#27 DAVE STRINGER, GRAMMY NOMINATED PRODUCER, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND KIRTAN ARTIST

Dave Stringer (@davestirnger) is a Grammy™-nominated record producer and composer who has been widely profiled as one of the most innovative artists of the modern Yoga movement. He’s both an inspiring singer and a captivating public speaker, resolving neuroscience, yoga philosophy and music into a participatory theatrical experience. Stringer’s sound invokes the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sensibility of American gospel and the ringing harmonies of Appalachia. He is featured in the upcoming documentary films Mantra: Sounds Into Silence and The Power of Mantra and has toured extensively, leading concerts, workshops and retreats all over the world.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

Battling with ego in the music business /// What is kirtan? /// The power of chanting in freeing the mind from attachments /// Conflict around cultural appropriation /// Consciousness and asking the big questions /// Is there a higher purpose? /// Hollywood film maker to global kirtan musician /// The practice of surrender when things go wrong /// Having compassion and letting go of perfection

QUOTES

‘Yoga is in everybody, so therefore it must be for everybody.’

‘I challenge you to sing for ten minutes and stay mad!’

‘I don’t think anybody owns culture.’

‘I don’t want to impose on people... I want to open up the field for people to have their own experience and inquire within.’

‘If the universe says pause, then pause!’

‘We’re meaning making machines. We’re going to find random stuff, and make meaning out of it.’

‘We do have to sit by the edge of the void and be informed by it.’

‘I don’t have to pretend to be anybody... I just need to show up! All I have to do is be real.’

‘It takes courage to fail in front of people. Fail and fail again, and learn to laugh in the midst of it!’

‘Once it all falls apart, that’s the opening act for something really good.’

‘Kirtan has taught me not to fear the worst, but almost to welcome it.’

REFERENCES

Bhakti (devotion)

Yoga Works (yoga school)

Mati Ezrati (Yoga Works founder)

Donna De Lory (singer)

CC White (singer)

Miles Shrewsbury (tabla player)

Flight School (Dave’s kirtan training)

Moksha Yoga Chicago (yoga studio)

Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse (book)

Om Nama Shivaya (Dave’s favourite mantra)

Thrum - New album by Dave Stringer and Sheila Nicholls 

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THE HOSTS

@adamhusler - Drawing from a variety of lives lived off the mat, Adam Husler brings a unique perspective to those who seek more from yoga than making pretty shapes. He offers creative, effective and clearly-sequenced teachings that focus on balancing flexibility and strength; physically and mentally. Educated by globally renown teachers, including Jason Crandell and Michael Stone, Adam specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa— fuelled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?’. 

Based in London, Adam teaches a robust schedule in one of the worlds top yoga studios, Triyoga, and world leading gym, Equinox. On top of this, Adam leads workshops, trainings and teaches festivals continuously around the world, leaving him with thousands of teaching hours under his belt and plenty of appearances in national and international media.

For workshops, trainings, events and retreats, find out more here. 

@iamhollyhusler - From belting out original pop tunes at the London O2 stage to 20,000 people, whilst supporting Westlife, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments, to seas of sleeping yogis, at events and studios across the globe; Holly’s journey has led to a deep desire to help people find conscious connection and their own inner peace.

For workshops, music, events and retreats, find out more here.

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