Invoking Tara

Invoking Tara

The chants from this week’s podcast invoke Tara, the Goddess of Peace & Protection. Tara appears in virtually every culture on Earth, and represents the Mother Creator — the eternal force that fuels all of life. The Tara mantra is widely used in Tibetan...
120 Kirtan

120 Kirtan

Lately I’ve been seized by a strong desire to get fit. Maybe it’s the impending spring, but the desire to get out and move around is really strong. So, true to my geeky nature, this week I downloaded an app that gave me the beats per minute of all the...

Toss & Turn Kirtan

One of my least favorite times of the day is around 4AM.  That’s because I’m often awake, up much earlier than I’d like, and trying to get back to sleep.  My mind has jumped on the opportunity and has become a thought-generating monster.  Once...