Grammy performance and nominated,
It’s always a joy and a pleasure to catch up with Snatam Kaur. Especially for this latest album Beloved, which she describes as a “sound medicine tool kit, with each track having a specific healing effect.” I was overjoyed to learn the album was nominated for a Grammy award. Snatam would perform at the Grammy awards to!
The video of this performance at the Grammy awards is still available to watch, and I would encourage everyone to take a look.
What surprised me in this interview is the amount of service Snatam is doing within her community. Apart from producing and recording her Music and touring schedule. Volunteering for Khalsa youth camp to offer the children singing and music tuition. Serving on the leadership team for this. Also she teaches sacred music classes for children closer to home. Along with Kirtan gatherings for families where she teaches the meaning of Shabads, and how to sing.
Snatam also contributed to Livtar Singh’s album Mountain of Smoke. She feels this album has incredible wisdom. Expressing core teaching of kundalini yoga and Sikh dharma making it accessible to all.
There is a chart that comes with the album that helps navigate which track will be the most beneficial to you at any given time. There is also a beautiful meditation she shares from Yogi Bhajan, called the “Heart Shield Meditation,” which corresponds with the eighth track from the album—Sat Naaraa-in.
What struck me about Snatam in this interview is how thorough she is, especially after having just read her wonderful book Original Light, The Morning Practice of Kundalini Yoga. Being relatively new to the Kundalini Yoga practice, after having been an Iyengar student for some years, this book is a wonderful and gentle introduction to the practice of “Aquarian Sadhana—a householder’s way to experience that original and most beautiful light every day.” Also biographical in nature, Original Light also explains how Snatam was introduced to her spiritual teacher, and to the practice of Kundalini Yoga—ultimately becoming one of the best-selling devotional singers in the world, at this time. Asked how she remains so humble, given her success, she described the various ways our Ego can interfere with the spiritual flow of life.
Asked how she maintains her energy levels whilst on the road touring, she said she maintains her daily yoga and meditation practice, Eats lots of fresh vegetables, drinks lots of water. Walking extensively around the cities she has her concerts in.
On her website, you can also find details of the intensive Shabad Guru Workshop Snatam is excited to host. During these workshops, participants immerse themselves into sacred poems called Shabads—each having a powerful healing quality. Throughout the course, participants become comfortable with the words—both pronunciation and meaning—while singing together. This depth of practice gives way to a deep healing experience. The course is seven-days in length and Snatam is joined by her mother, Prabhu Nam Kaur, her husband, daughter, and the rest of their teaching team. She is also developing a program for people who want to take the practice deeper online, using the sacred science and technology of singing.
She hopes to produce another album for release through Spirit Voyage in 2020. Some of the material from the new album has already made it into her current touring set list.
I cannot recommend the album Beloved highly enough. I trust you’ll enjoy the album and meditations as much as I do. It’s wonderful to chant along with family and friends, if you do not yet have the opportunity to go to her one of her concerts or workshops.
Sat Nam (true identity).
This audio interview was recorded back in 2019 for Spirit Voyage we hope you enjoy it. For many more interviews with Snatam and other devotional and mainstream artists. Including multiple Grammy and Oscar winners. Please visit; https://whereisyourheart.net