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Namaste Bhakti Fest Family,

With summer just around the corner, that means two unforgettable festivals await you: Bhakti Fest Midwest and Bhakti Fest West 

BHAKTI FEST MIDWEST: Madison, Wisconsin—June 29-July 1
Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Donna De Lory, Saul David Raye, Daren Friesen, Sara Ivanhoe, Mark Whitwell, and so many more!
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BHAKTI FEST WEST: Joshua Tree, California—September 6-9 
Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten with Manose, Jai Uttal, MC Yogi, Shiva Rea, Saul David Raye, Donna De Lory, Wah!, Bryan Kest, and so many more!
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BHAKTI STREAM

Shakti FestAre you ready, Madison, WI? Bhakti Fest is coming in less than 40 days!

Here's a little taste of the beauty, the joy, the fun, and the love.

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PEOPLE ARE RAVING ABOUT SHAKTI FEST... MIDWEST GET READY!

cc"Thank you for once again creating such a fabulous event! Was it my imagination, or is Bhakti Fest becoming less like a festival and more like a family?" ~Jai Uttal


"The festivals just keep getting better, richer, deeper and I'm so grateful to be a part of it." ~ Sean Johnson


"That was the best Bhakti Fest yet!! They keep getting better! The only thing that made Monday at all tolerable is the knowledge that September is only 4 months away!" ~Michael


"What a nurturing, nourishing festival. Thank you for your love, vision and devotion, gifting me and all our community with the sweet homecoming that Ma brings to our hearts." ~Dawn Cartwright


BHAKTI FEST PRE-PARTIES
Pre-Parties are an opportunity to get discounted festival tickets, while enjoying some heart-soothing devotional music. 

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Hey Beautiful Chanters:

I've played a lot of music festivals in the last decade, and there is no sweeter gathering focused on kirtan and yoga than Bhaktifest. For years, I've been telling the organizers that the Midwest has some of the most ecstatic chanters on the planet! So this year, I'm happy to say they've listened, and the first annual Bhaktifest Midwest, scheduled for June 29 - July 1 in Madison, WI. 

The musical lineup includes Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Donna De Lory, Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band, Gaura Vani, Girish, Shyam Das, Arjun Baba, David Newman & Mira, Brenda McMorrow, Ragani, Devi 2000, Kirtan Path and Sitara & Kalyani, plus many more fine musicians.

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Yoga teachers and workshop leaders include Saul David Raye, Sarah Ivanhoe, Mark Whitwell, Daren Friesen, Amy Treciokas, Rich Logan, Katherine Austin, Meg Galarza, Nikki Myers, Marnie Task, Gina Caputo, Dearbhla Kelly, Jerry Landau, Aubree Saia, Quinn Kearney and many others.

I have beautiful memories of my life as a student at The University of Wisconsin in the 1980's, so this will be a sweet homecoming. Madison is an isthmus surrounded by five lakes, and the Bhaktifest main stage and camping grounds will situated right on Lake Monona, a fine location for a summer festival. Hotels are within walking distance. A strong turnout this year will help ensure that the Midwest is better recognized as a vital source of talent, enthusiasm, open mindedness and cultural creativity.  Looking forward to singing with you again soon!

Tickets are available online by clicking here. Please use the discount code 2012stringer when booking. 

Big Love,
Dave


Bhaktifest is looking for volunteers throughout the Midwest to pass out flyers at local Kirtans and spiritual events and put up posters at Yoga studios, health food stores and spiritual centers. Experience with social media such as Facebook and Twitter is a plus. If you are interested or know someone who may be, please forward this information to them. Bhaktifest has a number of options to give volunteers  in exchange, including free tickets to the festival. 


Contact: Taz Rashid  

email: taz@bhaktifest.com  /  phone: 773-678-9346

Potential sponsors and vendors are also welcome to make contact.

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May 2012 Message

What energy and experiences can we expect in May 2012?

The energy this month gets really big. You will likely find that
everything feels amplified. The easy things will feel better and the
difficult things will feel worse. Everything will feel and look more
extreme to you this month. That is because energetically, things are
bigger. They have a larger energetic imprint or a stronger vibration
than they normally do this month. There is a big feeling of expansion
and this might be overwhelming for many of you, but it is not harmful
and none of you are being held back. In fact, everything is moving
so quickly this month that you will find yourself being very aware of
what is holding you back or what is blocking you in your personal life.
It is not because that block has gotten bigger, but because you are
moving faster so the way it holds you back is stronger. The block has
not become stronger, you are moving faster. That is what makes the
difference.

This month, be willing to acknowledge what is standing in your way.
Really look at how you hold resistance and how resistance occurs in
your life. Consider what you resist or avoid -- things that are good for
you, things that are bad for you, people, whatever it might be. There
is a difference between saying no to something and resisting it. If
you say no and walk away and let it go, then you are not resisting.
But if you say no over and over again, yet you never really walk away
then you are resisting. If you keep the thing in your life so that you
can keep pushing on it or saying no, then you are resisting. Really
explore resistance this month. Explore how you do it, where you still
get wrapped up in it and how you might be able to finally let it go
and accept - either accept the changes you need to make or accept
the situation as it is, but accept something so that you can move on
with it. That is the best way to use this expansive energy this month
because your blocks and your resistance will be more apparent to you
than ever before.


What specific tools and actions can we take in our lives to make the best of this energy in May 2012?

There are a few things that are going to serve you this month. One of
them is to have patience and understanding for yourself when you see
what is blocking you. Also have patience for others. As much as you
might be feeling frustrated with your own blocks and resistance, just
imagine how it is going for the people around you who have not read
this message and do not know what to expect. There will be people
all around you who are feeling frustrated. They want to move forward
but something invisible is standing in their way. They are going to
start to blame you or other people, or they will blame things that are
beyond their control instead of looking at what habits they are holding
that stand in the way. You will see frustration around you, so holding
patience and kindness for others will get you far this month. It will be
very helpful. It is kind of putting lubrication in the wheels. It is going
to help everything go smoother and help everyone cool down and
calm down. Just having patience and understanding for others will be
enough – do not try to solve problems for others.

For your own path, here is an activity you can use to help uncover
some of your resistance and finally move past it. When you have a
problem or an issue or something that is not going right for you, sit
down with a pen and piece of paper and begin this activity. Write
down the issue. For instance, you might write “My brother is driving
me crazy,” or “My children will not clean their room.” Whatever it
might be, write down the situation in one or two simple sentences.

Step two is to ask the question, “How long has this been going on?
How long has this particular kind of situation been happening?” Write
the answer.

Step three is to write the answer to “What emotion do I feel when this
situation is at its very worst? When this kind of situation is at the very
hardest part, what emotion do I feel?” With step three, resist the urge
to elaborate. Choose one or two simple words: anger, frustration, overwhelmed, powerless, restless, tired, etc.

Whatever it might be, write one or two simple words, do not elaborate too much. The more
simple you make this, the more easily you will work with it later on.

Step four is to write how you wish it would resolve. Write down your
perfect fantasy for how this might resolve. For instance, you might
write “My brother apologizes and starts behaving differently,” or, “My
kids clean their room without being asked, then clean the kitchen,
too!” Write down in detail exactly how you want this to go better.

Step five is to write down the emotion you think you will have when
that imaginary solution occurs. Write down the emotion that you are
hoping to feel about this -- that you are waiting to feel. As with step
three, so not elaborate. One or two simple words will work best.

Step six is to take the two emotions from step three and step five and
write them down. Write down the worst of what this feels like and
the best of what you want to feel emotionally once it was resolved.
Ask yourself, “Aside from this situation, when do I feel this in my life?
When I feel the word from step three, how can I, all by myself, find a
way to feel step five?” For instance, when you feel frustrated, what
can you do to feel happy? What helps you feel happy? Do you go for
a walk? Do you eat a cookie? Do you call your best friend? Whatever