About SWAHA

"Meenakshi's open-hearted chanting soothes the heart and frees the spirit."
~Krishna Das

"SWAHA's Salutations is soft and sweet and full of heart."

~Jai Uttal

"Swaha has a sweet Deva-Premal-like quality, which reflects the purity of Meenakshi's voice and Ron Reid's production and keyboard work."

~WAH
Kirtan Artist

Swaha's new release "Shanti Pulse"
now available!

Let Shanti Pulse inspire your next yoga class,
trance-dance or sacred music event!

Uplifting peace chants weave their way through these electro-acoustic ambient grooves. This synergistic blend of prayer, pulse and trance-inducing spaces was created to take you on a journey that is both earthy and transcendental.

Composed and performed by Swaha (Meenakshi and Ron Reid), and sold as a digital download from this site to place directly on your ipod.

CLICK HERE TO HEAR A SAMPLE OF THIS ONE HOUR AND 40 MINUTE TRACK!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD 'SHANTI PULSE'

SWAHA performs music that is both inspired and uplifting. It is an enticing blend of ethereal Sanskrit vocals soaring over rich earthy rhythms. The songs are composed by Meenakshi and Ron Reid. Swaha invited the soul to sing, and Meenakshi and Ron and the grooves of the band are contagious!

Meenakshi's experience with chanting began in 1988 on her first trip to India to study in the Himalyas yoga philosophy and meditation. Her background was in the performing arts, but her Bhakti (devotion) for God came through her experiences of meditation and chanting. She recorded her first CD of Sanskrit chants in India in July 2000 entitled "Prayers". Since then she has been leading kirtan, chanting workshops and classes, meditation, yoga philosophy, Sanskrit and Ashtanga and Restorative Yoga in Canada, the U.S. The UK, Europe and Asia. She also teaches Sanskrit and yoga philosophies in many Teacher Training programs. Her voice has a sweet, ethereal and open-hearted quality, full of devotion and surrender.

Ron Reid is co-owner and director of Downward Dog Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada (www.downwarddog.com). Prior to the Meenakshi and Ron Reid opening of Downward Dog in July 1997, he spent many years in the music business performing and writing music for performance, film and dance. His music influences are vast, and his connection to the spirit and soul of music is seen in his deep understanding of Yoga both on a physical level and etheric level. He bridges Hatha Yoga and Nada Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) effortlessly.

Currently travelling internationally sharing their love of music and the art of yoga, Meenakshi and Ron enjoy the opportunity to dive into the depths of a complete practice with people, filled with Bhakti, laughter, the beauty of the physicality of the yoga practice as well as the deep philosophical basis for it's existence.

Please see the "CD" page for Swaha's CDs entitled "Salutations", "Vishnu's Dream, and their latest release of their live songs,"Bolo!".

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