Carmella Baynie

Sacred Songstress, Voice Coach, Yoga and Meditation teacher. Wayapa Wuurrk facilitator. Click "Like"

CARMELLA sang as a soloist in the Latin Church choir from the age of 7. Surrounded by sacred music from an early age – her Grandfather who chanted in Aramaic, taught her beautiful chants as a young child. These early years soaking up sacred music planted the seed that would continue to grow throughout her life. Having an intensive career as a singer on the pop charts in the early nineties, Carmella opened for artists as diverse as the likes of Eartha Kitt, Daryl Braithwaite and Jenny Morris.

‘A soaring celebration of contemporary world Music’ – Who Weekly

DISSATISFIED with the machinations of the pop music industry, Carmella digressed to the study of classical singing, and with a promising career as a classical singer, she fell deeply in love with plainsong, renaissance, European art song and Church Music, it was here that she truly discovered the purity of music and this study continued for 10 years. All the while, her deep and committed spiritual practice of meditation and yoga maintained her soul AND her singing voice . . . after completing her studies Carmella dived into world music from Celtic to African and Kowali and from there her yoga and music worlds merged, this time through the practise of bhakti, call and response chanting in Sanskrit. Initiated into the Vaishnava line, this practise is the divine medicine , or the Yuga Dharma for our age. Carmella has for the past 20 years travelled the world , particularly visiting China's bustling yoga scene for the past decade, singing and facilitating singing groups, sound meditation workshops, kirtans and sacred music choirs. Passionate about the use of group singing as a healing force, as a vehicle for transformation, and as a link to the Divine. She works to combine yogic philosophy, creation spirituality wisdom, movement and meditation with liberating vocal techniques, to assist people of all walks of life to access their true powerful, beautiful and Divine voice.

11/10/2025

Thrive fest is a nature immerse holist health festival taking place on the 13th Feb to the 16th Feb 2026 located in the heart of the majestic natural surrounds of the famous Glenrock lagoon and Glenrock beach Newcastle.

The festival is surrounded by national park bushlands and pristine sandy beaches which are fully accessible to all guests.

The festival offers a generous and diverse powerful line-up of holistic health workshops and live ecstatic performances. We are super excited to be chanting at this fest. With a host of amazing practitioners and performers .

www.aussiealchemy.com/thrive-fest

26/09/2025

Go Goldie!!

11/09/2025

Hi Friends!
I am honoured to be presenting at the Yoga & Creativity Retreat hosted by Yoga For Good at Swami’s on 21-23 Sept 🌸

Come join our Yoga and Creativity Retreat this September 21-23 with special guest Baynie and the YFG Retreat Team to experience peace, purification and rejuvenation.

Enhance your wellbeing and activate your body’s energy centres through Yoga Ta**ra and Creativity practices such as creating your own Yantra (sacred geometry), chanting mantras, and deep meditation.

We will connect with the elements and community with a traditional fire ceremony, peace Mantras and Kirtan (yoga music) with Carmella Baynie, and be inspired through discussions with our Yoga Grant recipients.

At Swami’s you can nourish your body, mind and soul with delicious vegetarian meals, peaceful bush environment, and facilities including spa, steam room, pool and gym, and maybe a massage.

You’ll be able to attend any of our 9 Yoga classes over 3 days, with a variety of styles to suit all levels of experience, including Meditation, Yoga Nidra and Breathing Practices, to revitalise and refresh.

And relax with like-minded souls out in nature, sitting around the firepit under the stars enjoying music together, experiencing upliftment, tranquility and community.

A range of affordable accommodation available including share and single rooms with ensuites, glamping and camping to suit your needs and budget.

One participant of last year’s retreat loved “the variety, the wonderful environment, the fantastic teachers, the amazing participants”

What participants loved at our 2024 retreat:
Deep yoga practices and mantras
Yoga, meditation and kirtan
Time between to chat and connect
Time to rest and recharge in nature
Beautiful natural setting
Delicious Vegetarian Food

Retreat info: https://yogaforgood.com.au/yoga-for-good-annual-retreat/

Tickets:: https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-for-good-annual-retreat-2025

We hope to see you there at the Spring Equinox to cleanse, rejuvenate and create!

Carmella Baynie is a Grammy-nominated singer based in Sydney Australia. She’s also an accredited voice and

28/08/2025

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06/08/2025

Beautiful!

22/07/2025

Come join our Yoga For Good Annual Retreat this September 21-23, for nourishing and uplifting creative yoga practices with special guest Baynie (Yoga and Sacred Sound), inspiration from Rishi Yoga Diwali (Yoga and Art), and the Yoga For Good Retreat Team.

Experience Yoga Ta**ra and Creativity practices such as creating your own Yantra and deep meditation techniques, to enhance wellbeing and activate the body’s energy centres for peace, purification and empowerment,

Revitalise your body, heart and mind with any (or all) of the 9 Yoga classes over 3 days, with a variety of styles to suit all levels of experience, including Meditation, Yoga Nidra and Breathing Practices.

Relax and socialise with like-minded souls out in nature, sitting around the firepit under the stars, enjoying music together, to experience upliftment, tranquility and community.

Experience deep connection with the elements and community with a traditional fire ceremony, peace Mantras and Kirtan (yoga music), and be inspired along your own path through discussions with our Yoga Grant recipients.

Nourish and rejuvenate your body, mind and soul with Swami’s delicious vegetarian meals, peaceful bush environment, and facilities including spa, steam room, pool and gym, and maybe a massage.

Choose from a range of affordable accommodation including share and single rooms with ensuite options, glamping and camping, to suit your needs as well as your budget.

https://yogaforgood.com.au/yoga-for-good-annual-retreat/

https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-for-good-annual-retreat-2025
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15/07/2025

Magnifique....

01/07/2025

What an extraordinary statement 🇵🇸

23/06/2025

We’ve had some really cool times on World Yoga Day.
Always falling with the Winter Solstice, there’s a good feeling in the air. It was a buzz chanting at the Sydney Opera House, with hundreds of yoga enthusiasts, watching politicians attempting postures, introducing them to mantra in the hallowed halls of NSW Parliament House, Bondi Beach, Indo-China yoga festivals, somewhere close to the Tibetan border. Probably the most moving -yoga on country coming together with some extraordinary First Nations yogis on magical Yuin land.
Happy World Yoga Day! Dandavat Pranams to Bharat - to mother India - the jewel of the universe . Land and peoples of mystical proportion, older than time and worthy of honour!!!

19/06/2025

Happy Heavenly birthday our beautiful brother. The first one ever without you . Tears are flowing all round today . We miss your gentility , your kindness, your curious humour, your beautiful chattiness, your thoughtful wisdom. Your cultural commentary . God I miss that. But most of all I miss your big bear hugs that made everything in the world feel ok for a little minute . What I would give for one more. We love you eternally darling
💛💔🙏🏽✨✨

16/06/2025

“The Winter Solstice is the longest and darkest night of the year. We are conditioned to be afraid of the dark and things unseen, however it is from within the darkness that the seed is awoken and nurtured. This Seed holds the power, light and magic of magnificent creative potential.”
Karen Oakley, Pathway of the Priestess 13 Moon Journal

The Winter Solstice for Australia, occurs when the South Pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun, thus creating the longest night. From here on in, the light returns and the nights gradually get shorter till we reach the Summer Solstice in December.

Nature provides such a beautiful process for us: - to go within at the point of the longest night. As we focus on our inner light we can nurture this and breathe it into greater strength and illumination.

What are you yearning to illuminate at this time in your life? What are the seeds that you can nurture to fruition?

Join with four experienced practitioners - each offering unique gifts. We will journey together over two and a half hours through meditation, movement, sound healing and creative expression to breathe into being this great inner light.

Winter Solstice Alchemy
Sunday 3-5.30pm
Berowra Scout Hall
27 High St Berowra

https://facebook.com/events/s/winter-solstice-alchemy/3092880270885605/

15/06/2025

‘And then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone’s very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgement, only that the music was breath and food.’
Anne Lamott.

900 voices are still flowing in and out of memory -one week on.
What a total buzz singing with Chorus Oz and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
Life is brutal
Singing is medicine

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1 Kimbarra Close
Berowra Heights, NSW
2082

Website

http://www.carmellavoice.com/, http://twitter.com/carmellavoice, http://www.myspace.com/carmellabaynie, http://itunes.ap

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