The Supreme Sound: A Transcendental Experience in Sonic Yoga and Vocal Awakening

The Supreme Sound: A Transcendental Experience in Sonic Yoga and Vocal Awakening is a mantra gathering led by the musician Simrit at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, Bahamas. It suits anyone drawn to mantra, chanting and the voice as a path into yoga, whether you come to sing, to listen, or to find out what sound can do for a practice.

About Simrit

Simrit is a musician with multiple number one albums and singles on the iTunes World Music charts and Top 5 Billboard New Age placements. Her music moves past genre, built on a hypnotic, deep-pocket groove and a voice often described as transcendental. She fills theaters and concert halls around the world.

She was born in Athens, Greece, of Cretan origin, and raised in South Carolina. She comes from a long line of matriarchal singers, including her great-grandmother, the beloved Greek resistance singer and actress Tula Demetriou. Her influences are wide: the chants of the Greek Orthodox church choir she sang in as a child, West African drumming, classical piano and Indian classical music. Together they make a sound that is recognizably her own, both timeless and fresh.

The Setting

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat sits on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It is a working ashram whose program calendar offers weekend workshops, immersive courses and quieter retreats. The rhythm of ashram life includes yoga, meditation, chanting, satsang and devotional practice, so a mantra gathering here sits inside a tradition where sound and prayer are part of ordinary days. The ashram honors Swami Vishnudevananda as its founder and guru, and kirtan and Bhakti Yoga programs appear regularly alongside teachings on prana, prayer and the Bhagavad Gita.

Anyone coming for the sonic yoga and vocal work should expect to share the grounds with guests attending other programs, as is usual at the ashram.