MATTHEW HARA
music . mentorship . yoga
"Communion within ones own sacred heart is what each is fundamentally seeking."
About
Welcome, I am Matthew Hara. Amongst many things I am a nature lover, musician, mentor, conscious builder, and yogi. I have devoted the past 25 years to the path of awakening and service. My journey has carried me across the world, learning from many traditions of sacred knowledge, and offering my hands and heart in service along the way.
Raised between the mountains and coast of Northern California, I developed a deep love for nature. Like many youth in those places my early years were marked by struggles with depression and substance abuse. At 20, grace interceded through a profound and spontaneous meditation experience.. igniting a passion for truth, freedom, and conscious living.
At 23, my first trip to India forever impacted me. For the next 17 years, I returned annually to study with and serve alongside monks, yogis, and spiritual teachers. These years powerfully rooted me in devotion, discipline, and the clear understanding and application of Universal principles that serve inner freedom.
My path has not only been spiritual, but also deeply practical. Through my work as a builder and artisan (as well as other capacities) I ground attention, integrity, authenticity, and universal principles into everyday life; seeing even skills such as carpentry as extensions of devotion and prayer.
I serve from the heart first and foremost. Helping others to honor their own inner truth, take aligned action, and walk the lie unique path of growth and evolution. My music, mentorship, yoga, and creative work all flow from the same root: Gratitude for life, love for the Divine, and a belief in our shared capacity to live awake, free, and connected.
*Check out @solbuilt Instagram to see some of Matthew’s creations.
“My passion is to serve the sacred heart and support the rise of human consciousness. I don’t share these gifts to teach or lead, but to walk alongside those ready for inner freedom. Grace is available to all of us, and we’re meant to rise together.”
Music
My music is sourced from the depths of my devotional heart. I didn’t necessarily grow up in a musical environment, but in 2001 I was introduced to mantra yoga and sacred chanting, and something within me immediately clicked. Chanting became a daily lifeline, a way to express what words alone could not touch.
At first I didn’t know or necessarily care to know what the mantras meant.. I sincerely felt they were healing my tumultuous mind and were providing peace. So my car stereo became set to mantra on repeat, much to the dismay of judgmental onlookers.
Years later, while traveling and surfing, an Australian friend showed me a few guitar chords. Slowly, rhythm and melody began to weave with mantra, and songs started to take form. They didn’t come as performance or effort, but as natural prayer, and sincere offerings of devotion.
My music remained private for many years, a space held between myself and the Divine. It still is, but I now share it as an offering of togetherness, an invitation to connect through our shared voices and heartfelt communion.
Rooted in prayer, and diverse in genre, my music blends mantra, intention, rhythm and poetic insight. It is meant not to fill space, but to open it. My debut album, Regeneration, produced by Shimshai, will be released soon.
“This music isn’t about being heard, it’s about remembering and experiencing sacred revelation.”
Mentorship
Since 2004, I’ve walked alongside thousands of people through one-on-one guidance, retreats, and transformational journeys across the globe. My approach to mentorship is not about formulas or fixes. It is about presence, connection, and meeting each person exactly where they are. Through inquiry, clarity, and embodied tools, I help others integrate fundamental change in their lives.
My path as a mentor emerged naturally from years of devotion to truth, self-inquiry, and self application. Between 2004–2019 I spent much of my time in India, immersed in study, service, and retreat at an international school devoted to awakening. There, I worked closely with monks and spiritual teachers, generally 12–16 hours a day, supporting countless participants through deep physical, emotional, and spiritual processes. Along the way, I was blessed to learn from revered masters such as Sri Amma Bhagavan, Mooji, Ammaji, and many others, whose guidance continues to inform my work.
Encouraged by my teachers, I began sharing publicly in 2005, co-founding Oneness Youth to mentor young adults across North America as well as leading international retreats, workshops, and countless one-on-one sessions for all ages. Over the years I’ve witnessed, and supported, many profound transformations, reminding me again and again of the power of Grace and the opportunity ever available to each of us.
I work with individuals and groups who feel called to go deeper into freedom, health, alignment, and empowered potential. Whether you’re at a crossroads, in struggle, moving through spiritual awakening, or simply seeking greater clarity and connection, I offer grounded, compassionate support; rooted in lived experience and universal principles. My mentorship is down-to-earth, intuitive, and practical… guidance that is both clear and direct, helping you align with your truth and walk forward with clarity.
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“The journey of inner transformation is one we are all called to take. While it can be deeply exhilarating, it can also be overwhelming and challenging to the core. In such times, mentors and guides can be invaluable companions on the path.”
Yoga
For the past 24 years, Matthew has studied, practiced, and shared yoga for its deeply transformative potential. Rooted in the ancient traditions of India and enriched by modern teachings from respected Western mentors, his approach bridges timeless wisdom with everyday application, on and off the mat.
His teaching style blends humor, clarity, and a deep understanding of the balance between effort and surrender. His practices are accessible to all levels and relevant to every aspect of life, from relationships and work to creativity, health, and inner peace. On the mat, Matthew integrates multiple branches of yoga into a holistic, grounded, and expansive experience… one that nurtures as much as it challenges.
At its heart, he sees yoga as the art of meeting ourselves again and again, and learning to listen. From this cultivation of embodied truth, Grace supports natural healing and evolution. This process often feels like unlearning, clearing what no longer serves, while grounding us in the body’s innate intelligence and reconnecting us with spirit. It awakens vital force, or kundalini, opening the way to the state of Samadhi, the traditional goal of yoga: a space of absorption, effortless fulfillment, and freedom.
Matthew holds certifications from Surrinder Singh at Swasthi Yoga Shala in India, and has studied with many master teachers and monks in India as well as Western mentors including Noah Maze, Sianna Sherman, Kofi Busia, John Friend, and Douglas Brookes. He is also an Advanced Oneness Trainer, with certifications in Thai Yoga Massage and Tairopractic bodywork.
“Yoga is a scientific method to bridge the individual and the universal.. this is our innate design, and living potential. It helps us unlearn, realign, and reawaken to the wholeness of being.”
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