For as long as she can remember, Omkara (Lauren Piazza) has been singing and playing the piano.  She began taking piano lessons and composing piano music at a young age, and also sang in a choir for the majority of her childhood.        

Omkara's love of Kirtan and Sanskrit chanting began when she heard a chant by Kirtan singer, Krishna Das, playing during a yoga class in Boston in 2005.    

In 2006, Omkara went to India and stayed for five months. By grace, Omkara was drawn to visit the town of Tiruvannamalai -- home of the holy mountain Arunachala, and the great sage, Ramana Maharshi -- in Southeast India.  It was there that she met beloved teacher, Mooji.
    
In 2008, Omkara attended a 1-year Certification Program on Sound, Voice, and Music Healing at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. Now, Omkara continues to compose music -- a fusion of World, New Age, and Minimalism, and often uses Sanskrit mantras in her songs.  She released her first CD -- From the Silence in October 2008, and has recently released a new CD, 'Let Nothing Remain'. Both CDs are available on the internet and though this website.