Kirtan

Kirtan with Astrud Castillo
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Kirtan with Astrud Castillo

Kirtan with Astrud Castillo

In-person
$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

In-person | $27

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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|

Ananda Rasa Kirtan
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Ananda Rasa Kirtan

Ananda Rasa Kirtan

In-person | $20, or $25 day of

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Ananda Rasa Kirtan, led by vocalist and musician David Estes, is rooted in traditional Sanskrit chants and mantras sung to original Indian raga melodies and explores the ecstatic and mystical moods of Bhakti in call and response chanting with the audience.

Sevika Ford2023-09-11T23:00:40-07:00June 28th, 2023|Tags: bhakti yoga, Kirtan, Mantra repetition|

Bhakti Circle – Devotional Path
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Bhakti Circle – Devotional Path

Bhakti Circle – Devotional Path

In-person | $80 Early bird, use promo code Bhakti, exp. 2/25

$108 Regular

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Jai Uttal invites you to sit together, sing together and explore together the world of Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of the Heart. In this intimate and spacious afternoon, we will connect to our devotional hearts, and reflect on how this connection ripples outward to all of our relationships and the flow of life.
The simple practices of Bhakti Yoga enliven the well of emotions within us and awaken the long forgotten memories of Divine Love that live in the DNA of every being.

Through the practice of Kirtan we explore, express, and share the deepest caverns of our souls and, ultimately, find the eternal spring of love. Jai creates a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices.
No previous experience is needed. This is an exploration and expression of the heart and the spirit.

Jai Uttal, grammy nominee, kirtan artist, and world music pioneer has been a leading influence in the Bhakti tradition for the past 50 years. Jai considers devotion to be the core of his musical and spiritual life, and he whole-heartedly shares his passionate heart through his voice and songs.
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Sevika Ford2024-01-17T11:08:00-08:00June 28th, 2023|Tags: Bhakti Circle, bhakti yoga, chanting, Jai Uttal, Kirtan, Mantra|

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.

Ananda Rasa Kirtan, led by vocalist and musician David Estes, is rooted in traditional Sanskrit chants and mantras sung to original Indian raga melodies and explores the ecstatic and mystical moods of Bhakti in call and response chanting with the audience.

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