Shantala - The Music of Heather & Benjy Wertheimer
@shantalamusic.bsky.social
From the first verse of the upcoming release “Om Kara Bhajo”:
"Upon seeing someone's pain, please offer help
Don't let your Dharma get spoilt, do whatever you can
When given the auspicious opportunity to do good deeds
Until now you’ve been asleep … you fell asleep.”
#30daysofloveinaction #love
"Upon seeing someone's pain, please offer help
Don't let your Dharma get spoilt, do whatever you can
When given the auspicious opportunity to do good deeds
Until now you’ve been asleep … you fell asleep.”
#30daysofloveinaction #love
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
From the first verse of the upcoming release “Om Kara Bhajo”:
"Upon seeing someone's pain, please offer help
Don't let your Dharma get spoilt, do whatever you can
When given the auspicious opportunity to do good deeds
Until now you’ve been asleep … you fell asleep.”
#30daysofloveinaction #love
"Upon seeing someone's pain, please offer help
Don't let your Dharma get spoilt, do whatever you can
When given the auspicious opportunity to do good deeds
Until now you’ve been asleep … you fell asleep.”
#30daysofloveinaction #love
Reading from her wonderful autobiography "Elle," Elle Macpherson shares timeless truths about #Love ... and putting #LoveInAction
The link to the "Elle" book and audiobook is https://a.co/d/5g978Iv
The link to the "Elle" book and audiobook is https://a.co/d/5g978Iv
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reading from her wonderful autobiography "Elle," Elle Macpherson shares timeless truths about #Love ... and putting #LoveInAction
The link to the "Elle" book and audiobook is https://a.co/d/5g978Iv
The link to the "Elle" book and audiobook is https://a.co/d/5g978Iv
Our beloved friend and collaborator, Grammy-winning wind player Nancy Rumbel, shares how she puts love into action. #loveinaction #30daysofloveinaction #love #OmKaraBhajo #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Our beloved friend and collaborator, Grammy-winning wind player Nancy Rumbel, shares how she puts love into action. #loveinaction #30daysofloveinaction #love #OmKaraBhajo #GivingTuesday
Friends, we are so grateful for all of you and your support! Truly, we wouldn't be able to do what we do without the loving support of our community. THANK YOU!
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Friends, we are so grateful for all of you and your support! Truly, we wouldn't be able to do what we do without the loving support of our community. THANK YOU!
Hello again, friends!
Tosha here wants to remind you that TODAY is #BandcampFriday! It's a great day to check out the entire Shantala music catalog on Bandcamp and treat yourself to some new digital music downloads!
Tosha here wants to remind you that TODAY is #BandcampFriday! It's a great day to check out the entire Shantala music catalog on Bandcamp and treat yourself to some new digital music downloads!
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hello again, friends!
Tosha here wants to remind you that TODAY is #BandcampFriday! It's a great day to check out the entire Shantala music catalog on Bandcamp and treat yourself to some new digital music downloads!
Tosha here wants to remind you that TODAY is #BandcampFriday! It's a great day to check out the entire Shantala music catalog on Bandcamp and treat yourself to some new digital music downloads!
On this #ThankfulThursday, we were so happy to get a touching Insight Timer review from Amanda in the UK, who wrote, "Perfect way to start and ground my morning. Thank you, much gratitude!"
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
On this #ThankfulThursday, we were so happy to get a touching Insight Timer review from Amanda in the UK, who wrote, "Perfect way to start and ground my morning. Thank you, much gratitude!"
Good morning, friends! Our sweet girl Tosha here humbly requests that you support independent musicians on #BandcampFriday this week. 💞🐶💞 [Continued in the comments]
October 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Good morning, friends! Our sweet girl Tosha here humbly requests that you support independent musicians on #BandcampFriday this week. 💞🐶💞 [Continued in the comments]
Tomorrow marks the end of our tour through our beloved Pacific Northwest rainforest home - it’s amazing how quickly the miles and days pass when you’re on tour! Join us and our wonderful ensemble for this last offering!
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bit.ly/4kZ8wvW
June 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tomorrow marks the end of our tour through our beloved Pacific Northwest rainforest home - it’s amazing how quickly the miles and days pass when you’re on tour! Join us and our wonderful ensemble for this last offering!
bit.ly/4kZ8wvW
bit.ly/4kZ8wvW
This weekend we’re wrapping up our Pacific Northwest tour … on Saturday we’ll be in our hometown of Portland and on Sunday we return to the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis (with very special guest Johanna Beekman)!
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June 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This weekend we’re wrapping up our Pacific Northwest tour … on Saturday we’ll be in our hometown of Portland and on Sunday we return to the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis (with very special guest Johanna Beekman)!
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
Giving a quick shout out to our Eugene-area friends … please join Benjy and Steve tomorrow evening for a rare all-acoustic night of Indian classical music in the magic of Mandala Sanctuary. To sign up by e-mail for this limited seating event, please follow the link. See you soon!
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bit.ly/4kGYosf
June 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Giving a quick shout out to our Eugene-area friends … please join Benjy and Steve tomorrow evening for a rare all-acoustic night of Indian classical music in the magic of Mandala Sanctuary. To sign up by e-mail for this limited seating event, please follow the link. See you soon!
bit.ly/4kGYosf
bit.ly/4kGYosf
Our Oregon tour starts in two days! Please come sing, dance, and enjoy the ever-expanding light of the season with us!
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #kirtanartist #sacredchanting #heartcentered #tour #pacificnorthwesttour #oregankirtan #kirtancommuity #sacredchanting #indianclassicalmusic
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #kirtanartist #sacredchanting #heartcentered #tour #pacificnorthwesttour #oregankirtan #kirtancommuity #sacredchanting #indianclassicalmusic
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our Oregon tour starts in two days! Please come sing, dance, and enjoy the ever-expanding light of the season with us!
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #kirtanartist #sacredchanting #heartcentered #tour #pacificnorthwesttour #oregankirtan #kirtancommuity #sacredchanting #indianclassicalmusic
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #kirtanartist #sacredchanting #heartcentered #tour #pacificnorthwesttour #oregankirtan #kirtancommuity #sacredchanting #indianclassicalmusic
Our Pacific Northwest Sacred Music tour moves to Oregon this coming weekend, with a Hindustani classical concert in Eugene on Friday and sacred chanting events in Portland Saturday and Corvallis on Sunday.
More information and for tickets: bit.ly/3HlDwIh
More information and for tickets: bit.ly/3HlDwIh
June 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our Pacific Northwest Sacred Music tour moves to Oregon this coming weekend, with a Hindustani classical concert in Eugene on Friday and sacred chanting events in Portland Saturday and Corvallis on Sunday.
More information and for tickets: bit.ly/3HlDwIh
More information and for tickets: bit.ly/3HlDwIh
Eugene-area friends! We hope you will join Steve Gorn (bamboo flute and clarinet) and Benjy Wertheimer (tabla and Esraj) for a very rare all-acoustic Indian classical concert in the beautiful Mandala Sanctuary on Friday, June 13.
Registration is via email. More info here: bit.ly/4kYqLln
Registration is via email. More info here: bit.ly/4kYqLln
June 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Eugene-area friends! We hope you will join Steve Gorn (bamboo flute and clarinet) and Benjy Wertheimer (tabla and Esraj) for a very rare all-acoustic Indian classical concert in the beautiful Mandala Sanctuary on Friday, June 13.
Registration is via email. More info here: bit.ly/4kYqLln
Registration is via email. More info here: bit.ly/4kYqLln
It’s incredible how quickly time passes when you’re on tour - tonight is our last event in our Washington travels.
It’s a wonderful way to wrap up this journey, joined by some amazing and award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists. Hope we see you tonight!
It’s a wonderful way to wrap up this journey, joined by some amazing and award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists. Hope we see you tonight!
June 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s incredible how quickly time passes when you’re on tour - tonight is our last event in our Washington travels.
It’s a wonderful way to wrap up this journey, joined by some amazing and award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists. Hope we see you tonight!
It’s a wonderful way to wrap up this journey, joined by some amazing and award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists. Hope we see you tonight!
Tomorrow we return to beautiful Port Townsend, Washington for the first time in several years! It has long been a favorite place to play - not least because our longtime friend, the brilliant Celtic harpist David Michael will be joining us there … we’d love to see you, too!
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June 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tomorrow we return to beautiful Port Townsend, Washington for the first time in several years! It has long been a favorite place to play - not least because our longtime friend, the brilliant Celtic harpist David Michael will be joining us there … we’d love to see you, too!
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
We’re so grateful to be returning to the beautiful @dayuaalucenter on Bainbridge Island tomorrow for a night of music and chanting - please join us if you’re nearby!
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#kirtan #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #sacredchanting #devotionalmusic #livekirtan #heartcentered #heartcenteredsinging
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#kirtan #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #sacredchanting #devotionalmusic #livekirtan #heartcentered #heartcenteredsinging
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We’re so grateful to be returning to the beautiful @dayuaalucenter on Bainbridge Island tomorrow for a night of music and chanting - please join us if you’re nearby!
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #sacredchanting #devotionalmusic #livekirtan #heartcentered #heartcenteredsinging
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #sacredchanting #devotionalmusic #livekirtan #heartcentered #heartcenteredsinging
Today’s the day we head out on the road to join our Washington friends … please come sing and celebrate this season of expanding light with us!
Scan the QR code to find our tour dates and ticket information!
#kirtan #sacredchanting #sacredmusic #indianclassicalmusic #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #tour
Scan the QR code to find our tour dates and ticket information!
#kirtan #sacredchanting #sacredmusic #indianclassicalmusic #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #tour
June 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today’s the day we head out on the road to join our Washington friends … please come sing and celebrate this season of expanding light with us!
Scan the QR code to find our tour dates and ticket information!
#kirtan #sacredchanting #sacredmusic #indianclassicalmusic #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #tour
Scan the QR code to find our tour dates and ticket information!
#kirtan #sacredchanting #sacredmusic #indianclassicalmusic #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #tour
We’re looking SO much forward to joining our Washington state community again on tour! We’ll be in the San Juan Islands, Bainbridge Island, and Port Townsend. So many sweet moments like this!
#shantala #kirtan #soundhealing #bhaktiyoga #bhakti #tour #pacificnorthwest
#shantala #kirtan #soundhealing #bhaktiyoga #bhakti #tour #pacificnorthwest
June 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We’re looking SO much forward to joining our Washington state community again on tour! We’ll be in the San Juan Islands, Bainbridge Island, and Port Townsend. So many sweet moments like this!
#shantala #kirtan #soundhealing #bhaktiyoga #bhakti #tour #pacificnorthwest
#shantala #kirtan #soundhealing #bhaktiyoga #bhakti #tour #pacificnorthwest
We’re very excited to see you all this weekend in Washington state! Check our website for tour dates and to reserve your seats.
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #shantala #sacredmusic
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#kirtan #shantala #sacredmusic
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We’re very excited to see you all this weekend in Washington state! Check our website for tour dates and to reserve your seats.
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #shantala #sacredmusic
bit.ly/3HlDwIh
#kirtan #shantala #sacredmusic