When she was in second grade, a woman selling guitar lessons gave her an aptitude test and convinced Berezan's parents that she had musical ability.
[1] She became involved in a number of groups working for justice in Latin America and other solidarity movements, anti nuclear efforts, and feminist causes.
The school, run by renegade Catholic priest Matthew Fox, had a staff that included Starhawk, Luisah Teish and Charlene Spretnak.
Other guest artists included Gloria Steinem, Olympia Dukakis, Eve Ensler, Wilma Mankiller, and Tuck and Patti.
It included folk, rock, chant and pop with Buddhist themes, love songs, and works about the struggle for global justice.
In 2011, Berezan released In these Arms, A Song for all Beings, a long-playing musical meditation based on two of the Buddhist "sublime attitudes," loving kindness and compassion.
The nun's chants are inter-mixed with voices from around the world, including Dechen Shak-Dagsay (Tibet), Rita Sahai (India), Katia Cardenal (Nicaragua), Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield and others.
A virtuosic band from Winnipeg creates the atmospheric sounds on the album including guitarist Murray Pulver (Crash Test Dummies).
While her songs often confront universal issues, her perspective is personal and reflects her upbringing in the prairies of Alberta and the transformative power of nature.
The first such event orchestrated by her was held at the Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland, in 2000, "drawing hundreds of people to experience prayerful incantations and creative celebrations.
"[5] Stephen Ide, writing in Dirty Linen has called Berezan "a rising star on the folk scene with her keen observations of life, love, politics and injustice.
Since 1997, she has taught a course entitled "the Healing Ecstasy of Sound" which explores music as a spiritual practice from cross cultural, traditional and contemporary perspectives.