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Listen to: The Spirituality For Dummies CD of Inspiring Music

Listen to: The Glorious Bhagavad Gita Sung in English

Listen to: Diamond Sutra Sung in English

Listen to: Sacred Music Concerts

Listen to: Kashmir Shaivism Texts in Sanskrit and English

Listen to: Sanskrit Spiritual Scriptures

Listen to: Kirtan Chanting

Listen to: Chanting and Devotional Singing

Listen to: Secrets of Spiritual Happiness

 

Watch: The Documentary "Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk"

Watch: Purnadas: King of the Ecstatic Baul Singers

Watch: The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Music Video

Watch: Many More Inspiring Videos

 

 

Read: Secrets of Spiritual Happiness

Read: Never to Return: A Modern Quest for Eternal Truth (Sharon's newly updated multimedia memoir)

Read: Breakthrough Consciousness

A Modern Quest For Eternal Truth

Read: The Spiritual Social Commentary Blog

 

Sharon Janis Speaking and Workshops

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Spirituality Speaker Sharon Janis

Powerful ancient wisdom and practices presented for modern times, with discussion, music, chanting, contemplation, humor, and lots of stories! 

 

Sharon Janis is an award-winning filmmaker, musician, speaker, and author of books including Secrets of Spiritual Happiness and Spirituality For Dummies. In her talks, lectures, and workshops, she shares poweful and positive philosophical understandings via personal stories, traditional stories, explanation, humor, and song.

Sharon has spoken at writers conferences and the Learning Annex ("Getting Your Spiritual Book Published Without Selling Your Soul"), at expos, film festivals, yoga studios, bookstores, and churches, and has been a frequent lecturer at the Golden Door Spa, (where Spirituality For Dummies was included in every guest room), bringing together ancient wisdom with modern-day life.

Sharon also offers sacred music concerts with songs and chants from various spiritual traditions (view video clips from Sharon's sacred music concert at the Sun Valley Opera House at: http://www.spiritual-happiness.com/svconcert.html), kirtan chants, and other presentations. 

 

 

Watch a video about Sharon Janis and
Spirituality For Dummies

 

Play a Video of Sharon's Sacred Music Concert at the Sun Valley Opera House during the  Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival where Sharon also spoke alongside spiritual scholars Matthew Fox and Nathan Katz for a panel discussion on "Spirituality in America" from a filmmaking perspective.

"Sharon feels like the heart of the festival.
She brought a whole different understanding and energy to our dialogue,
and I so appreciate that." 

-- Mary Gervase, Co-Director of the Sun Valley Film Festival

 

 

Play a workshop lecture on "The Bhagavad Gita and Kashmir Shaivism" given to Anusara Yoga students in Encinitas, CA

 

 

Sharon's multimedia memoir

 

 

Other Relevant Pages

More Video and Audio Clips of Sharon Speaking and Singing

Photos and Videos "From a Monastic Life to Hollywood"

Read Sharon's interview at First 30 Days

Photos and Info About Previous Events

Sharon's Sacred Music Concerts

Sharon's Bio

Articles

 

Books by Sharon Janis

 

"You can be sure you will no longer be a dummy if you finish reading ‘Spirituality for Dummies.’"
— Sacramento Bee

“Like going to a therapist, but cheaper.”
— Village Voice

“Insightful, wise, and humorous, this book can and should be read by all, from novice to saint!” 
— Dr. Christopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University

 

 

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