ParaNadam

ParaNadam is a kirtan and mantra music project created in 2012 by Brian and Isha Nager. They made it under the inspiration and guidance of their teacher, the Himalayan Master Sri Svami Purna Ji Maharaj. The mantras and energy behind the music are offered by Sri Svamiji, and the project follows his teachings of Self-realization. The name joins "Para" with "Nadam", sound, and points to music as a way to go beyond oneself and toward Supreme Reality.

Their work includes kirtan, meditative mantra and ambient music, puja ceremonies, monthly satsang gatherings, mantra music concerts and chant immersions. They also offer online material: chanting videos on YouTube, a mantra app, a mantra book with commentary, and a monthly membership called KULA, with audio and video libraries.

Brian Nager is first and foremost a teacher of the enlightenment process. For about two decades he has guided spiritual seekers, using energy transmissions as part of that work. To support ParaNadam he studied tabla, dholak, guitar, sound engineering, recording and videography.

Isha Nager showed musical talent in singing and songwriting from a young age. She was writing and performing her own compositions by sixteen. She trained as a classical vocalist and earned a BA in classical vocal performance from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. After turning away from commercial music to healing, yoga and Eastern philosophy, she met her Satguru, Sri Svamiji. He encouraged her to return to music. The melodies that came to her for the mantras he gave and blessed became ParaNadam's first album, "From Darkness to Light", released in 2012.

ParaNadam is based in Ojai, California. Its stated aim is to awaken the heart and spirit of devotion, and to support seekers with inspiration and practices for every step of the path.