Kirtan - the Healing Mantras of Bhakti Yoga
Guru Purnima Full Moon Kirtan in Swansea with Louise Thorndycraft
Friday 27th July 2018 6.30pm - 8.30pm
In this special Friday evening kirtan, we'll come together to sing and give thanks for the spiritual teacher. Guru Purnima (Purnima = full moon) is celebrated every year in yogic traditions and is an opportunity to recognise and appreciate the guru tattva or principle within each one of us. The Guru principle incorporates wisdom and the removal of ignorance and this principle may be embodied in a particular teacher, alive or dead, or as the wise inner voice which can be heard when the mind is quiet. Ultimately, the purpose of any external Guru is to help remove the darkness of our own ignorance, so we can fully embrace the Divinity within. We will sing for an hour and a half, followed by tea and raw treats.
Kirtan is part of the path of Bhakti yoga - the yoga of love and devotion. The repetition of mantras has a simultaneously calming and uplifting effect on the heart and mind, often leading to a meditative state of inner contentment. Louise has been leading public kirtan since 2013. See her kirtan CD, Calling From Within.
Our venue - Little Bryn Gwyn, Cilibion, nr, Llanrhidian, Swansea SA3 1ED
This stunning venue is very close to Maen Ceti (King Arthur's stone), a beautiful place to watch the sunset, so this is a lovely way to extend the evening for those who wish to. There is limited parking on site, so plesae car share with friends and other members fo the Bhakti community.
Early bird price: £13 until Tuesday 17th July Full price: £15 (cash on the day or bank transfer in advance please).
Concessions available - please get in touch.
Please note that all payments are non-refundable.
Kirtan is part of the path of Bhakti yoga - the yoga of love and devotion. The repetition of mantras has a simultaneously calming and uplifting effect on the heart and mind, often leading to a meditative state of inner contentment. Louise has been leading public kirtan since 2013. See her kirtan CD, Calling From Within.
Our venue - Little Bryn Gwyn, Cilibion, nr, Llanrhidian, Swansea SA3 1ED
This stunning venue is very close to Maen Ceti (King Arthur's stone), a beautiful place to watch the sunset, so this is a lovely way to extend the evening for those who wish to. There is limited parking on site, so plesae car share with friends and other members fo the Bhakti community.
Early bird price: £13 until Tuesday 17th July Full price: £15 (cash on the day or bank transfer in advance please).
Concessions available - please get in touch.
Please note that all payments are non-refundable.
What is kirtan?Kirtan is part of the path of Bhakti yoga - the yoga of devotion. The repetition of mantras has a simultaneously calming and uplifting effect on the heart and mind, leading to a meditative state of inner contentment.
Kirtan can be a deeply transformative practice, which helps unblock the places where we have become rigid and gets us in touch with the depth of feeling within us. This state of openness enables us to connect with whatever we hold highest and to experience ourselves as part of the Divine web of life. |
Filmed by Duncan Mann at the Beltane Bhakti gathering 2016
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You can see my kirtan listing and those of other UK devotional musicians on www.ukbhakti.org - A virtual home for Bhakti yoga in the UK.
Here is a recent article from the South Wales Evening Post. The newspaper interviewed me about overcoming my fear of singing.
Here is a recent article from the South Wales Evening Post. The newspaper interviewed me about overcoming my fear of singing.
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What a wonderful, fun, inspiring, beautiful evening with Louise, doing Kirtan chanting and singing. I absolutely loved every minute of it. I sang to my hearts content and it smiled back at me. What a glowing feeling this has left me with. Thank you Louise and all who were gathered there tonight. The sounds of all our voices, the music and the words all playing and creating together, well, it's left me speechless to be honest, which is a first. Amy
Your singing voice takes me to a place where love exists. Can't wait for your CD! Phil
What a wonderful, fun, inspiring, beautiful evening with Louise, doing Kirtan chanting and singing. I absolutely loved every minute of it. I sang to my hearts content and it smiled back at me. What a glowing feeling this has left me with. Thank you Louise and all who were gathered there tonight. The sounds of all our voices, the music and the words all playing and creating together, well, it's left me speechless to be honest, which is a first. Amy
Your singing voice takes me to a place where love exists. Can't wait for your CD! Phil