Kirtan - Healing Mantras of Bhakti Yoga
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. |
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Filmed by Duncan Mann at the Beltane Bhakti gathering 2016
2018 dates coming soon...
SPECIAL EVENT - Kirtan with Louise and special guest, Tabla Tom
Bishopston Community Centre
Tom Simenauer (aka Tabla Tom) is returning to Swansea to join us for another kirtan!
Skillful percussion adds amazing energy and focus to kirtan and if you haven't heard Tom play yet, he's not to be missed! Tom and I first worked together on the recording of my kirtan CD, Calling From Within, which he produced. The album has been well received and is available as a CD or download: http://www.blueskyoga.co.uk/calling-from-within-cd.html
Trying to describe kirtan to those who have never tried it is like trying to describe water to someone who has never had a drink - impossible - you have to try it for yourself! The videos don't do justice to the incredible energy and connection we often experience through communal chanting. No singing or chanting experience is necessary and beginners are particularly welcome. We sit to chant, so please bring cushions and whatever you need to make yourself comfortable on the floor. Chairs are available for those who need them.
Venue
Bishopston Community Centre, Murton Green Road, Bishopston, Swansea, SA3 3AT, Wales, UK
* Please note: this the hall on Murton Green. It's situated on the junction of Murton Green Road and Manselfield Road.
Payment Details
Concessions available. Please get in touch if you need a reduced price ticket.
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.
SPECIAL EVENT - Kirtan with Louise and special guest, Tabla Tom
Bishopston Community Centre
Tom Simenauer (aka Tabla Tom) is returning to Swansea to join us for another kirtan!
Skillful percussion adds amazing energy and focus to kirtan and if you haven't heard Tom play yet, he's not to be missed! Tom and I first worked together on the recording of my kirtan CD, Calling From Within, which he produced. The album has been well received and is available as a CD or download: http://www.blueskyoga.co.uk/calling-from-within-cd.html
Trying to describe kirtan to those who have never tried it is like trying to describe water to someone who has never had a drink - impossible - you have to try it for yourself! The videos don't do justice to the incredible energy and connection we often experience through communal chanting. No singing or chanting experience is necessary and beginners are particularly welcome. We sit to chant, so please bring cushions and whatever you need to make yourself comfortable on the floor. Chairs are available for those who need them.
Venue
Bishopston Community Centre, Murton Green Road, Bishopston, Swansea, SA3 3AT, Wales, UK
* Please note: this the hall on Murton Green. It's situated on the junction of Murton Green Road and Manselfield Road.
Payment Details
Concessions available. Please get in touch if you need a reduced price ticket.
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.
Recommendations
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
