Links

Sacred Woods:

Sacred Woods imports fine sacred items from India, including
wooden, seed, and gem malas, clothing, silks, shawls, and jewelry.
Sacred Woods is the original source for Shyamdas’ writings and
CDs.

Pushti Marg: The Path of Grace

Pratham Pushti

The new and improved homepage of Shyamdas’ guru’s lineage, the first house of the
Pushti Marg. This site features articles and excerpts from
Shyamdas’ books, as well as information on Shri Vallabhacharya,
his lineage, and the bhakti practices, kirtans, and seva of the
Pushti Marg.

Haveli of Shri Nathji
The Haveli of Shri Nathji features Shyamdas’ articles as well
further information on Pushti Marg seva, kirtan, festivals, and
more.

Ashrams and Yoga:

Ananda Ashram,
Monroe, NY

Ananda Ashram is a spiritual retreat and educational center
founded on the universal principles of Yoga and Vedanta and
dedicated to East-West cultural exchange. It was established in
1964 by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati. Ananda Ashram annually
presents performances and workshops featuring Indian classical
music, dance, yoga, Sanskrit, and more. Shyamdas’ second home,
Ananda welcomes him for his annual “Bhakti Immersion Retreat” and
other evenings of kirtan.

Ram Dass
The new homepage of Ram Dass, the Harvard psychologist turned
yogi. Ram Dass became a great devotional teacher and one of the
first westerners to bring bhakti, yoga, and kirtan from India to
the West. Shyamdas is his close guru-brother and often leads
kirtans at Ram Dass’ retreats in Maui, Hawaii.

Neem Karoli Baba
Ashram, Taos NM

The website of the Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji’s) ashram in Taos,
where Shyamdas attends bhandara festivals and leads kirtans every
year.

For an outstanding collection of Maharaji photos, visit this newly created site of Neem Karoli Baba Photos

Mark Whitwell and
Heart of Yoga

Mark Whitwell develops authentic heart-centered yoga progams for
the individual, through workshops and classes held across the
globe. He is a student of T. Krishnamacharya and his son TKV
Desikachar. Mark was the editor and contributor to TKV
Desikachar's book, The Heart of Yoga, and is the author of Yoga of
Heart and Hridayasutra. Shyamdas often joins Mark for workshops
and to share kirtan with Mark’s students.

Green Mountain School
of Yoga, Middlebury, VT

GMSY was founded in 1991 by American-born yogi and author, Prem
Prakash. Prem Prakash has been practicing yoga and related arts
and sciences since 1979 and is the yoga instructor at Shyamdas’
“Bhakti Immersion Weekend” at Ananda Ashram. Shyamdas recommends,
“Study yoga from a bhakta, like Prem Prakashji!” Prem Prakash and
his wife, Ambika, co-direct GMSY and its programs in yogic
practice and lifestyle, including kirtans and mantra Yagnas.

Kirtan and Sacred Dance artists:

Deva Premal and Miten

Shyamdas’ good friends Deva Premal and Miten join him and other
kirtan artists every year at Omega Institute’s “Ecstatic Chant
Weekend,” and they visit Shyamdas in the sacred lands of Vraja in
India. Deva Premal and Miten tour widely, delighting international
audiences with their soulful kirtans and other beautiful
devotional songs.

Krishna Das

Shyamdas’ soulful buddy and guru-brother Krishna Das has greatly
advanced the popularity and reach of kirtan. These two
“Das-brothers” still perform and teach together a few times every
year, twenty years after leading perhaps the first regular kirtans
ever held in a yoga studio, at New York’s Jivamukti.

New Kathak Dance by Bhavani Lee

Bhavani Lee, who has recently begun to grace Shyamdas' kirtan events with her beautiful dance, studied Kathak from childhood and developed the New Kathak Dance Concept, of which she writes, "The modern artist discovers a brilliance in the gem of this ancient art form. Within the classical Indian rhythmic cycle called Taal, comes a precise focus and freedom." Kathak is a north Indian classical dance which dates back to 1250 B.C. The word originates from the Sanskrit Katha, meaning to tell a story. Kathak originated in the Hindu temples but is also traced to the royal Mughal courts. Kathak has been uniquely enriched throughout its history by a Persian influence as well as by the patronage of the Mughal kings.

Journals:

NAMARUPA: Categories of Indian Thought

Namarupa is a new journal that conveys the vast scope of sacred
philosophical thought that has emanated from the land and people
of India over many millennia. Featuring articles by Shyamdas.

Hinduism Today

News and articles on Sanatana Dharma, including some articles by
and about Shyamdas and his study of the Hindu Dharma, Vaishnava
lineages, classical kirtan, and bhakti yoga.