Dennis Hawk
I am Dennis Hawk, flute-maker and creator of music for wellness.
Dennis has made and sold over 1,000 Native American Style meditation flutes. His music for wellness includes yoga music, music for meditation and Kirtan. "My goal is to create flutes and music that help to bring inner peace during these difficult times."
Dennis holds a Master's Degree in Theology and has held credentials in Counseling Psychology specializing in Addictions/Trauma. He has been a community organizer, Inner-city pastor and the co-owner with his wife Cyndi of a counseling agency. He is a pipe carrier and sweat lodge leader, a Master's level yoga instructor and an on-the-road yoga/Kirtan musician. Dennis has 15 albums and 20 singles to his credit. He was trained in Kirtan by David Newman aka Durga Das and was coached for seven years by Ragani.
Dennis is well known in the yoga and Kirtan world. He recorded an album of yoga music with DJ Taz Rashid and is often found on yoga playlists like 108 Sun Salutations and most recently Dennis has been chosen by Spotify for their curated yoga playlist Sun Salutation. He has played at Midwest Yoga and Kirtan Festival and Milwaukee Kirtan Fest. Dennis has opened for WAH!, and played in venues with Hans Christian, Ragani, Kaita Bliffert, Pascale LaPoint, David Newman and others. He has also has been a regular guest at omTownYogi’s - Yoga At Milwaukee Art Museum event. He has traveled thousands of miles and played hundreds of yoga related venues in the upper midwest over the past 15 years.
He has also collaborated with Hope Zvara and Laura Rooney creating 8 guided meditations. His most recent single, Radhe is a chant with Indian classical singer Madhuli Bhide and includes Kelly Love Ross and Prem Vidu from The Band of Now.