Awakening to the Heart 

       

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Community Kirtan

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Community Kirtan is a devotional practice and expression of heart connection with healing sounds of sacred music,  mantras & soulful chanting, which creates a sense of unity.

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Kirtan has roots from the Bhakti Yoga tradition—the Yoga of Love and Devotion. 

This tradition began centuries ago in India, as a spiritual practice & a way to connect with the Divine.  As a result, many of our chants are in Sanskrit that call to Deities & the Divine that resides within us. At our Community Kirtan, we include songs & chants from a variety of spiritual & wisdom traditions. Vibrations of ancient mantras & sacred music create a powerful energy of renewal and transformation. 

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Cynthia Scrimshaw                                   Audrey Drake                                         Shana Aisenberg

What to Expect:

• You will be guided by the chant leader and often invited to chant in a call & response singing of mantras & other devotional music. Each chant is followed by a short period of meditative silence.

• Kirtan is an opportunity to get in touch with your heart, connect with others, to feel free and joyful! Don’t worry about having to learn all the words - just listen and repeat what you hear.
  
  
• There are many ways to participate. You are invited to do any of the following—chant, sing, move or dance, or be silent—all while soaking in heart-opening sounds & healing vibrations of Kirtan.

-  It is important to know that Kirtan is not a concert, even though it usually has musicians and lead singers/chanters. We gather in community with reverence and create a sacred space for one another. It is a simple and joyful way to be fully in the present moment, with each other, with music, chanting & singing—an experience of heart-felt unity.

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Do you have some musical experience 

or would like to offer something to our Community Kirtan?

Please contact Cynthia for any questions…

• if you want to Lead a Chant or become a regular Musician for Community Kirtan
• if you would like to be a Guest Kirtan Wallah for a special event
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• if you have any interest in learning how to play harmonium, 

learning how to sing chants and how to lead chants…