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For Immediate Release
May 11, 2004

The Shanti Om Experience Concert Comes to Yoga Yoga
A weekend of sacred music, chanting, yoga, workshops, and meditation

Austin, TX (May 11, 2004) - Yoga Yoga is proud to announce a concert date for the Shanti Om Experience in Austin on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30. These concerts feature the music and voices of Snatam Kaur and Guru Ganesha.

Concert 1
When: Saturday, May 29, 7:30 - 9:30pm
Where: Yoga Yoga WESTGATE, 4477 S. Lamar Blvd

Concert 2
When: Sunday, May 30, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Where: Yoga Yoga WESTGATE, 4477 S. Lamar Blvd

Ticket Info:

• $20 in advance and $25 at the door
• Available at all Yoga Yoga locations
• E-Tickets - www.spiritvoyage.com

Performances include music from Snatam Kaur's albums Shanti and Prem. From the moment the lights dim and you hear the first notes of the powerful Gurmukhi verses and Sanskrit mantras, you will be mystically transported into an ocean of bliss; this entrancing experience opens the heart, awakens the soul, and has the power to stay with you forever. Join Snatam Kaur and Guru Ganesha as they joyfully serve the universal spirit through divine song.

Snatam Kaur will also lead a yoga workshop, Transformational Healing Through Sound, on Saturday, May 29 from 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. The workshop combines yoga and chanting to create an avenue for the expression of the inner resonance of your soul. Such expression brings transformation and healing, and Snatam facilitates this with great joy, compassion and love. Cost for the workshop is $60.

The weekend also includes a Bound Lotus Kriya workshop led by Mahan Kirn Kaur with musical backup by Snatam Kaur and Guru Ganesha, on Sunday, May 30 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost is $45. GuruGanesha's prosperity workshop entitled Creating True Bliss and Abundance will be held on Monday, May 31 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is $40. All events will be held at Yoga Yoga Westgate.

Come for the experience and chant all the way OM!

About the Artists:

About Snatam Kaur: Born and raised in a yogic community with devotional music as an integral part of daily life, Snatam Kaur also received formal musical training in violin, voice, percussion, and Gurbani Kirtan, a Sikh traditional style of music. Snatam's music has spread across the world, gaining fans from all walks of life with its universal message of peace. Her most recent critically acclaimed release, Shanti, made it to the Grammy semi-finals in the New Age music category. Snatam Kaur's life is devoted to sharing the transformational experience of the sacred sound current.

About GuruGanesha: GuruGanesha Singh, Founder of Spirit Voyage Music, started out in a musical family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Russian Jewish father who worked as a professional comedian/singer and an Irish Catholic mother who was a professional dancer, his early years were filled with song and dance. When the rock and roll explosion hit the U.S. in the 1960's, Guru Ganesha bought an electric guitar and joined in with boundless enthusiasm. When he started exploring his spirituality through Sikhism, Guru Ganesha brought his love of Western music to the traditions of his new Eastern lifestyle. Through the years, Guru Ganesha has spread his personal brand of musical inspiration to people all over the world.

For press inquiries, interviews, photos, and tour information please contact:

Bettina McNally
Managing Directory of Live Events
Spirit Voyage Music
425.890.6118
bettina@SpiritVoyage.com

For Sound clips, complete artist info, and more visit www.SpiritVoyage.com.

About Yoga Yoga (http://www.yogayoga.com)
Yoga Yoga is Austin's premier source for yoga with three locations and over 250 classes weekly. With 60 certified yoga teachers, Yoga Yoga provides a wide variety of yoga styles including Hatha, Ashtanga, and Kundalini, and special classes including gentle, restorative, prenatal, postnatal, and children's yoga. Yoga Yoga also offers a nationally recognized Teacher Training program which provides teaching certification at the 200-hour and 500-hour levels as developed by the Yoga Alliance. For more information, contact Yoga Yoga at (512) 326-3900 or visit http://www.yogayoga.com.

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