Surya

Surya was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
She has always had a passion for music, magic, and the mysterious things of life.
For ten years she has served as a Holistic Therapist, assisting clients with a variety of ailments, injuries and conditions. She has studied in Canada, USA, India, & Mexico. She is a certified Angel Therapy Practitioner by Doreen Virtue PhD, as well as a Blessing Giver from the Oneness University in India, Reiki Healer attuned by many Masters, Zenith Omega Energy Healer and Past Life Regression Therapist certified by Deborah Skye King. She is fortunate to have a most precious Rinpoche as her dharma teacher. He is an endless supply of love, compassion and wisdom. Surya is also devoted to the Living Saint Sri Mata Amritananda Mayi, widely known as Amma. She has dedicated a page CLICK HERE to generate more awareness and support for the life and work of this extraordinary woman. ॐ नाम शिव य
Since childhood she could always be found singing, playing the piano and dancing around the house making up little songs & routines with her brothers. She plays piano, guitar & laptop to create her own music, which takes on several different forms. The Surya Sound is a live and recorded meditative experience that feature schants and prayers in both Sanskrit and Tibetan, often accompanied by violinist, vocalist & composer Suzka. She has studied the Yoga of Voice with Sheinagh Saraswati Anderson and Indian Classical Music with Neeraja Aptikar & Aparna Gurav in Pune, India. She was selected in 2009 by multi platinum, Grammy award winning musician Wyclef Jean to come to New York City and participate in his More Bottles sessions.
In June 2010 she released a cd called "Songs of the Buddha" which is a collection of Tibetan prayers and poems. She is donating all the proceeds from the sale of this recording to assist with Earthquake relief in Tibet.
Her much anticipated follow up, a collection of Sanskrit mantras "Rise" is nearing completion and will be out in 2011.