by Kitzie | Apr 18, 2012 | Mantra Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
The chant “Hare Krishna” has gotten a bad rap. Since the 1960s the chant has become well known outside of India, mostly due to the efforts of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, better known as the Hare Krishnas. In the late ’60s the...
by Kitzie | Apr 3, 2012 | Mantra Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
“Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo” is the Adi Mantra. Translated “I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher, it is chanted at the beginning of a Kundalini Yoga session to help us tune into the Divine flow & self knowledge we all carry...
by Kitzie | Mar 20, 2012 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
This week’s set is the first podcast I’ve done for children, or it could be for the child in all of us! The set is structured so it can be used to encourage a child to settle down for the evening. It starts with a story about Ganesha (read by Jai Uttal),...
by Kitzie | Mar 13, 2012 | Fresh Tracks, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week we have a Fresh Tracks set, which means the artists are either new to the podcast or they’ve been featured before & now have a new CD. The music mix turned out to be very laid back, so it’s a mellowed-out offering for you this week. The set...
by Kitzie | Mar 6, 2012 | Exercise To Kirtan, New World Kirtan Podcast
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...
by Kitzie | Feb 21, 2012 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
Ganesh pops up a lot on the podcast. We have shows dedicated to him here, and here. Ganesh is the guy you want ahead of you on the path, clearing the way with his trunk — that’s why he’s often invoked at the beginning of a trip or business venture....
