Prayers

In kirtan I think there are subtle distinctions between prayers, invocations and mantras — but I was in a praying mood this week, and these were the chants that made their presence known.  Have fun, and be aware that the last chant is a really powerful one, good...

Spring!

Mother Nature is serving up some glorious stuff these days.  I highly recommend walking outside with kirtan, you can read about my experiences with it here.  It never fails to amaze me, the world transforms when you listen to this music.  I’m not much of a...

Spirit Voices

In my spiritual practice of singing kirtan there are vocalists I resonate with–their voices open my heart.  When I hear them sing their glorious songs, something in me is moved to sing with intention, and I feel God smiling.  My offering this week is given with...

The People Of Love

Sunday night my husband, son & I went to see Snatam Kaur sing kirtan.  What a light she is, standing in her faith so strongly that it’s impossible not to be moved into singing and dancing and riding the joy train right along with her voice, Guru Ganesha...

The HCR Set

While we were singing this set on Sunday night, the US House was voting on health care reform.  The vote was important to me for many reasons, and so was directing my kirtan energy toward Washington to help support our lawmakers.  The historic HCR vote on Sunday also...