give peace a chant

BIO

Sandra Leigh
is a Creative Wellness Music Producer from Canada.
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Independent Recording Artist
Multidisciplinary Creator + Producer /
Teacher + Wellness Educator
Singer / Storyteller / Podcaster

Ms. Leigh, (pronounced Lee) presents her music for wellness,
as meditative fusions of
eastern mantra music and western instrumentation
for sound healing.
Humbly dedicated to the Divine Lover in you.

Sandra has toured her unique, audience participation singing project
‘Give Peace a Chant’ both locally and abroad.

As a long time music events coordinator & volunteer,
she’s co-created 1000’s of conscious / sacred music events,
kirtan & workshops
since 2001.

Join us on social media:
Give Peace a Chant Community – private group on FB

In 2015, Sandra began recording
some of the most beloved chants from GPaCK’s live music gatherings.

She’s co-produced
4 beautiful CD’s –
now available!
Preview here at the website (via Bandcamp),
or find Give Peace a Chant CDs at most digital outlets.

Thanks for supporting our ongoing music projects!

‘Give Peace a Chant’ downloads are available at
Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YogiTunes

Preview Give Peace a Chant CDs (and more) here.

COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Writer and Co-producer for
the community television series,
‘Yoga Moves for Every Body’,
an (all ages ) exercise + wellness program that
aired on Shaw TV – Vancouver, Channel 4,
Calgary’s Shaw TV’s and YVR’s Multicultural Channel.
Sadly, Shaw TV has since closed permanently.

The yoga series featuring original soundtrack by Give Peace a Chant
is now available on YouTube as Yoga Moves Online.

Thanks for dropping by!

Give Peace a Chant (GPaCK) community kirtan began in late September, 2001, when a couple of yoga teacher / musician friends were inspired to start a weekly musical community kirtan event.
They called it ‘Give Peace a Chant Kirtan’,
a place for sharing uplifting sounds,
for singing, and creating sacred music together at
ongoing sound healing events,
celebrating ‘peace through music’ with some of Vancouver’s finest musicians.

*GPaCK fund raising efforts have included donations to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.*

Heaps of gratitude for so many beautiful memories!
Throughout the years, GPaC hosted many amazing local guest artists and were blessed with many helpers including and in no particular order, First Nation Chants with Aline LaFlamme & friends, Joseph Pepe Danza, Navaro Franco, Amir Peter O’Loughlin, Greg Valou, Rob Scharein, 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), 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 anyone). Thank you to many other amazing musicians, singers, volunteers, sound people, set up helpers, transportation providers, Modo Car Co-op, and friends who brought delicious snacks (Prasād) for after the kirtan.

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.

~ Memory Lane ~
Sandra Leigh Photos:

*Winter Solstice opening for*
*Wade Imre Morissette:*
*Sandra Leigh & Itamar Erez – Give Peace a Chant! (2001)*

*Kirtan in Kitsilano w/ Sandra Leigh & Friends. Forever grateful and honoured to play for so many years w/ Stefan ji. (2003)*

*Sandra Leigh & David Anand Embry of Blue Lotus Music. We have Yashodhara Ashram in common, plus, all the sweet chants for Divine Mother that we learned there. (2003)*

Banyen Books Kirtan (2004)

*GPaC Kirtan Picnic, Jericho Park (2005)*

Sandra Leigh in India,
Kusum Sarovar (2008)

Kirtan Vancouver (2010)

*Kirtan Vancouver Festival in Stanley Park, Holly Burke, Sandra Leigh & Tiffany Sparrow opening the festival. (2010)*

Holly, Sparrow, Sandra and
visiting kirtan artist, Gauravani
at Kirtan Vancouver Festival (2010)

*Outdoor Kirtan & Crystal Bowls, Kits Beach Vancouver, Sandra Leigh & Tiffany Sparrow – OM together for peace (2010)*

*11-11-11*
*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. (2011)*

*Bhaki Yoga ‘Celebration of Light’ The Give Peace a Chant event ~ held at Open Door Yoga Studio*
*in Kitsilano*.

Sandra Leigh
at the Goshala in Braj, India (2011)

Special Guest, Shyamdas ji
With heart felt thanks to Tina ji & her Loka Yoga
for bringing your beloved friend Shyamdas ji to Whistler,
where he loved the skiing!

Here we were, Shyamdas’ kirtan
– raising the roof off Banyen Books.
Do you remember? (2011)

*A highlight*:
*Give Peace a Chant w/ Sandra Leigh return to open Kirtan Vancouver’s outdoor bhakti festival held in Stanley Park (2012)*

2012 Kirtan Vancouver Festival
(L to R) w/ Sparrow, Greg Valou,
Ananda Murti Das, Yogindra Das,
Sandra Leigh, Holly Burke (2012)

More amazing memories,
Festival Special Guests:
Karnamrita Dasi, Neeraja Aptikar, Sandra Leigh

*Christiane & guest: Sandra Leigh*
*~ Chant Night in North Wales ~*
*Sound & Mantra Training Courses,*
Meditation Teacher Training Courses held in
*North Wales,* *UK (2013)*

*Sweetly invited again to open for the Festival of India ~ Stanley Park (2013)*

*Festival of India ~ Give Peace a Chant singers! (2013)*

*Whistler Celebration with Tina Pashumati James’ Student’s YTT Graduation, Nenad, Ingrid, Sandra, Kim, Greg… is floating.(2013)*

Festival of India in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC
– always an honour to sing w/ Karnamrita Dasi (2013)

Diwali Festival at the Roundhouse
with many artists performing,
including this version of Give Peace a Chant
L to R :: Nenad, Sandra, Valéry and Amrit Jessica (2014)

*Summer Solstice Kirtan ~ Open Door Yoga, Commercial Drive (2015)*

*Offering kirtan and recording ‘Kirtan Lila’ in Glasgow, Scotland (2015)*

*Yoga by the Sea Kirtan ~ Robert’s Creek ~ Dhyan Nirmal & Sandra Leigh (2015)*

*Holi Kirtan ~ Open Door Commercial with guests from ISKCON Vancouver – friends (2015)*

*Sound Healing Workshop with Sandra Leigh (2016)*

*Sandra Leigh & Sarah Webster, Friday Kirtan in the West End, Vancouver (2017)*

A message from Sandra Leigh for 2025:
Jai Shri Krishna! Thanks for dropping by!
For now, I’m teaching in the West End, Vancouver, BC.
Since 2021, I’ve been continuing with part time studies in Music Business, and Radio Arts & Entertainment at BCIT. It’s going well!

Somehow, all the social media link button have disappeared from this website, so I apologize that I have not been able to keep up with posting. One of my goal is to finally launch a brand new website with links, soon!

2025, I count the blessings when attending a regular weekly Pushti Marg style satsang session online with Vallabhdas ji, (Shyamdas ji’s close friend) and his wife Jenna Faith ji. We mostly listen to translations of the Teachings of Shri Vallabhacharya, and other Teachings on the Path of Grace.
You’re welcome to join in.

Upcoming events projects for 2025 coming soon – stay tuned.

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I humbly bow to my guru, Shri Milan Goswami and all Pushtimargiya Aacharyas (Shuddhadvait Pratham Peeth) propounded by Vallabhacharya (1479-1531 CE), the founding philosopher and guru of the Vallabhā sampradāya (“tradition of Vallabh”) or Puśtimārg (“The path of grace”).

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We honour that our events take place on traditional, unceded, occupied territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish (Sḵwxwú7mesh), and Musqueam (Xwméthkwyiem) Nations.

May All Beings Be Peaceful.