Live Music & Yoga with Girish & Laura Jane
Schedule
Wed May 13 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
4949 Forest Ave , Downers Grove, IL, United States, Illinois 60515 | Downers Grove, IL
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Join us in Downers Grove for an unforgettable evening of live music and yoga as internationally touring artist Girish performs alongside Laura Jane Mellencamp.https://www.yogaamongfriends.com/workshops/2026/05/13/live-music-yoga-girish-laura-jane
Experience the power of live music woven seamlessly into your yoga practice. Flow to modern melodies infused with sacred Sanskrit chants as internationally touring musician Girish performs live while Laura Jane guides you through an inspired, all-level yoga class. The evening closes with a Sanskrit lullaby during Savasana — a deeply moving and unforgettable experience.
What Makes This Evening Special
Live devotional music changes the energy of a room. As Girish plays and sings Sanskrit mantras set to contemporary rhythms, the vibration of sound supports movement, breath, and inner awareness — inviting the kind of deep listening that allows us to be fully present to ourselves and one another.
Laura Jane skillfully weaves the music into a thoughtfully sequenced yoga practice, allowing your body to respond organically to rhythm and melody. The class concludes in stillness with a sacred lullaby that settles the nervous system and opens the heart.
This is more than a yoga class.
It is a shared musical and yogic experience.
About Girish
Girish performing Sanskrit mantra music
Girish is an internationally touring world music artist, teacher, and author. He began his career as a jazz drummer, spent five years as a monk in a Hindu monastery, and later became a sought-after session tabla player on more than one hundred world music albums.
For over a decade, he has written, recorded, and performed original music while teaching Sanskrit mantra and chanting at festivals and yoga studios worldwide. His seven albums have received acclaim from O, The Oprah Magazine, Yoga Journal, and The Guardian.
His book, Music and Mantras, continues his mission of sharing meditation through music. Learn more about Girish’s music and mantras.
About Laura Jane Mellencamp
Laura Jane Mellencamp founder, owner, yoga therapist of Yoga Among Friends in Downers Grove
Laura Jane Mellencamp, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, MA, is the founder of Yoga Among Friends and has been teaching for over three decades. She has led classes and seminars worldwide and is known for her depth of knowledge, practical wisdom, and ability to transmit authentic yogic teachings in an accessible way.
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