by Kitzie | Sep 15, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
Every once & awhile a chant will follow me around for weeks, and sometimes it suggests a theme for the podcast. The chant haunting me lately is “Amma” from Larisa Stowe & Shakti Tribe’s “Reaching In”. Amma means mother–and...
by Kitzie | Sep 8, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
I’m talking Dave Stringer’s new CD, and what a joyride it is. It hasn’t been released yet, but we have a preview in this week’s podcast. I’ve been listening to the masters for several weeks, and it was hard to choose a favorite to share...
by Kitzie | Sep 1, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
Summer is ending–there are changes coming & I’m feeling pensive. Change is a constant–in the weather, in our bodies, in life. As sweet Snatam sings in Kabir’s Song: “Breathe in the quiet center”. The purity of her voice,...
by Kitzie | Aug 25, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
Our satsang group met Sunday evening for the first time in two weeks, and it felt so good to sing! There weren’t many of us–it seems the whole town is on vacation–but what a difference it has made in my week so far. I’m finding it much easier...
by Kitzie | Aug 19, 2009 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
I don’t know about you, but I’m a God-a-phobic. I was raised a strict Catholic, and in that worldview God isn’t someone you could ever think of as a friend. For years I described myself as a recovering Catholic, and swiftly turned and ran from any...
