3612 & 3614 & 3616 Grandview St. Gig Harbor WA, 98335
253-514-7111

Joy and Michael Horntvedt are bhakti yoga practitioners who have been singing kirtan together for over a decade — and for the past year, they've opened that practice to the Kitsap Peninsula community, offering monthly kirtan gatherings. Kirtan has been a constant thread through their life together: a refuge through many seasons, and a practice that has deepened both their marriage and their relationship to something larger than themselves. To go deeper, Joy and Michael traveled to India for a hands-on immersion in the traditions behind the practice — studying the roots of kirtan directly, and gaining a richer understanding of the yogic deities honored in call-and-response chant. What began as a private devotion has grown into something they now share, and they lead community kirtan evenings built around a simple invitation: no experience or belief required, just a willingness to show up, listen, and sing. It's this same spirit of openness and connection they hope to bring to the South Sound community.