“Kirtan is a yoga practice that reveals the heart, when we chant we are tearing open our chests to reveal what is within. We are going on a journey together when we chant."
- Jai Uttal

Japa was formed in early 2007 by yoga practitioners and healers who
were looking at kirtan as an interactive musical form but with an eye
towards modern music in diverging genres. As their style developed they
quickly found a medium where a deep respect of friendship and love for
music could be cultivated and projected at their kirtans.
Japa (the Sanskrit word for mantra repetition) plays for the joy of exploring vibrational energy thru music and mantra, and sharing their hearts with all!