Why Sing Kirtan?
I was reading the liner notes from “Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga” by Krishna Das, and I was struck by how eloquently Krishna Das describes why he sings kirtan. I’d like to share it with you all: “ . . . I don’t know how it all happened, but I just kept on...
Kirtan For Dummies
OK, I’ve decided to create an elevator speech for kirtan, because people don’t know what it is. And when I try to tell them what it is and how great it is I get all woo-woo with the explanation--which just doesn’t work. So here’s my elevator speech . . . it’s a work...
Radhe, Radhe, Radhe
I’ve put David Newman’s “Radhe Suite” in the podcast this week. It’s the chant that has been following me around for several weeks, so now you get to have it follow you around! Also, David Newman will be playing in Vancouver, WA next month. Here’s the info: Kirtan...
Let Everything Be As It Is
I’m posting some new links for you at the Website this week. There’s a beautifully simple take on meditation from Adyashanti’s “Spontaneous Awakening”, and also some of the breathing exercises we do in our Sunday night satsang from Shiva Rea’s “Yoga Chant”. The...
Celebrate Change!
The set this week celebrates the inauguration of Barack Obama as our next President The chants are all about about clearing out old energy and bringing in new. That’s why “Om Nama Shivaya” appears twice, by different artists—Wah & Shantala. Then comes “Om Namo...
This Week’s Kirtan Set with Krishna Das, Wah! & More
NAME ARTIST CHANTBOOK OM Mercury Max -- Namah Shivaya Krishna Das p.6 Krishna in 7 Wah! -- Magic Mantra Satkirin Kaur Khalsa p. 11 Om Namo Bhagavate Shantala p. 7 Azure Salver Snatam Kaur p. 13 Ganesha Sharanam Jai Uttal p. 3 Here’s how we use the set for our satsang...
Happy New Year!
Welcome to our second podcast! We have some great songs for you this week, here are the artists in this week’s set. Hare Krishna Govinda” . . . . . Ragani “Waheguru Wahe Jio” . . . . . Snatam Kaur “Baba Hanuman” . . . . . Shantala “Hara Hara Mahadev/Om Namah Shivaya”...
Our First Kirtan Podcast, Happy Solstice!
Just a reminder of two upcoming kirtan events. The first is on New Years Eve in Portland, OR. The headliner is Wah!, and the event is "Jai Ganesh". And on January 19 in Washington, DC there's "Chant4Change" Featuring Shiva Rae, Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Gaura Vani...
An Introduction to Kirtan
I'm so excited to be going live with this project. It was inspired within meditation, and has come together in less than a month. I couldn't have done this without the help of my inspired Web designer and dear friend Sue Crawford. She has helped me so much with...