by Kitzie | May 6, 2014 | New World Kirtan Podcast
Shakti Fest, the beautiful spring celebration of the Bhav at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, occurs next weekend — and for the first time in several years I won’t be there. I’ll tell you why in the podcast, but like a lot of you I’ll miss...
by Kitzie | Apr 29, 2014 | Mantra & Consciousness, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week’s podcast is a solid hour of the mantra Om, which is not so much a word as “rather an intonation, which, like music, transcends the barriers of age, race, culture and even species.” When we chant Om we align our body/mind/Spirit, and we...
by Kitzie | Apr 15, 2014 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
This week’s podcast is another that features a guided meditation at the beginning, followed by chants that continue the mood. We’re featuring relaxation this week, something we can all use a little more of! Our guided meditation is from Ramdesh...
by Kitzie | Apr 2, 2014 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
If someone had told me back in 2009 that in 5-years I’d be writing a blog post about Dave Stringer’s kirtan concert in Corvallis I would have thought they were crazy. In April 2009 when the podcast ‘Live Kirtan Rocks Big Time’ first posted I...
by Kitzie | Mar 25, 2014 | Fresh Tracks, New World Kirtan Podcast
The Fresh Tracks sets are my favorite shows to produce. It’s exciting to hear new offerings from artists I’m familiar with, and others from unknown artists that blossom as delightful surprises. This week’s set features new chants from MC Yogi, David...
by Kitzie | Mar 12, 2014 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week’s podcast has a few surprises. There’s a different format — it starts with a meditation on abundance with a chant to Lakshmi from Deva Premal & Miten’s 21-Day Mantra Meditation. That’s followed by more chants to Lakshmi from...