by Kitzie | Apr 16, 2011 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
Back at the B&B, but my head is still filled with music. Here’s who I saw today; Joey Lugassy, with a break-out set. Amritakripa, homies to Joshua Tree — again I was impressed with their very unusual sound. Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus band, who...
by Kitzie | Apr 15, 2011 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
Sorry for the corny title, but Saul David Raye said it tonight and it’s so true. Imagine a place where everyone you meet is a friend, where everyone you meet wants to open their heart & love their fellow man a little more. This is Bhakti Fest. Imagine the...
by Kitzie | Apr 15, 2011 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
It is a perfect day here in Joshua Tree. Warm — but not hot — clear and sunny. It is an indescribable feeling to be back, with the desert sand between my toes once again. The crowd is smaller at this Spring OMmersion — I’ve heard 800 to 1000...
by Kitzie | Sep 23, 2010 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
I read the word “BhaktiFestified” somewhere recently, and it so perfectly describes how I feel—I’ve had a taste of the Bhav, and now there’s no going back—and whyohwhy would I ever want to? Bhakti Fest is over, but little pieces of it have broken off and...
by Kitzie | Sep 12, 2010 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
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 for the last four days. Close your eyes and imagine what that might feel like–then amplify it, and...
by Kitzie | Sep 11, 2010 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
Krishna Das–the big Kahuna. This was the first time I’ve been to his kirtan, and it was everything I’ve heard it would be. He has a way of drawing you in, making it easy to find Spirit in the singing. We were on the edges of the crowd tonight (it...