This makes me so happy!

L-R: Chika, Shamini, Nayantara, Bharat, and Shivendra

For years now, Ramesha and I have wanted to travel to India to work with Ananda singers there, but issue after issue and obstacle after obstacle have repeatedly gotten in the way.

We do our best to connect when people come to visit Ananda Village, or via Zoom when in-person isn’t a possibility, but still it’s been a little frustrating.

However, in this moment I’m feeling completely heartened, encouraged, and inspired by the way this group of singers from Ananda India are taking ownership of the music and forging ahead with presenting it with enthusiasm, deep attunement, and JOY!

I found Bharat’s introductory remarks to be especially impressive.

It feels like a breakthrough moment for the music in India and for our worldwide music ministry.

Ananda Music has an app!

Yep, this morning Ananda India launched the brand new Ananda Music App! If you love Swami Kriyananda’s music and would like to listen to more of it, this app is for you!

Since the launch in India happened at 6:30am Pacific time, we’ll do another one for the USA and Europe very soon. In the meantime, everyone is welcome to download and try the app out right away. The first 60 days are free; after that there will be a small annual fee, with the proceeds being funneled back into further developing and improving the app. 

For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ananda.music
For iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ananda-music/id1658814958?platform=iphone

The India launch of the app was very inspiring, with Nayaswami Jaya and Nayaswami Dhyana (the directors of Ananda India) sharing about their experiences with Swami Kriyananda as he was writing the music, and the impact it has had on their lives. There’s also a short demo of the app itself. Here’s where you can view the video

I love the fact that we can now say, “Ananda Music? There’s an app for that!”