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My name is Ullamaya Ma. My birth name is Ulla-Maija Kivimäki. The purpose of this website is to house and communicate my creative projects, musical adventures, spiritual pilgrimages and discoveries in the world of music and the Yoga of Sound, which I want to share with my family and old & new friends, both nearby and in faraway lands (hello Lapland!) For decades, my life and work have been inspired by studies of the yogic sciences and music. Many entries will celebrate Indian classical music, which is fundamentally spiritual and one of my great loves. Sacred, devotional music and world music, which I study and practice, are always there. And may our lives always be filled with kirtan...... |
Amalam Media is my business in New York, where I am based. ‘Amalam’ is Sanskrit and means ‘pure, white, spotless, faultless, uncontaminated, free of material qualities, transparent, crystal clear, mountain crystal ‘.
Selected blog posts 2006-2012
Movie: "Awake, the Life of Yogananda"
I am so happy that the Self-Realization Fellowship feels that now is the right time... More... |
My Artist Services Central
For years, I have been working with other artists, helping them create, produce, communicate,... More... |
Atharva Vedīya Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣhad
I composed this song in 2010 with words from a beautiful poem from Atharva Veda. I had the... More... |
CD: Universal Songs of Kabir - Bhajan & Kirtan with Deepak Kumar Pareek
I had the responsibility of producing 3 new CD’s for the Society for Universal Sacred Music. The... More... |
A high quality, professional vocal-study-at-home program: It works!
In preparation of recording my next album, a very demanding project, I started vocal practice... More... |
Best wishes for peace in the world in the New Year from my family in Lapland, Finland
Did you know that in Lapland, Finland, we have a natural light show in wintertime, the Northern... More... |
Book and CD: The Yoga of Kirtan
The Yoga of Kirtan: Conversations on the Sacred Art of Chanting book and CD package is the latest... More... |
Samir Chatterjee’s “Raga Connections” 2-Hour Radio Program
A world-renown tabla player and educator, my friend Samirji is always up to something new and... More... |
Ramayana Dance-Drama Triumphs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan invited Pandit Satya Narayana Charka and his East- West... More... |
Midsummer Night in Lapland, Finland
Thick, black clouds covered the midnight sun in Rovaniemi. The rain only stopped while the bonfire... More... |
DVD: The Second Festival of Universal Sacred Music, Manhattan, New York
In 2004-2007, as the Executive Director of the Society for Universal Sacred Music, one of my... More... |
Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Manhattan celebrates “India Night”, Bhajan and Kirtan with Payal Seen at the SRF Center with Bhajan and Kirtan with Payal Seen.
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CD: The Thread of Life
This is the 3rd CD which I co-produced for the Society for Universal Sacred Music. The Thread of Life is a narrative of music that binds us across cultures and an exploration of the divine in music..... More... |
CD: Lost in Bliss Live Concert Recording - Kinnar & Manu Seen with Samir Chatterjee
This is a live concert recording, “Lost in Bliss”, which I produced for the Society for Universal... More... |
CD: The Musical Way to Learn the Sanskrit Alphabet
The Sanskrit Alphabet CD of Ma Bhaskarananda (Ma Bha), already loved by many, is now available for... More... |
Kirtan: Ecstatic Chant Weekend Retreat at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
I spent a heavenly Labor Day at the Omega Institute chanting the thousand names of the Lord with... More... |
Kankana Banerjee teaching singing at Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY
Shrimati Kankana Banerjee, one of the classical masters of India invites all, women and men, to... More... |
Pandit Birju Maharaj in concert at the Blue Sky Center, Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY
Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj is a legend of Kathak dance. He is also an accomplished singer... More... |