Kirtan

Kirtan with Ekachakra Prana & The Bhakti Band
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Kirtan with Ekachakra Prana & The Bhakti Band

Kirtan with Ekachakra Prana & The Bhakti Band

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Come immerse yourself in the transcendental vibrations of the maha-mantra! Drawing from the rich tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism (The Hare Krishnas!), a rockstar-turned-monk will take you on a spiritual journey through song. From meditative to ecstatic, both emotional and highly musical, your heart, voice and ears are in for a treat. According to the Vedic wisdom literature, singing holy names of God together is the topmost process of self-realization in this age. So let’s get down to it!

Ekachakra Prana was a touring musician and yoga teacher searching for God when he met Indradyumna Swami, who invited him to travel the world in his Kirtan band. Over the next several years he wrote books about his experiences living in bhakti yoga ashrams and traveling to Kirtan festivals around the world. He recently settled in Silicon Valley at the request of his spiritual teacher, Vaisesika Dasa.

Sevika Ford2023-10-19T16:19:41-07:00October 19th, 2023|Tags: bhakti yoga, Ekachakra Prana and The Bhakti Band, In-person Kirtan, Kirtan, Mantra|

Kirtan with Michael Hathaway
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Kirtan with Michael Hathaway

Kirtan with Michael Hathaway

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Michael will lead us in chanting traditional Sanskrit mantras set to his original music, weaving an enchanting soundscape of hypnotic harmonics, joyful celebration, and fierce intensity. His unique melodies (often channeled in dreams) reveal a blend of musical influences, including jazz, soul, folk, psychedelic rock, church hymns, Western classical, and Indian classical – creating an innovative fusion that honors the tradition while expressing a deeply personal offering. He sings with sweet, celestial, heart-felt yearning and shares his practice as medicine with others by creating an uplifting communal experience of ecstatic group prayer.

Michael Hathaway discovered his musicality and voice through the practice of devotional chanting. He was introduced to daily chanting at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas in the late 90s. He quickly became immersed in the Bhakti scene – taking every opportunity to sit with his teachers Jai Uttal, Krishna Das, Bhagavan Das, Shyamdas, and others.

Michael can be found leading kirtan at yoga studios, festivals & conscious gatherings, and singing with his harmonium for yoga classes in the Los Angeles area.
His two albums, remixes, and music videos are available on streaming platforms.

He’s also a Jivamukti yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, 3rd-degree black belt in Seido Karate, and a regular practitioner of 5 Rhythms/ecstatic dance.

He humbly bows at the feet of Maharaj-ji Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Dass, and all of his Teachers, and wishes to honor them by singing the holy names.
michaelhathawaykirtan.com

Sevika Ford2024-01-02T17:45:35-08:00October 2nd, 2023|Tags: Kirtan, Michael Hathaway|

Kirtan with Astrud Castillo
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Kirtan with Astrud Castillo

Kirtan with Astrud Castillo

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$20 In advance use promo code Mantras, exp. 11/17
$25 Day of

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Please join us for call and response chanting and meditation.
No music experience is necessary.

As a group we are inspired by the sacred sounds and love to sing in the key of “WE”. We share what is known as KIRTAN, a call and response of sacred sounds and mantras. It is the relationship to these mantras that illuminates our heart and awakens our consciousness. It is not important that you can sing or that you understand the words. KIRTAN is an experience. It is a practice to release you out of the thinking mind and drop you gently into the heart. MAN means ‘mind ‘and TRA means ‘instrument’. So it is through these sacred sounds we are able to conduct the instrument of the mind.

Together we create this sacred union with healing intentions for the whole of the world.

Astrud Castillo has been teaching yoga since 2001 and sharing Kirtan internationally for the last 10 years.She trained in NYC at Laughing Lotus, currently known as Body and soul Yoga collective and is a senior teacher and teacher trainer. She has studied the basics of yoga therapeutics and Vedic chanting with T.K.V. Desikachar in India. Her teaching has been inspired by her mentor and friend Mark Whitwell over the last 20 years. Astrud’s classes are warm, welcoming and all inclusive. Her love and relationship to Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion, is always illuminated in her teaching. There is always chanting in Astrud’s classes, awareness around the breath and mindful movement. Astrud leads annual pilgrimages to India, teaches Bhakti yoga with teachers in training and currently lives at the IYI in SF. Her slow flow class weaves together poses in a creative and mindful way using the breath as the bridge to deepen and explore the balance between effort and surrender and focus the mind.

Sevika Ford2023-10-12T13:30:32-07:00October 2nd, 2023|Tags: Astrud Castillo, bhakti yoga, chanting, Kirtan, Mantra repetition|

Kirtan with Govind Das
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Kirtan with Govind Das

Kirtan with Govind Das

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Join Govind Das for the uplifting and heart opening practice of Kirtan. Kirtan is an ancient Bhakti Yoga practice using mantra and music as an expression of devotion and prayer. Govind Das is a Bhakti Yogi following the path of Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Dass, and Hanuman Bhakti. The literal translation of kirtan is “to praise.” Kirtan is described as a “jewel of a spiritual practice” because of its joyful, open-hearted, meditative, and communal feeling. Come sing, dance, and enjoy spiritual community. For the new people to kirtan/chanting, just bring yourself, no special clothes or yoga mat needed. “Chant and Be Happy!”

Govind Das is a California-based kirtan singer, yoga teacher and his/their spiritual names suggest -“servant of the divine”. He is the co-director/owners of Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica CA. Govind Das’s commitment to Bhakti yoga and the ideals of love, service, and devotion is the essence which is reflected and transmitted through his music and teachings. His intention is to share Kirtan in the spirit of celebrating life and developing a personal and intimate connection with Source. He leads evenings of kirtan, bhakti yoga workshops, presents at festivals and leads transformative retreats throughout the world. Govind Das and his wife Jacqueline live in the hills of Pacific Palisades, CA overlooking the Great Pacific Ocean with their son Malakai and daughter Ruby Jaya.

Sevika Ford2023-07-31T17:23:23-07:00July 31st, 2023|Tags: bhakti yoga, chanting, Kirtan, Mantra repetition|

Please join us for call and response chanting and meditation. No music experience is necessary.

Together we create this sacred union with healing intentions for the whole of the world.

Please join us for call and response chanting and meditation.
No music experience is necessary.