Experience the bliss of Divine Birth with these chants and songs. Snatam Kaur is joined by her mother Prabhu Nam Kaur in creating this album as a meditation tool to deepen the blessing and divinity of pregnancy and parenthood.

The sacred teachings of the Kundalini Yoga tradition as taught by Yogi Bhajan contain a wealth of technology for tapping into the energy of the universe to manifest beauty and grace in your life. Snatam Kaur with her mother, Prabhu Nam Kaur, recorded these beautiful mantras, shabads and songs to be used during pregnancy as a tool to bring divinity to your child during the precious time in the womb as well as to share with your child after they come into the world.

On the first track, Snatam Kaur sings is a beautiful musical version of the shabad Pootaa Mataa Kee Aasees. Yogi Bhajan taught mothers to repeat this prayer for their child's protection and blessing. Some mothers say it daily, and others repeat it 11, 56, or 108 times on their child's birthdays. This shabd is a blessing from the mother that her child may feel Divine.

On the second track, Prabhu Nam Kaur sings the shabad Ja(n)miaa Pooth. Yogi Bhajan taught us to recite this Shabad eleven times every day before the 120th day of pregnancy. He said it will attract a saintly soul. This Shabad teaches that this soul inside you is a gift from God and Guru, and truly is Divine. And for those that don't have children, this is a beautiful meditation for all souls coming to this earth, that they may have the energy and frequency to bring us into harmony and divinity.

The third track is a powerful version of the Adi Shakti mantra by Snatam Kaur with instructions for using it with a meditation to call on the Great Divine Mother.

The fourth track is Snatam Kaur's amazing version of the Guru Ram Das Lullaby, a song that calls on the qualities of each of the ten Gurus of the Sikh faith to bestowed upon your child. It is a beautiful song to put your child to sleep at night.

The final two tracks are simple recitations of the first two tracks that can be used in reciting these sacred shabads.

Track Listing
1 Pootaa Mataa Kee Asees 16:17
2 Ja(n)miaa Pooth 25:08
3 Adi Shakti Mantra 11:13
4 Guru Ram Das Lullaby 06:56
5 Pootaa Mataa Kee Asees Recitation 05:32
6 Ja(n)miaa Pooth Recitation 06:04

Artist Biography
Snatam explored the power of sound in India. After high school, her love for the Indian musical tradition and for children took her to Miri Piri Academy, a boarding school for children in India. She spent time taking care of the young children, teaching physical education, and providing music for the children's morning and evening chanting. When she returned to the United States, she attended Mills College in Oakland, California, where she obtained a degree in biochemistry, taught yoga classes, and shared her chants with Western audiences. But India called her back. After touring and performing Kirtan in northern India, Snatam settled in Amritsar where she studied music with the accomplished ragi (Indian master of Sikh-style kirtan) Bhai Hari Singh. This was a great honor for her, and particularly meaningful because Singh was the same teacher who had taught her mother when she was just a little girl.

Snatam embraced everything that Singh taught her, from the technical aspects of the notes, to the ability to sing with presence and awareness. The lessons took place in Singh's home, where Snatam was welcomed by the entire family - daughters, sons, and grandchildren.

While in Amritsar, Snatam lived next door to the Golden Temple, considered the world's holiest Sikh temple. Sacred music resonates from inside the temple from about 2:30 in the morning to midnight every day-sounds created by world-class masters of Sikh kirtan. This enabled Snatam to continually soak in the essence of the Sound Current.

Upon returning to the US from India, Snatam began her career as a recording artist with a band called the Peace Family. She served as the band's lead singer and, with two skilled and accomplished musicians - Livtar Singh and GuruGanesha Singh, had her first opportunity to write songs. Two years later she began to develop her own sound and style and embarked on a very fruitful solo career.