by Kitzie | Dec 8, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
Last week our beloved black Lab Sid left us, and it was both a terrible & beautiful experience. His last gift to our family was his death and the healing it brought us on many levels. And so this week’s podcast is for Sid, but it’s not at all sad. Sid...
by Kitzie | Nov 24, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
The chants in this week’s podcast are some of my favorites from the new kirtan CDs I’ve listened to over the last several weeks. It’s a podcast of thanksgiving for the magical things kirtan has brought to my life in the past year. If you’re...
by Kitzie | Nov 17, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
One of my all-time favorite books is “The Velveteen Rabbit”, and getting to “real” has been a personal & professional goal. Sometimes it’s a moving target. The practice that grounds me in what is really real is meditation. There...
by Kitzie | Nov 10, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
If you’re a podcast listener, you know that I work as a voiceover actress. I like to sing to warm up my voice before I start work, and this week I’ve been using the creativity chant from Deva Premal’s “Mantras for Precarious Times”. ...
by Kitzie | Nov 3, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
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 routine–except it’s not working anymore. It has become impossible for me to read the news &...
by Kitzie | Oct 27, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
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 specifically to support us as we move through challenging times. The tracks are very simple, but that just serves to...
