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1/1/11
Happy New Year to One and All ~
Starting this new year off with a very special kirtan offering...
We have a wonderful upcoming opportunity to Be with
Yvette and her beloved band at a unique venue in Center "Siddhi" Philly at Bikram Yoga of
Philadelphia a.k.a Center Siddhi Yoga...
Next Friday evening, January 7th at
7:00 P.M.
This is an extraordinarily beautiful community that reaches out
from heart depth in vibration and vegan
Prasad dinner following the kirtan. The
intention of this loving community is Pure
and far-reaching, asking a nominal suggested
donation of $10 for adults and $7 for
students which covers two ecstatic hours of
chanting and a catered vegan dinner by
Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant.
It is our deepest desire to make kirtan accessible to all; and in
this special venue Yvette and I joyfully
share this vision with our friends at Center
Siddhi Yoga. Please join us for this unique
kirtan experience... Nourish your soul
and your belly!
Many blessings for a New Year filled with
songs in your heart ~
Marsha
RSVP to:
MarshaOm@Verizon.net
Bikram
Yoga Studio
1520 Samson Street
3rd Floor
Phil., PA
213-977-YOGA (9642)
(look for the entrance marked by a small
sign beside Sherman Brothers Shoes)
9/27/10

Reflections of Bhakti Fest ~
September’s
Bhakti Fest, a meeting of souls drawn
together for the love of Mother and the
love of Divine Creation. Located in the
hot desert sun of Joshua Tree, California,
the clear blue skies abounding assured
that our resounding voices and prayers
would make a non-stop connection to the
ever expanding heavens above. The angels
were there chanting with us.
In this time
of material struggle and attachment, it is
a gift to immerse oneself in an atmosphere
of heightened spirit. There were
continuous yoga/meditation workshops, many
of which evolved to include live music,
chanting and dance at the beginning and
end of class. The beauty here is that the
expectation and pressure of having to
‘perform’ a perfect yoga asana was not
present; only pure love and devotional
expression of body, mind and spirit.
We are coming
into a new age of enlightenment. An
enlightenment less focused on body
pleasures, although such pleasures are not
to be denied, but more in harmony with the
enlightenment of the spirit. In order for
this to be achieved, a new simplicity of
lifestyle has emerged, one that is more
self dependant, as we strive for more
self-approval and integration of
wholeness of being.
So many
beautiful souls gather at Bhakti Fest. All
beautiful women and men, celebrating
children, loved ones and friends. No need
to speak, but a connection via the three
eyes, deep into the soul of a stranger,
the eyes of a mirror reflecting back the
love-light we all are.
Every moment
filled with beautiful music, sometimes not
present, but still somewhere off in the
not so far distance, one can hear and feel
the devotional chanting passionately
stirring. The vendors all graciously
offering their beautiful wares, swaying to
the rhythm of an ever present song.
Nothing forced or put upon, just a
refreshing welcome to come and take a look
if so inspired.
And the
food….well, what can one say when there
are watermelon icies, chakra juices,
coconut ice creams and organic delicious
food made from the hands of likeminded
friends.
Brimming
with Divine Love, I quietly seek the
gentle arms of nature and silence. Feet
dusty and body dry, I walk out into the
desert, step by step. Free from thought,
body tingling, I come upon a tall Joshua
tree. Torso taut, leafy green and spongy,
I sit with this Mother tree and hug her as
if she were myself. “I love you” I confess
to the tree. “I love you with all my
heart”. And tears falling down my
blemished face, I find a deep inner peace
that feels like it could last this
lifetime….
My deep gratitude to all those who had the
foresight and passion to manifest Bhakti
Fest.
It was my purest of joys to chant with you
~
Om Namaste
~
Yvette

August 27, 2010
Yvette to Date…
Yoga Unites for Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Yvette was again invited to provide live
Bhakti music at the 8th Annual Yoga Unites
for Living Beyond Breast Cancer. One
thousand yogis, family members, friends and
community leaders met on the steps of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art—one of the city’s
greatest landmarks—for an energizing and
inspiring yoga class and major fund raiser.
With live media coverage for NBC News, this
venue provided an opportunity for Yvette to
create her first music video featuring “Om
Namo Bhagavate” from her newly released CD,
Into the Arms of Love, now posted on
www.YvetteOm.com.
Kindred Spirits Fair and Music Fest
Now in its 16th year, we were pleased to
join the Kindred Spirits Fair and Music
Fest. This holistically spirited event held
at Mt Eden Retreat, an 180 acre estate,
included workshops, speakers, vendors,
children's programs, and was highlighted by
a special ceremony of world peace with flags
of nearly 200 countries represented. Yvette
concluded the ceremony by leading chants for
world peace, following into a kirtan
concert.
Welcoming Pujya Swamiji and Bhagwatiji
While on tour, visiting the states from the
Parmarth Niketan Ashram in India, Yvette was
invited to welcome two divine Beings, Pujya
Swamiji and
Bhagwatiji , with her
sacred chants and kirtan.
Sri Swami Satchidananda Ashram, Integral
Yoga Institute
We spent three glorious days on these sacred
grounds of His Holiness Sri Swami
Satchidanandaji Maharaj, filled with
yoga, ritual, and meditation, culminating with community and
a spirited kirtan.
Bhakti Fest at the Joshua Tree Retreat in
Joshua Tree, California
Upcoming in September, Yvette makes her offering among
luminaries of kirtan artists, at the annual
4 day Bhakti Fest, an evolutionary spiritual
event featuring devotion in its many forms…
yoga, workshops, seminars, and round the
clock kirtan!
Stay Strong Project
Kirtan artists David Newman (Durga Das) and
Mira, in partnership with Global Green have
invited Yvette to participate in the
recording of the Stay Strong Anthem, a music
video, inspired to raise awareness and funds
for
restoring the
Gulf of Mexico to its natural magnificence.
Among the performing chanters will be
Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Donna DeLory, Snatum
Kaur, Girish and Wah!
Yvette to
date...
1/27/10
Hello EveryOne,
I am so happy to share
with you that we are in the final mixing stages of
Into the Arms of Love. As many of you
know, this is my first CD, the first of many
I hope to bring forth as the Kirtan Journey
continues to call and reach!
I can not thank you
enough for all of your support in this
offering, as it is in response to your
persistent “Do you have a CD?” that
ultimately prompted this symphony of song
and heart…Ommmm ~
We are in the
beginning stages of planning our very first
“CD Release Party” to be set for the end of
March/beginning of April and I will keep you
posted as this date becomes clearer.
To date, our line-up
of PA/DE kirtan concerts is as follows: Yoga
On Main on February 27th, Yoga
Unites on May 26th, and back in
Arden on June 26th.
There are such
openings available to us when we embrace the
innate intelligence of essential sound. By
its very nature, music seduces the habitual
thinking mind into higher states of
presence, relieving the stress of day to
day, inviting new patterns of Universal
Thought and Universal Creativity to
penetrate, to brighten and ultimately to
awaken! I invite you to use
your voices whenever you can. Sing in the
shower, sing driving in the car; sing songs
of love, of Mother Earth, songs of Peace and
Regeneration; chant by the fire, chant
before going to bed, chant with all your
heart and being the mantras that intimately
speak to you, whisper them ever so softly
on the wings of your breath and when a warm
chill stirs from deep within your heart then
you can be assured this mantra is for you!
I so look forward to
Being/Chanting/Singing
together ~
Om Ma …
Yvette ~
1/4/10
New Year Greetings from Marsha...
Namaste EveryONE ~
All blessings in this promising New Year of 2010 ~
Reflecting upon my own personal journey and of that with Yvette, I realize my
heart is leading me in all the right directions. Inspired to make this
offering with Yvette, as I see the many hearts and souls it stirs. I see it at
the homeless shelter, I see it at the kirtans... I hear it in my heart and I
receive it in my soul. And, gratefully, I see so many of you receiving this
offering with depth and gratitude. It was strikingly moving to see so many of
you attend our most recent kirtan in December... 70 hearts trekking through an
icy snowstorm to chant with us! How deeply honored we were.
A friend shared with me recently that she does not understand anything about
energy or vibrations, but she tells me, "All I know is I showed up at your
kirtan filled with stress, I closed my eyes, I chanted with you, and I left
there completely relaxed." That is my inspiration and my affirmation.
Last summer I had the distinct privilege to meet my spiritual inspiration,
renown humanitarian and spiritual leader, Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma.) She put
it best...
“…through the one-pointedness (of chanting), one can merge in the Divine Being
and experience the bliss of one’s true self. By letting the mind expand in the
sound of divine chanting, each one of us can enjoy the peace born of one’s
inherent divinity.”
- Mata Amritananda
Moving forward into the new year, this winter will be devoted to finishing up
Yvette's first CD. It has been such an honor and a privilege to journey
through the birthing of this CD. It is unfolding in the most beautiful way,
filled with heart, soul, and depth. We are all so excited to share it with
you!
Later in February, we have scheduled our first kirtan of the year at Yoga on
Main... Please SAVE THE DATE: February 27th. More details to follow later this
month.
Wishing each of you my very best for a happy and healthy 2010, unlocking your
full potential for healing, well-being and a purposeful and meaningful life of
awakening to the essence of who you are and your relationship to yourSelf and
ALL that is.
Om Shanti Om ~
Marsha
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