Snatam Kaur: An Interview with the Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Grammy-Nominated Artist.
Using Music to Reconnect to Our Shared Humanity.
I always appreciate speaking with those whose voice conveys deep caring and wisdom. My latest guest promised this special gift. As our interview began, I quickly recognized the gentle spirit and calm presence of Snatam Kaur. Her melodic voice soothed my soul. I felt honoured to listen and learn from this compassionate woman who shares her message of hope and healing through song.
Interviewed in Italian and English language for Crono.news magazine, the American singer, peace activist and author raised in the tradition of the Sikhs and Kundalini Yoga, has an incredible ability to transform the traditional Sikh chants of India into a contemporary sound that millions of people around the world like. Just mention one of her hits, "Ong Namo," which on Spotify has been listened to almost 37 million times. For over thirty years she studied with her spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, learning the essence of Naad Yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on sacred sound. At the centre of this practice, there is an essential experience of peace and healing that Snatam has tried to transfer into her beloved music.
Over the past two decades, Snatam Kaur has been dedicated to sharing the teachings of Naad Yoga and Kundalini Yoga through her prolific musical offerings and live events. She has released over 40 albums featuring her original arrangements of traditional Sikh chants and mantras. Her concerts and workshops around the world offer attendees a direct experience of uplifting spiritual energy through call-and-response chanting. She also leads in-depth training programs and yoga retreats to help others learn the practice of Kundalini Yoga and meditation. Kaur views all of these offerings as vehicles for spreading a message of inner peace and elevating collective consciousness. Her life's work stems from an intention to give people accessible tools to find a sense of calm and connection in their daily lives, which she views as an antidote to the stress and detachment of modern times. Through her music, teaching, and writings, Snatam Kaur has reached millions with her message of unity and healing.
My video interview was embellished by the voice of Angela Addezio, an extraordinary talent, who sang "Aad Guray Nameh" (Snatam Kaur's hit) in the initial and final jingle of the program.
Through concerts, workshops, immersion courses and retreats, the beloved Grammy-nominated Snatam Kaur shares with the whole world the power of sacred Sikh mantras. Possessing a luminous voice and a deep knowledge of Kundalini yoga, her concerts and events are occasions of joy and a source of comfort for our troubled times. "A big focus in everything I'm doing right now is just coming back to "I am love" and feeling that vibration of love," she says. There is such a feeling of division in the world now - division between us, and division within us in the form of shame, guilt, fear or anger." The Mantra is powerful in awakening us to what it means to be loving to ourselves, and love towards our neighbor who may not agree with us. It is from that place of love that we can find the language to work together to stay together. I am putting a lot of effort into our online school dedicated to people who want to learn Kirtan, Yoga, and Mantra. I invite you all passionately to follow us on kirtanandkundalini.com."
Her life's work stems from an intention to give people accessible tools to find a sense of calm and connection in their daily lives, which she views as an antidote to the stress and detachment of modern times. Through her music, teaching, and writings, Snatam Kaur has reached millions with her message of unity and healing.
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