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Healing Chant Workshop & Kirtan
with David Newman - Durga Das
Kirtan & Bhakti Yoga Workshop
Click HERE for more details about David Newman.
Evening Kirtan:
Kirtan is an ancient participatory music experience. It is one of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world coming to us from India. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.
By repeating simple mantras over and over, faster and
faster, the kirtan is an easy way for us to experience some freedom from the
daily chatter of the mind. And while it is true that we can sing these chants
in the solitude of our own home, there is nothing like the magic of chanting
live with musicians and others adding their energy to the chant. People often
say they feel "buzzed" for days following such a chanting experience.
Although the kirtan involves music, the underlying art of kirtan chanting is not actually about musical ability or training-it is about the heart. Everyone can participate, regardless of age or cultural background. The purpose of this music is to get us out of our heads and into our hearts. Typically, the songs can last for 20-30 minutes each with a few moments of silence in between each song so you can soak it all up. The longer songs allow for deeper experience of the effects, and with the simple, repetitive lyrics (it's a chant, after all!) we really don't have to think much about the words.
Kirtan helps the mind become quiet, and when the mind quiets, we can begin to perceive the mystical things, the sacred experiences, that are around us always. In the silence between the songs, when the song stops, you can feel something. And that something is you. There is no greater experience than the experience of one's Self. And that vibration is always within you, that vibration is you. That's the beauty of any chant experience-with little or no effort we can experience and enjoy the vibrations of peace, energy, healing and inspiration that are always within us.
Please join us for this wonderful event - here at East Street Station in Goderich!!