by Kitzie | Feb 14, 2015 | Kirtan/Meditation Circle, New World Kirtan Podcast
We’ve started something new here in Corvallis. Our local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is sponsoring a weekly kirtan/meditation circle that has been drawing upwards of 20-30 people. We usually have a mix of chanting, live and to CDs, a short talk on Bhakti...
by Kitzie | Dec 20, 2014 | New World Kirtan Podcast
Tonight is Winter Solstice, and it’s also the 6th anniversary of the launch of the podcast. This has been a beautiful path of seva for me, a joyous circle of giving and receiving. If you’re reading this, or if you’re a listener I want to say thank...
by Kitzie | Sep 2, 2014 | New World Kirtan Podcast
At long last the time has come to pack our bags and head to Joshua Tree, CA for Bhakti Fest. For a lot of us who go to the festival it’s an annual pilgrimage, a chance to connect with old friends and make new ones. It has always been a special time for me...
by Kitzie | Aug 27, 2014 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
Years ago I was doing Yoga to a CD by Shiva Rea, when I heard a voice on the soundtrack singing words that were unfamiliar to me. The voice was so pure & compelling I had to pause the CD to find out who was singing and what was being sung. The singer was Deva...
by Kitzie | Apr 23, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
Years ago I was doing Yoga to a CD by Shiva Rea, and the background music caught my attention. It was the the purity of the voice — who was the artist and what was she singing? That was my first exposure to chant, and also to Deva Premal’s Gayatri Mantra....
