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Bhakti and Music

Kirtans, Bhajans, Stories, Sanskrit Mantras, and Hymns

Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart

DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE

Bhakti yoga is a natural path for those who are dominantly seeking emotional fulfillment, and desire to convert worldly emotions into Divine devotion. The devotee visualizes the Lord sitting or standing before him/her. He/she pours out her heart’s love, adoration, and shares his/her deepest thoughts and concerns with the Lord until a continuous flow of awareness moves between devotee and his/her beloved Lord.

This continuous flow of love brings about a a close relationship with God and culminates in Divine Union in which the worshiper and that which is worshiped become One.

Kirtan

“Kirtan is singing of God’s name, with feeling. Such singing has a benign effect on both the physical and subtle bodies. It is an excellent method of soothing the nerves and directing the emotions to a positive goal. Kirtan melts the heart, fills the mind with purity and generates harmony and divine love. The chanting of Sanskrit kirtan, even when mechanically done, produces certain effects. When done with devotion, and awareness of the meaning, its benefits are immeasureable.”

– Swami Sivananda

Communicating with the Divine

The term Bhakti comes from the root ‘Bhaj’, which means ‘to be attached to God’. Bhakti is love for love’s sake.  The path of Bhakti appeals particularly to a those of an emotional nature.

The Bhakti Yogi is motivated chiefly by the power of love and sees God as the embodiment of love. Through prayer, worship and ritual the devotee surrenders to God, channeling and transmuting his/her emotions into unconditional love or devotion.

Chanting or singing the praises of God form a substantial part of Bhakti Yoga.

Mantras and Rituals

A “Mantra” is a mystical spiritual energy encased in a sound structure. At its simplest, the word Om serves as a mantra.

In more sophisticated forms, they are melodic phrases with spiritual rendition such as human longing for truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, knowledge and action.

Sacred Sound

Mantras, as sacred sounds, are known to affect our vibratory being and consciousness as the word mantra itself means both protection and instrument.

Vedic Rituals

The experience of mantra and chanting are best when accompanied by ritual.  Ritual, in the very way that it is performed –the same time each day, also mirrors the rhythmic quality of mantra or the universe’s ebbs and flows.

Without sound encompassed in ritual that it is difficult to release the accumulation of psychic toxicity in our spiritual system.

Upcoming Dates

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January 14 - 19, 2025 Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart $570.00
January 21 - 26, 2025 Yoga Life: 4 Paths of Yoga $570.00
January 23 - 26, 2025 Meditation for Well-being $345.00
January 30 - February 2, 2025 Beginners Yoga Weekend $345.00
February 4 - 9, 2025 Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1 $570.00
February 20 - 23, 2025 Beginners Yoga Weekend $345.00
February 23 - 28, 2025 Yoga Life: 4 Paths of Yoga $570.00
March 11 - 16, 2025 Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal $570.00
March 20 - 23, 2025 Beginners Yoga Weekend $345.00
April 8 - 13, 2025 Hatha Yoga Sadhana $525.00
April 15 - 20, 2025 Meditation for Well-being $570.00
April 29 - May 4, 2025 Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1 $570.00
June 3 - 8, 2025 Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal $570.00
June 12 - 15, 2025 Meditation for Well-being $345.00
June 17 - 22, 2025 Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1 $570.00
September 4 - 7, 2025 Meditation for Well-being $345.00
September 16 - 21, 2025 Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1 $570.00
September 23 - 28, 2025 Yoga Life: 4 Paths of Yoga $570.00
September 25 - 28, 2025 Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart $345.00
October 21 - 26, 2025 Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal $570.00
November 18 - 23, 2025 Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1 $570.00
December 2 - 7, 2025 Meditation for Well-being $570.00