw from this inner well, giving expression to feelings that may have remained unspoken
Join Jai for a free experiential event to discover how the voice you already have can become a pathway to emotional expression, embodied presence, prayer, and connection with the Divine.
You don’t need musical training or even confidence in your voice. In kirtan, the goal isn’t to sing beautifully. It’s to use your voice as an expression of devotion, giving sound to the feelings, longings, and prayers within you.
During the event, Jai will invite you to get out of your thinking mind and into your body through the shared vibration of Om, an easy call-and-response with the open sound Ah, and a simple mantra melody.
Rather than worrying about how you sound, you’ll be encouraged to listen inwardly and notice what begins to emerge when your voice becomes an expression of what’s actually in your heart.
Then, you’ll rest in silence and feel what’s changed.
You may discover a little more spaciousness where there was tension, expression where something felt locked inside, connection where there was self-consciousness, and perhaps, a quiet sense of peace and wholeness.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Jai’s deeply spiritual approach to Bhakti and kirtan, and discover how singing can become a practice of self-acceptance, emotional expression, prayer, creativity, and surrender.
