by Kitzie | Apr 27, 2020 | Kirtan/Meditation Circle, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week’s set is one I played for our Friday Satsang a week ago, and it’s a collection of Shanti Mantras, Hindu prayers for peace found in the Upanishads. A Friday Satsang set always begins with Jane Winther’s Om chant from her CD Mantra. Then we have...
by Kitzie | Apr 10, 2020 | Kirtan/Meditation Circle, New World Kirtan Podcast
Well, we’re all having a moment together, aren’t we? Everyone listening to this all over the world is slowed down, sheltering in place. It’s really quite remarkable, our world is having a pause and reset, and a much-needed change in perspective. In some very good...
by Kitzie | Mar 14, 2020 | Kirtan/Meditation Circle, New World Kirtan Podcast
It’s finally coming on spring here, the daffodils are starting to come up, and the hip replacement surgery is also coming up — it’s on March 18! Last month we had a beautiful kirtan here led by Johanna Beekman — it was so sweet. She’s about to set out on another...
by Kitzie | Feb 4, 2020 | Kirtan/Meditation Circle, New World Kirtan Podcast
The latest edition of the New World Kirtan Podcast is the set played at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for our kirtan/meditation circle last Friday night to celebrate Imbolc, the ancient Celtic holiday that marks the beginning of Spring. The holiday...
by Kitzie | Jan 24, 2020 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
Over Easter weekend last April, Dave Stringer came to Corvallis to play a kirtan for our community — it was such a sweet experience for everyone involved, and the following month he was headed to China. Dave has been to China several times to play kirtan, and...
by Kitzie | Nov 25, 2019 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
This podcast is very special to me. I had the pleasure of interviewing Miten back in September the day before Deva Premal, Manose and the gang were about to leave on tour. The interview was to be about the music on his new CD ‘Devotee’, and it turned into a...