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A woman with dark hair and traditional Indian attire playing a harmonium instrument.

Short Bio

 Kavita Kat Macmillan is an interdisciplinary vocalist, musician, and performer whose work bridges yoga, somatic practice, devotional singing, and creative awakening.  Using practices from mantra, sacred sound, yoga, butoh dance, somatic healing modalities, and ritual, Kavita supports participants to discover authentic voice, embodied movement, and deep listening in relationship to themselves, their ancestors, and the natural world.  Kavita’s guidance, through her in-depth mentorships, retreats, and workshops, helps catalyze people of all backgrounds and ages to shed inhibition, dissolve blocks, and access their unique, authentic voice, and seat of creativity within. Kavita facilitates at retreats, workshops, private & group classes & spiritual festivals internationally and is an open, supportive guide for those who wish to explore this path. Her most recent album ‘The Beloved Lives Inside’ is available streaming worldwide, Her next release is due out Spring 2026. kavitakatmacmillan.com

Long Bio

 Kavita Kat Macmillan is an interdisciplinary vocalist, musician, and performer whose work bridges yoga, somatic practice, devotional singing, and creative awakening.  Using practices from mantra, sacred sound, yoga, butoh dance, somatic healing modalities, and ritual, Kavita supports participants to discover authentic voice, embodied movement, and deep listening in relationship to themselves, their ancestors, and the natural world.  Kavita’s guidance, through her in-depth mentorships, retreats, and workshops, helps catalyze people of all backgrounds and ages to shed inhibition, dissolve blocks, and access their unique, authentic voice, and seat of creativity within.  Kavita facilitates at retreats, workshops, private & group classes & spiritual festivals internationally and is an open, supportive guide for those who wish to explore this path.

Introduced to Kirtan living in New York city and training to teach yoga, Kavita had the good fortune to be in frequent company & practice with great western Kirtan wallahs Krishna Das, Bhagavan Das & Shyam Das among others. At the same time she was introduced to the path of Indian Classical Music and began to study with grammy-nominated composer Michael Harrison. Deeply moved by this lineage and practice Kavita continued to study extensively in NYC and India with Sri Karunamayee as well as Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan. She now studies Hindustani singing with internationally recognized vocalist, composer and performer Warren Senders.  Kavita’s background in butoh dance and experimental theater grew out of many years of training in New York and Los Angeles.  She was an orginal founding dancer of her teachers dance company “The Vangeline Theater” and performed with the company and as a solo artist while also offereing workshops. 

Whether through voice, music, and movement or through ritual and embodied practices, Kavita guides participants toward authentic expression, allowing perceived blocks to fall away and all the while connecting deeply to spirit.  A generous, nurturing guide with deep roots in practice, Kavita facilitates at retreats, workshops, private & group classes as well as spiritual festivals internationally. Her most recent album ‘The Beloved Lives Inside’ is now available for streaming worldwide.  Her follow up album ‘This is Love’ is due for release Spring 2026.   kavitakatmacmillan.com

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Portrait of a woman with long, dark hair and light brown eyes, wearing traditional Indian attire with jewelry, looking upwards with a serene expression.
A woman in traditional Indian attire playing a harmonium, with her eyes closed and a serene expression.
Woman in traditional Indian attire playing a harmonium.
A woman with long dark hair, dressed in colorful traditional clothing, singing with her eyes closed on stage, playing a harmonium musical instrument, with microphones set up around her.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a pink and red outfit, singing into a microphone while playing a harmonium.
Musicians sitting together on stage with microphones, with smiling woman in red traditional sari listening and engaging, in a bright indoor setting.
Three women singing joyfully at an outdoor festival with colorful banners that read 'Bhakti Fest' in the background.
A woman singing KIrtan and chanting mantras with closed eyes at a microphone, a man smiling and playing percussion on tablas in the background, and colorful decorations behind them at a live music performance.
Musicians and a dancer performing on stage during a Bhakti Fest event with colorful banners in the background.
Woman in black shawl playing a harmonium in front of a colorful altar with Hindu statues and decorations.
Group of people participating in a yoga class in a festival tent with a geometrically patterned ceiling.
A woman dressed in a white and purple traditional outfit, sitting on a purple cloth in greenery, playing a small harmonium, with flowers around her, under the text 'Kavita Kat Macmillan' and 'Take My Hand (Feat. Jai Uttal)'.
Woman lying on her side on green foliage, wearing a white dress, holding a harmonium, with purple flowers and fabric surrounding her.
A woman dressed in a white dress is lying on her side on a bed of flowers, holding a small wooden harmoniumt. She is surrounded by vibrant green, yellow, white, and red flowers.

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Podcasts & Interviews

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Kavita on "The Well Pro Show” with Cate Stillman, Futurist & Thought Leader, 2025.

Kavita on "The Embodied Sounds Podcast” with Joshua Sam Miller, musician and presenter, 2021.

Kavita on "Yoked// Conversations with Real-Life Yogis” with Kelly Sunrose, yoga instructor, 2019.

Kavita interviewed for the Sacred World Music program by Matura Seva musician & bhakti mentor, 2018.