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"It is difficult to find words to describe that which wants to be sung. Yet words are needed, for Oliver's heroic chanting must not remain unsung. In Chinese Medicine we recommend singing to those who are depressed or have worry or digestive upset, because song activates centers in the brain that awaken centers in the heart. Chanting with Oliver instantly joins those places within that have indulged the illusion of being apart, and brings Heaven to Earth, head to Heart. The song - the act of singing with Oliver - is a living prayer, where the intention and the manifestation are simultaneously there. For me this devotional song has handed to me on a platter that for which I long, making my True contact with Self ever and ever more strong...." Sheva CarrOriental Medicine Practitioner Pacific Palisades, California. "Participating in one of Oliver's Chanting workshops was not only uplifting and a celebration of SPIRIT, it was also self - healing. As a group we broke through any and all barriers of limiting self-consciousness and openly chanted our way to Devine Union. Oliver knows and demonstrates the purpose of Chant!" "My chanting work with Oliver literally resonated in my mind, body and soul to such a degree I couldn't ignore the need to dig deeper and experience feelings more intensely. Finding my voice in this way has helped liberate me in so many ways." "Chanting with Oliver helped me move beyond my surface defences to experience moments of peaceful spaciousness." "Oliver's chanting workshop felt like floating in a sea of exhilarating sound! I loved it!" "It was a healing experience. I saw all my chakras line up outside my body and I felt them vibrate." "I awakened to the vibrations of the universe" "I began chanting in Oliver's introductory workshops and moved on to chanting twice daily as part of my practice of Buddhism. Chanting has become an integral part of my life and speaks to me at a very deep level. I feel that I am steadily evolving into the person that I was meant to be. I am on my path. I am much happier and content as a result of the strength I have gained along this journey." "It was a healing experience. I saw all my chakras line up outside my body and I felt them vibrate." Dove, April/03members.shaw.ca/dovehaven "Oliver's chanting workshop felt like floating in a sea of exhilarating sound! I loved it!" "I heard about Oliver and his music through some friends who met him at Gangaji's retreat and who were deeply touched by his chanting. For me, his voice transmits the purity of the sacred words that he chants. I personally get totally transported to such a deep place of silence and devotion. Thank you, Oliver, I had been waiting for something like this for a long time." "I met Oliver at a "Gangaji Retreat" and I loved chanting in the mornings. I can really say that it is uplifting to sing with such wonderful people. It´s like as if it´s not so important that I am singing, I´m not even there anymore. I´m part of a big beautiful something without separation between any of us or the music." "Singing in a group with Oliver is incredibly rewarding on so many levels. His knowledge of harmony adds much richness to the chanting. His obvious musicality enhances the overall effect to the degree that even the most picky professorial participant cannot fail to be impressed. His true devotion is there for all to see and thereby be inspired. I heartily recommend chanting with Oliver Clarke." Gangaji played a game with us at a retreat where with a partner we kept asking and answering the questions, "What do you have?" and "What do you need?" During those questions I came to the deep realizagion that I have everything and I don't need a thing. That realization was so huge that I began to ponder how that knowing would play out in my life. What would I do because of it, how would my life change??? I held that question the rest of the day and into the morning. The next morning I went to the chanting and shortly after I entered the auditorium my question was answered. This is impossible to put into words because it is so much bigger than any words. But I knew that it is not about doing but about being--about presence. It might lead to some doing but that is not primary. Being is primary. Then I had a sense of freedom and lightness--that had a carefree quality to it. It was awesome. And I was, and am, so grateful to Oliver for providing a space where I could be open to receive this gift. I knew it wasn't his voice, as beautiful as it is. It was his presence. his being that made it possible. |