The dark and cold of winter lends itself to introspection, and lately I’ve been thinking about this past year & the changes it brought to my life. Last D […]
Our set this week is based on one our satsang group loved several weeks ago. The selections are from a group of chants called Shanti Mantras or Peace Mantras, t […]
I’m back from vacation with a new Fresh Tracks set! This one features some different offerings — an Island-influenced Krishna chant from the Hanumen, an […]
Shiva has always been a difficult deity energy for me to get my mind around. He is both the creator and the destroyer — what’s that about? After doi […]
If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while you know that the kirtan community here in Corvallis started with a group of us singing to CDs — […]
This week’s podcast is very different from our usual Bhakti Fest wrap-up, and it’s because this year I had a very different experience at the festiv […]
Lord Shiva, “he who is oblivious to the world“, is the most powerful of the Hindu deities. He is known as the destroyer, and is believed to be at t […]
This episode begins a new series for the podcast called Blasts From the Past. As mentioned last week, I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to put t […]
After what we just went through in the United States with the government shut down, I’m feeling angry — how about you? Being angry is not a pleasant […]
The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn to Hanuman, the Hindu deity who is the central character in the Sanskrit epic The Ramayana. It tells of his strength […]
Durga. She is one powerful goddess. Later this week I’ll be posting the talk on the deities given by Dr. Manoj Chalam last month at the Denver Chant Fest […]
The “Let’s Play Kirtan” sets are designed for those of you who like to sing kirtan & accompany yourself on an instrument. They’re al […]
Mother’s Day is coming up, and this is the first Mother’s Day my Mom won’t be here. The podcast this week honors her. Mom never had an underst […]
Happy Valentine’s Day dear hearts! I’m off having a sweet Valentine’s day with my honey, so here is a love-filled set from the New World Kirta […]
The word Durga means ‘invincible’ in Sanskrit. Durga is an incarnation of the Mother Goddess, and she is extremely powerful. She is also extremely p […]
Bust my buttons if there isn’t just some mighty fine kirtan out in the world these days. The music this week was so juicy it was difficult to choose just […]
My Thanksgiving cooking/Christmas decorating/shipment unpacking has kind of taken over my life. But things are progressing — I can sit down in my living r […]
You’ve probably noticed the podcast is a day late this week, and if you’ve ever spent several hours loading software under a deadline you have an id […]
This week’s set was inspired by several requests for a set to Ganesha. We have one in the back catalog called “Ganesh Is Fresh”, here’s […]
“Breathe and stay in the present moment.” It’s so simple, and so difficult to do. Modern life bombards us with seductive distractions, and it […]
The essence of life is change … and isn’t that just a big old pain? Joni Mitchell used to sing about it so eloquently, but I’m not about to be […]
I’ve been missing OMmersion, how about you? I’ve looked at all the videos at the Bhakti Beat (great site, check it out), and I wanted a music set to […]
This was an inspiring story by kirtan wallah Benjy Wertheimer of Shantala, who tells of his experience singing kirtan with the inmates of an Oregon prison.
Pris […]
Another beautiful, perfect day in the desert. Sunday was Hanuman’s birthday, and there were so many magical, synchronistic moments. Here were the stando […]
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and so this week’s set was inspired by Love. There’s the “Radhe Suite” which tells the love story […]
This week I wanted to put together a set of my favorite kirtan chants, and found it was a very hard task indeed! We just have to have more All Star sets, beca […]
The mighty ape Hanuman is featured in the music this week, in honor of his Birthday. Hanuman is said to represent the untold power that resides within each on […]
This week’s set is eminently singable–this I know because our kirtan group sang these chants at our Sunday Satsang this week. You can use the podc […]
This summer I happened to catch an entry by Tami Simon on the Sounds True blog. The entry was titled “Keep Going, Say What You Know”. It struck […]
We’re flying out early tomorrow morning, and I’m noticing how very quiet it is … and how full I am. We’ve been bathing in a sea of Love […]
I have been playing some serious hooky–and not just because it’s August, although that’s part of it. Â I haven’t been wanting to engage […]
New World Kirtan is going to Bhakti Fest–that would be four days of kirtan, yoga and workshops in Joshua Tree, CA September 9-12.
This blows the door off […]
As much as I complain, I really do love the cool green dampness of the Pacific Northwest. Good thing too, because last week was a record-breaker in the rain de […]
Springtime in Oregon is a warmer extension of winter, and the rain has been unrelenting this year. Â But the garden awaits, and so does the planting a red climb […]
I’ve heard the goddess Kali described as gentle mother, fierce warrior. Â That could also describe my mother … the fiercest warrior in our family. Â […]
Kirtan is by definition old, but the set this week was dictated by my need to sing some kirtan that fit like an old shoe. These are a few of the songs our k […]
In my spiritual practice of singing kirtan there are vocalists I resonate with–their voices open my heart. When I hear them sing their glorious songs, s […]
My goal this week was to create a deeply peaceful set, and I think I succeeded–because while listening to it today I fell asleep! That wasn’t te […]
This morning I was feeling very “February in Oregon” as I was taking a shower–when I decided I had had enough. It was time to turn my mood a […]
The New World Kirtan podcast is one year old, and it has been downloaded over 73 thousand times! That number just knocks my socks off. This podcast started […]
One of my all-time favorite books is “The Velveteen Rabbit”, and getting to “real” has been a personal & professional goal.   So […]
My morning routine usually starts with a cup of something hot & the New York Times. When I started producing the podcast I added kirtan listening to this […]
Last week I mentioned a new CD I found by Deva Premal called “Mantras for Precarious Times”. It’s a selection of seven mantras chosen specifical […]
It’s a great new day–I’ve started a kirtan band and life is good. The band has two guitar players, several different kinds of percussion, […]