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About Ananda Das
Ananda Das is an internationally recognized kirtan artist, songwriter, and teacher of Bhakti Yoga. His music brings together ancient Sanskrit mantras, devotional poetry, and contemporary melodies to create experiences that are both deeply meditative and joyfully alive.
A longtime practitioner and teacher of yogic traditions, Ananda has studied Bhakti, Sattva, and Kundalini Yoga and shares their teachings through music, retreats, workshops, and kirtan leadership trainings. He sings and plays harmonium, guitar, and bansuri flute, guiding audiences from quiet contemplation into the uplifting energy of collective song.
With more than 16 albums and millions of streams worldwide, Ananda’s music has reached listeners across cultures and spiritual traditions. At the heart of his work is a simple invitation: to open the voice, soften the mind, and experience the connection that becomes possible when people gather and sing as one.
An Evening of Kirtan with Ananda Das
Opening set by Stanzie Langtree
Date: Thursday, August 20
Location: 120 Deer Trail Drive, Sedona
Offering: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 in advance | $45 at the door
Join internationally acclaimed mantra artist and Bhakti Yoga teacher Ananda Das for an uplifting evening of music, mantra, and shared devotion at Sedonya.
Ananda brings ancient Sanskrit mantras to life through soulful music and a warm, welcoming energy. Accompanied by harmonium, guitar, and rhythmic instrumentation, he creates an experience that can be joyful and celebratory one moment, quiet and deeply moving the next.
The evening will begin with a special opening set by Stanzie Langtree, inviting us to settle in, open our hearts, and enter the space together. Ananda will then guide us into an immersive kirtan journey—moving through music, silence, devotion, and the collective power of many voices becoming one.
You do not need to know the mantras, consider yourself a singer, or have any previous experience with kirtan. The words and melodies are offered simply, allowing everyone to participate. You are welcome to sing, move, close your eyes, sit in stillness, or simply receive the music.
This is not a performance to watch from a distance. It is an invitation to become part of the offering—to let the mind soften, the voice open, and the heart remember what words alone cannot express.
Come as you are. Bring your voice, your presence, and your willingness to enter the music.
7:00–9:00 PM
$35 in advance | $45 at the door
Experience
• A rare opportunity to soften out of the noise of daily life and reconnect with the sacred, intuitive, deeply alive parts of yourself.
• Experience the transformative power of collective mantra, where shared voice and vibration can open the heart and quiet the mind.
• Be immersed in an atmosphere of beauty, devotion, harp, sacred sound, and community that leaves many feeling emotionally renewed and spiritually restored.
WHEN
August 20
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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