Bhakti and the Beloved is an intimate, heart-centered offering of song, story, and simple practices devoted to the art of relationship—within yourself, with a beloved partner, or with the beloved you are calling in. In this intimate satsang-style gathering, Katie Wise and John Hoelle weave devotional music, lived wisdom, and gentle inquiry to explore how love actually moves through real life. Together for over twenty years, they bring the depth of a long-term partnership shaped by creativity, devotion, conflict, repair, and choice. Through kirtan-inspired songs, shared reflections, and participatory practices, participants are invited to soften defenses, listen more deeply, and experience love as a living, breathing presence—not an abstract ideal. Katie Wise is a renowned bhakti and kirtan artist known for creating spaces where vulnerability, joy, and spiritual depth coexist. Her work invites embodied devotion, emotional honesty, and a return to the heart through voice and mantra. John Hoelle is a lawyer, mediator, and founder of Conscious Family Law & Mediation, where he helps individuals and families navigate separation, conflict, and transition with clarity, compassion, and respect. His work centers on conscious communication, repair, and preserving dignity through change. Together, Katie and John co-create the band Bhakti Explosion, blending mantra, folk, and Americana into a shared devotional and creative life. Whether partnered or single, curious or committed, Bhakti and the Beloved offers a space to deepen your relationship with yourself, invite more intimacy into your connections, and remember love itself as a devotional path. BIO Katie Wise and John Hoelle are partners in life, love, and creative practice, together for over twenty years. Based in Boulder, Colorado, they co-create the mantra-folk band Bhakti Explosion, a devotional music project blending mantra, Americana, and soulful storytelling into offerings that bridge spirituality and real-life relationship. Katie Wise is a singer-songwriter, kirtan artist, voice teacher, and facilitator whose work centers on embodied devotion, emotional honesty, and the power of voice as a pathway to presence and connection. She has released acclaimed albums including Lovolution and Akashic Rock and brings deep experience in vocal technique, songwriting, and improvisation—supporting singers and songwriters in developing confidence, freedom, and authenticity in their voices. John Hoelle is a lawyer, mediator, and founder of Conscious Family Law & Mediation. His work helps individuals and families navigate conflict, separation, and transition with clarity, compassion, and integrity. He also mentors and supervises other mediators and draws on decades of experience facilitating difficult conversations, repairing relationships, and fostering conscious communication. Through their shared creative vision, Katie and John have brought Bhakti Explosion to audiences at sacred music and folk festivals across the U.S. and internationally, including Bhakti Fest, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Hanuman Festival, and Shakti Fest. Together, Katie and John offer a rare blend of devotional artistry and grounded relational wisdom, inviting others into deeper presence, connection, and love—within themselves and with one another.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. leo.