Event listings Aug-November 2026
(Newsletter from 8/26/26)
We had a virtual kīrtan on the calendar for tonight that I am cancelling. Life at home has been intense; we have been working on projects both in our home and in ourselves this month (leading me to wonder how much is influenced by the eclipses). Being a mom of 5 is not for the faint of heart, but my practice keeps me steady in my mind and heart.
What practice do you use for steadiness?
Stability and our inner foundation relate to the energy of Ganeśa which will be the topic of a kirtan/nada workshop I will hold at Tru on Saturday Sept 12th. It will be a beautiful investigation into Ganeśa mantras, the use of rhythm, authentic expression, and meditation. Ask yourself what are you preparing for? What is beginning right now? How can you find a new perspective on a problem or obstacle? These are the questions you can bring to the 9/12 workshop. Link to sign up below.
I hope to reschedule the virtual kīrtan, but I am also hoping to make it unique and interesting. I love holding a community virtual gathering. What would you like to do together: practice kirtan, informally connect in a social environment, focus on mantra repetition and meditation, dive deeply into one energy, or learn harmonium or Sanskrit? I'd love to know.
Google Calendar link for all these details & changes(also check out the Peace Jam and Dances of Universal Peace that will be updated on the calendar soon)
8/27 Thursday 7-8:30pm Marla leads music at @assisi.institute at the weekly service - 1400 N Winton Rd, Rochester - Can be streamed on the FB profile Assisi Institute
8/31 Monday - Head out to Shakti Yoga Buffalo to catch Kavita/Kat McMillian lead Monday Mantra Meditation as she is passing through the area Info here. Sign Up: www.shaktibuffalo.com
9/11 Friday 7-8:30pm - Home Chanting Community - Email for location - Free event, many chant leaders share their songs, at a Victor, NY home
9/12 Saturday 4-6pm Wisdom of Ganeśa at Tru Yoga @truyogaroc with Marla Pelletier -
This workshop will go into the mantras, songs and meditation on Ganeśa and share a dessert at the end. It will pair well with @with_adair Adair’s Somatic Processing from 1-3pm. We are going to make the 2 workshops work together for you to embody the wisdom of Ganeśa. This is first cakra energy: security, safety and stability. Mike Van Munster will be holding the rhythm and you are encouraged to bring a percussion instrument to use during some chants.
https://www.truyogaroc.com/events
9/20 Sunday 4-6pm at Frequency Wellness, Elton Street, Rochester - Interfaith Song Circle, or Songs of light love and life. My husband and I are going to collaborate in our unique version of a kīrtan jam where we open the space to people who want to sing, share their voices in devotion to the divine. Free, donations for rental welcome
9/25 Friday - Megan Hook and Tommy are at the Assisi Institute leading kirtan and mantra. Sign up: https://www.assisi-institute.org/assisi-yoga-classes-workshops
9/27 Sunday 2-3:30 - We are back at the Energy Enhancement Room at Inner Sage on a monthly basis doing Mantra Music & Scalar Waves! It's a room with a coherent field of energy sustained by scalar wave technology. Inside this special room, we do blissed out mantras and sound body exercises. If you like alternative healing styles it's worth a visit! Sign up: https://www.bizzflo.com/Health-Wellness/Inner-Sage-Healing-Arts-Center-LLC/class/Peace-Mantra-Meditation
Friday 10/2 6:30-8pm at Assisi Yoga (1400 N Winton Ave Roch) - Yoga of Sound (monthly on 1st fridays including 11/6 and 12/4) - Our workshop will teach you to connect deeply with your voice using toning exercises, rāga (Indian musical scale) based meditation, listening and repeating, and finally a kirtan with Marla (on harmonium) and Bani (on drums).
@assisiyoga https://www.assisi-institute.org/assisi-yoga-classes-workshops
Saturday 10/17 afternoon and Thursday 11/12 7pm: Kīrtan at Karuna Yoga House with Marla - look on the calendar for more info
10/18 Sunday 2-3:30 - Mantra Music & Scalar waves in the Energy Enhancement Room at Inner Sage on a monthly basis! It's a room with a coherent field of energy sustained by scalar wave technology. Inside this special room, we do blissed out mantras and sound body exercises. If you like alternative healing styles it's worth a visit! Sign up: https://www.bizzflo.com/Health-Wellness/Inner-Sage-Healing-Arts-Center-LLC/class/Peace-Mantra-Meditation
Fri to Sat 11/20-11/21: 24 hour Sound bath at the Lake House in Canandaigua with different sound leaders. I'll be doing the ending Kirtan on 11/21 at 11am. It's a $10/hour event and you can book multiple hours. Sign up: https://the-lake-house.checkfront.com/reserve/
TBD: 10/11 Tru yoga Kīrtan and 11/15 Tru Yoga Kīrtan