GERSHONE & GINA
Ecstatic Chants ~ Mantra Music Experience
A high-energy, participatory mantra music experience weaving original songs, Sanskrit and English chants, and kirtan-style call and response into a journey of grounding, heart opening, and collective upliftment.
ABOUT GERSHONE & GINA
Gershone & Gina are Atlanta-based mantra musicians and facilitators whose collaboration is rooted in devotion, connection, transformation, and healing.
With more than five decades of combined practice and facilitation, they bring a deeply embodied and expressive approach to mantra, music, and yoga. Their work blends high-energy devotional music with spaces for communion, reflection, and expansion, creating experiences that are both uplifting and deeply grounding.
Together, they offer classes, workshops, festivals, trainings, and retreats nationally and internationally, and their music is available on major streaming platforms.
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
Ecstatic Chants is a participatory mantra music journey designed to move between stillness, rhythm, devotion, and collective expression.
Through original music, sacred chants in Sanskrit and English, and kirtan-style call and response, Gershone & Gina invite participants into a shared experience of sound, presence, and heart-centered connection.
Their music is intended to both stir and soothe - moving inward toward deeper spaces of awareness while also opening into joy, energy, and collective upliftment.
Mantra is understood within many spiritual traditions as a sacred vibrational practice: sound repeated with intention as a way of steadying the mind, opening the heart, and reconnecting with deeper awareness. In this gathering, the emphasis is less on performance and more on participation and direct experience.
You are welcome to sing fully, listen quietly, move, rest, or simply receive the music.
No previous experience with mantra or kirtan is needed.
Come ready to listen, chant, move, and open into the shared current of the music.
Song & Sound Circle
Many people arrive at the Sound & Song Circle carrying a quiet longing to connect, paired with uncertainty about whether they have a “good voice,” musical experience, or anything to offer.
This gathering exists precisely for that tender edge.
The Sound & Song Circle is not a performance space. It is a shared listening space—one where voices, instruments, silence, and simple presence are all equally welcome. Some participants sing freely. Others hum softly, keep rhythm, or simply sit and receive the sound. Every way of being is valued.
Together, we create a field of sound that is less about making music and more about feeling resonance—within ourselves, with one another, and with the forest around us. Songs may be simple chants, familiar melodies, improvised tones, or wordless sound. Instruments are welcome, but not required. Your voice, breath, or attentive listening is enough.
There is no pressure to sing alone, lead, or share unless you feel called. You are always free to participate in the way that feels safest and most nourishing for you. Many people discover that their voice naturally emerges over time, simply by being held in the collective sound.
The circle unfolds slowly, with room for pauses, laughter, emotion, and rest. The forest itself becomes part of the experience - holding the sound, echoing it back, and grounding the gathering in place.
Sound & Song at Just Love Forest is a practice of attunement and belonging. It reminds us that community is built not by perfection, but by showing up and allowing ourselves to be heard, or simply to listen, together.
By the end of the evening, many leave feeling more open, more settled, and quietly connected to something larger than themselves.
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Sound & Song Circle
Arrive at 4:30 PM
All voices and levels of experience are welcome
Instruments are optional; listening is participation
You may sing, hum, drum, sit quietly, or come and go as needed
This is a substance-free, family-friendly gathering
If you are also attending the Service Day, participants should plan to stay on site through the evening
No musical skill is required. Presence, curiosity, and care are what make the circle meaningful.
We will share any additional details the week of the gathering.
Potluck Dinner (Vegan & Vegetarian)
Our evening begins with a shared vegan and vegetarian potluck meal. Participants are invited to bring a dish to share with the group.
We typically gather with around 15 people, so a modest dish that can serve several is perfect. Please also bring your own serving dish and serving utensils, as these are not provided on site.
If you’re new to potlucks or unsure what to bring, simple offerings are always appreciated - soups, salads, grain dishes, roasted vegetables, breads, or fruit are all wonderful choices.
Sharing a meal together is an important part of the evening, offering a chance to connect, settle in, and arrive fully before entering the Sound & Song Circle.
How Registration Works
Registration happens in two simple steps.
When you click one of the links below, you’ll first be taken to Stripe to securely submit your payment. Once your payment is complete, you’ll be automatically redirected back to our website to share a few important details so we can best support your stay.
Complete your payment
You’ll choose your contribution amount on our secure Stripe payment page.Share your details and preferences
After payment, you’ll be redirected to confirm your accommodation choice, share food preferences, complete any required waivers, and submit any questions for our team.
Payment is required before continuing to step two.
The cost for the Saturday night song and sound circle is $50+tax and includes the experience, potluck meal and optional overnight stay.
Click here to pay & then begin registration
QUESTIONS OR SPECIAL NEEDS?
We’re here for you! Contact Bala at contact@justloveforest.com for any questions or accommodations.
CONSIDER MEMBERSHIP
If you find yourself wanting to return again and again throughout the year, membership is a simple way to stay connected and supported.
Membership is for those who feel drawn to build ongoing relationships with the land and community showing up regularly, deepening friendships, and participating in the shared rhythm of service, ceremony, and care.
For $50 per month, members receive several benefits, including one of the most meaningful:
Members may attend the entire monthly Community Weekend for a flat contribution of $50.
That means you can join Friday meditation, Saturday service and song, and Sunday forest therapy without worrying about individual session costs. It’s our way of keeping these gatherings financially accessible while encouraging consistency and relationship over time.
Membership also supports the ongoing stewardship of Just Love Forest by helping care for the land, maintain shared spaces, and sustain a place where community can continue to gather with intention and heart.
There’s no pressure to attend every month. Membership simply creates a steady bridge between you and the forest, so you can come when you’re able and feel held when you do.
If you’re longing for a place to belong, not just to visit once, but to return to, membership may be the right next step.