Kirtan
Community Kirtan
Kirtan is part of the path of Bhakti Yoga or the yoga of devotion, and like all yoga paths, is a way of delving into our most profound sense of who we are. The mantras we chant are divine names or syllables that spring from our collective human archetypes and our spiritual connectedness. Primarily we chant in the ancient language of Sanskrit, which resonates with most everyone in a heart-felt sense of recognition and knowingness. We also occasionally sing in languages from other traditions including Buddhist, Christian, Native American and other traditions.
Kirtan with Shawn consists of an hour and a half of chanting accompanied by music played on the harmonium and other instruments with other musicians sitting in when available. Kirtan is sung in the form of call and response chanting that everybody can participate in: the leader, in this case Shawn, sings the mantra or sacred sound first, and the others in the group sing it back, and this is repeated over and over creating a meditative and joyful space for being present together: Listening, singing and opening to source.
I am available to do kirtan any evening that I am free, please contact me if you are interested in chanting with me.