“Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite space—digging into the
heart’s deepest well to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence.”
— Jai Uttal, Kirtan recording artist
Kirtan is interactive and fun, featuring call and response between the group and audience set to beautiful and enlivening music. It's easy to do... anyone can quickly learn to chant. The practice of Kirtan generates grounded openness, bringing about a joyful and ecstatic mood.
Kirtan is the central practice of an ancient form of Yoga known as Bhakti Yoga, or the Yoga of Devotion. This yogic path is for those who long to open their hearts to the Divine. Bhakti Yoga is generally considered the most direct and easiest of the four general paths to spiritual liberation. It is definitely the most fun! The roots of Kirtan go back over 500 years to Renaissance India, and chanting is usually done in the ancient language of Sanskrit.
First Friday Kirtan with Mike Cohen and Friends is an invitation to sing, clap, dance and drum together to create deep connection to the secret places of your soul. It is an opportunity to chant your heart open through sacred call and response music in a group setting. As Kirtan recording artist Dave Stringer says, "In Kirtan you don't listen to the music, you are the music."
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