Sandra Leigh is a Creative Wellness Music Producer based in Vancouver, BC,
and the main artist presenting Give Peace a Chant ℗ Sandya Records.
Ms. Leigh (pronounced lee) aspire as a multidisciplinary creator + producer.
Her project Give Peace a Chant (GPaC) emphasizes a diverse mix of genre + culture,
along with Sanskrit mantra to give transcendental depth to her unique musical drive.
Born and raised in Alberta, Sandra’s career began in Alberta.
Her search for wellness + a great music scene pulled her out west to Vancouver, BC,
where she currently resides and teaches creative wellness + music programs for all ages.
Sandra Leigh hosted wellness based LIVE MUSIC events for many years.
GPaC events were mostly held in Kitsilano and operated
as an alcohol + drug-free – donation based – creative community space. (see past events). 
The Give Peace a Chant mantra music project started as a group singing event
and is now available as Give Peace a Chant ℗ Sandya Records
Listen to Give Peace a Chant (via Bandcamp)
HER COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Sandra Leigh wrote, hosted and co-produced
the community television series, ‘Yoga Moves for Every Body’,
an exercise + wellness program that aired locally in Vancouver, BC.
The TV show is now available on YouTube as Yoga Moves Online
featuring the original soundtrack by Give Peace a Chant
2026 UPDATE :: Join Sandra Leigh for wellness + music exploration classes in Vancouver, BC.
GPaC
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Memory Lane
REMEMBERING A COMMUNITY:
In October 2001, a small group of yoga teachers
were inspired to start a wellness-oriented, live music event in Yaletown.
They called it ‘Give Peace a Chant’ and met on Friday nights
to share a unique jam style community singing experience with meditative chant,
visual art, dance connections + some of Vancouver’s finest musicians!
Sharing beautiful memories!
For many years GPaC hosted many amazing local guest artists and musicians – these sacred music gatherings included First Nation prayers with Aline LaFlamme & friends, chants from around the world from Joseph Pepe Danza, Navaro Franco, Amir Peter O’Loughlin, Greg Valou, Jerry Desvoignes, Stefan Cihelka, Tina Pashumati James, Prashant Michael John, Raghunath Ritch, Anand David, Wade Imre Morrisette, Lyle Povah, Holly Burke, Robyn Carrigan, Meshē, the late Chantal Jolly, Sparrow, Nathan Aswell, Patrick Pennefather & Sheinagh Anderson, Troy Taylor (presented Bharatanatyam), Rob Scharein, Neeraja Aptikar, Dhyan Nirmal, Kirtan Vancouver, ISKCON Friends, Nitai Ram, Chaitanya Chandra, The Bhakti Bros., Jeffrey Armstrong, Satyananda Yoga, Maggie Reagh, Vince Gowmon, Zamir Dhanji, Heidi Groschler, Lorne Mallin, Maalaa, Rueben Prensky & Zoey Wren (Anaya Hawk), Melinda Michael, Kim Fischer, Steve Elliot, Wendi Lacusta, Harminder Gill, Valéry Bruneau, Geneviéve Layton-Cartier, Jessica Amrita, Sarah Webster, Harreson Sito, Nenad Jankovich, Yoga in Daily Life, Jambhavan, Wendy DeMos, Kate Schendel, Laura O’Reilly, Geetanjali Joshi, Jim Balkin, Jesse, Art, Vidula, Nicole and many more (apologies if I’ve forgotten you). Thanks to all!
International guest artists included The late, great Shyamdas, Karnamrita Dasi, Mayapuris, Gauravani, Radhanath Swami, Jai Uttal, Shantala – The Music of Heather and Benjy Werthheimer, Dave Stringer, SriKala, Jaya Lakshmi, and Women of Bhakti. We fondly remember all of these artists, their events and musical contributions in Vancouver, BC.
Sandra Leigh’s
GPaC
MEMORY LANE:
opening for Wade Imre Morissette:
Sandra Leigh & Itamar Erez – Give Peace a Chant, 2001
Banyen Books, In-House Kirtan, 2004
Sandra Leigh in India,
Kusum Sarovar, 2008
Kirtan Vancouver Outdoor Festival, 2010
Holly, Sparrow, Sandra and
visiting kirtan artist, Gauravani
at Kirtan Vancouver Festival, 2010
Remembering Peace Through Music,
Give Peace a Chant presented:
a full day
sound and mantra festival w/ many special guests, including First Nation’s blessings.
Held at St. Paul’s Labyrinth, Vancouver on November 11, 2011
Sandra Leigh
at the Goshala in Braj, India, 2011
Special Guest, Shyamdas
Thanks to Tina ji & Loka Yoga
for inviting (late) beloved Shyamdas ji to Whistler
where he loved the skiing! Shyamdas’ kirtan
– raising the roof off Banyen Books, 2011
Kirtan Vancouver Festival
(L to R) w/ Sparrow, Greg Valou,
Ananda Murti Das, Yogindra Das,
Sandra Leigh, Holly Burke, 2012
Kirtan Vancouver Festival
Karnamrita Dasi, Neeraja Aptikar, Sandra Leigh, 2012
North Wales, UK, 2013
Festival of India in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC
w/ Karnamrita Dasi, 2013
Diwali Festival at the Roundhouse, 2014
w/ Sandra Leigh, 2016
Sandra & Sarah, 2017
Sandra had to stop playing for a time as she underwent bilateral wrist and hand surgeries
in 2019 + 2020 from which she has mostly recovered.
She attends online satsang, hosted by Vallabhdas from the USA,
who continues to work on translations in the style of
the late, great Shyamdas – the works of Shri Vallabhacharya, (1479- 1531),
who was considered to be an incarnation of both Lord Krishna and the lovely Shri Radha,
as well as a witness to their plays
and came to this world as a teacher (acharya) to teach the path of grace (pushtimarg).
All gratitude belongs to this lineage + our beloved teacher,
Shri Milan Goswami,
19th generational descendant of Shri Vallabhacharya.
(Shri Yamunaji)
There is a saying in India about pushti bhakti: “My heart stops here.”
2026 update: Sandra Leigh continues to practice + play in Vancouver, BC,
where she teaches creative wellness strategies + advocates for human made music.
Loving all things analogue, she’s recently decided to dedicate the rest of her days to
helping REAL human artists + musicians everywhere survive both the AI disruption & ourselves!
She can be reached by email at: sandraleigh 108 @ gmail . com
At GPaC, we honour and acknowlege the land where we live, work and play as the traditional, unceded, occupied territories of
the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish (Sḵwxwú7mesh), and Musqueam (Xwméthkwyiem) Nations.