Kirtan Podcast Archive
Have You Been Changed By Your Yoga Practice?
There's a lot to absorb here, but it's so worth the time. If you have a continuing Yoga practice, have you experienced the changes Dearbhla writes about? Asana As Eros/Dearbhla Kelly M.A./May 3, 2011 Let me outline a not untypical scenario: Sue starts going to yoga...
Being With What Is
The essence of life is change ... and isn't that just a big old pain? Joni Mitchell used to sing about it so eloquently, but I'm not about to be that maudlin. The older I get the more I realize what we all need to survive Life is a practice that nourishes us so that...
Indulge Your Inner Child — Color A Mandala!
I brought several of Maureen’s (aka The Mandala Lady) coloring books with me to OMmersion, and they were a great diversion on the plane. I also loved coloring the mandalas while singing kirtan or waiting in between sets at the festival. I’m sure you’ll find other ways to use them, she has great designs. Coloring mandalas has a bonus — it quiets your mind while you have coloring fun. Give them a…
Are You A Kirtan Virgin?
Confessions Of A Kirtan Virgin From Downward Dog/April 26, 2011 What the heck is up with all these confessions lately on The Daily Downward Dog? I’ve been opening my heart and baring it all these past few weeks, so I couldn’t resist sharing my recent deflowering. I...
The OMmersion Set
I've been missing OMmersion, how about you? I've looked at all the videos at the Bhakti Beat (great site, check it out), and I wanted a music set to bring the Spirit back even stronger ... so this is it. It's really long, but I just couldn't bear to leave anything...
Can Yoga Help You Lose Weight?
The Real Truth about Yoga & Weight Loss. ~ Anne Falkowski Via elephantjournal.com/Apr 29, 2011 Recently I was at a late afternoon cocktail party and was standing with a group of attractive, smart and well educated women. Their jobs were impressive: an Actuary,...
An Interview With Govindas of Govindas & Radha
Kirtan’s Culture of Love: An Interview with Govindas of Bhakti Yoga Shala by Sony Trieu/April 23, 2011 Love! How would you define it? Myriad textbooks, both academic and spiritual, have tried to pin down this elusive concept. However, the intellectual process always...
Fresh Kirtan Tracks 5
This week's set is full of great new kirtan music. We have cuts from Dave Stringer & Spring Groove's newly released CD "Yatra", and from Prema Hara's new CD "Tears Of Love. There are also chants from Govindas & Radhe, Donna De Lory, Gina Sala -- the "best...
Shantala Brings Kirtan To Oregon Prison
This was an inspiring story by kirtan wallah Benjy Wertheimer of Shantala, who tells of his experience singing kirtan with the inmates of an Oregon prison. Prison -- I Can't Wait To Go Back By Benjy Wertheimer/ via Elephant Journal/Apr 16, 2011 Early in the spring,...
Just One
This is a special edition of the podcast, and it features only one delicious chant. Prema Hara introduced their new CD “Tears Of Love” at OMmersion, and it is full of beautiful devotional chants. This week I also talk a bit about advertising at the New World Kirtan website, why it’s going to increase soon & the criteria I’m using to choose our advertisers. We’ll be back to the usual format next week with a Fresh Tracks set. Until then, dear sweet wonderful listeners … Namaste.
Bhakti Fest OMmersion: Sunday
Another beautiful, perfect day in the desert. Sunday was Hanuman's birthday, and there were so many magical, synchronistic moments. Here were the standouts for me: seeing Gwendolyn from Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band playing in a drum circle outside the...
Bhakti Fest OMmersion: Saturday
Back at the B&B, but my head is still filled with music. Here's who I saw today; Joey Lugassy, with a break-out set. Amritakripa, homies to Joshua Tree -- again I was impressed with their very unusual sound. Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus band, who always make...
There’s No Place Like OM
Sorry for the corny title, but Saul David Raye said it tonight and it's so true. Imagine a place where everyone you meet is a friend, where everyone you meet wants to open their heart & love their fellow man a little more. This is Bhakti Fest. Imagine the darkness...
Bhakti Fest OMmersion: Friday
It is a perfect day here in Joshua Tree. Warm -- but not hot -- clear and sunny. It is an indescribable feeling to be back, with the desert sand between my toes once again. The crowd is smaller at this Spring OMmersion -- I've heard 800 to 1000 are expected -- so the...
The One With Four Chants
If you've ever had a back spasm then you'll be able to relate to why the podcast was late this week. The mother of all back spasms has laid me low, and I am so ready to be over it. Departure for OMmersion is tomorrow, so I'll soon be engulfed in the spiritual sparkly...
Chanting Is Growing In Popularity
The Providence Journal: Popularity of Chanting Growing by Jenna Pelletier/April 4, 2011 Some sit motionless with their eyes closed. Others sway back and forth on meditation cushions, chanting shri ram jai ram jai jai ram. Still others stand, swinging their hips and...
Kirtan For Mommy & Me
I've spent some time teaching music to preschool children, and I bet they would just love kirtan! This is a sweet story. Mommy and Me Kirtan By Jessica Berger Gross/Yoga Journal Neil had been out of town for a few days, and the one thing I couldn't figure out was how...
More Are Discovering the Benefits Of Meditation
Meditation On The Rise, Locally & Nationally BY KENDALL MCCABE | MARCH 24, 2011 7:20 AM Yosra Elkhalifa felt stressed. She sat in an individual study room at the Blank Honors Center, her midterm in Theory and Practice of Argument just an hour away. But instead of...
The Daily Dose
I was reminded just recently how much I love this guided meditation from Kathy Freston. I sometimes find a guided meditation is the best way to get my mind to calm down, and I really like the imaging in this one.
The Faces Of Ma
Ma, Earth Mother, has many faces. She can be benevolent & peaceful, but some of her other faces can be powerful & frightening. I've chosen the chants this week because for me they reflected different moods of Ma. Like the Earth Mother, I invite you to...