Hot Bhav
We're back from Bhakti Fest to cool off and rest before seeing Krishna Das tonight. It's really hot on the festival grounds today, we're being urged to drink lots of water because of the hot & dry high desert environment. One of the hardest things about being...
An Evening In the Bhav
We got back from Bhakti Fest too late last night for me to post (yawn)--I either have to get fitter or younger, because getting tired is a drag when there's so much fun going on. Last night was an immensely beautiful evening under the stars in the desert. Today...
Bhakti Buffet
My feet are dirty (the shoes didn't help), and so is my skirt--and tonight I'm goin' back for more. Today's lineup was outstanding, and it was so wonderful to connect in person with the beautiful souls who, until now, were only in the ether. Community is the...
Bhakti Fest Is In the House
We arrived in Joshua Tree late this afternoon, and went over to Bhakti Fest just as the sun was going down. We barely had time to see it all, and it's a different world in the dark--very colorful & mysterious. Dave Stringer was introduced by Shiva Rae and opened...
The Road To Bhakti Fest
This set should be called "The Jewels". For this last show before the live updates at Bhakti Fest, I asked for suggestions of artists you would consider hidden jewels, your favorite non-headlining kirtan artists playing at the festival next weekend. Did you ever...
Resistance Is Futile
If there's anything I've realized from my time listening to kirtan it's that I can always count on it. No matter my mood, if I listen to some kirtan it changes for the better. I've also discovered that it's downright impossible to be in a state of resistance and...
Fresh Tracks 7
Putting the podcast together is a miraculous process--I'm always curious to see what Spirit has planned for the show. This week, the perfect CD showed up right on schedule and the new songs seemed to reflect what I was thinking but didn't have the words to say. The...
Who’s That Knocking?
I have been playing some serious hooky--and not just because it's August, although that's part of it. I haven't been wanting to engage too much in my spiritual practice--something none of you can relate to I'm sure. So I'm using chants to Radhe this week to knock on...
Bhakti Fest!
New World Kirtan is going to Bhakti Fest--that would be four days of kirtan, yoga and workshops in Joshua Tree, CA September 9-12. This blows the door off my imagination, and last year I was just dying to be there. This year I'm taking recording equipment so I can...
Songs For Sid Redux
'Songs for Sid' originally posted back in December, and was my attempt to express in music my emotional ride with the death of a beloved family dog. Sid's podcast rated a redux because his presence has been felt recently--my sister's family lost their family dog last...