Kirtan in Carmarthenshire
Healing Mantras of Bhakti Yoga
What is kirtan?
Kirtan is the heart-opening mantra practice of Bhakti yoga - the yoga of devotion - and can be a deeply transformative experience. A form of active meditation, in kirtan we come together as a group to sing sacred mantras, with a focus on the heart and associated feelings of love, devotion and connection. Chanting mantras can help unlock the places where we have become rigid, opening us to a depth of feeling which we sometimes struggle to connect with in day to day life. The repetition of mantra helps still the mind, enabling us to become less identified with our thoughts and emotions and to feel the presence of something greater beneath. This state of openness helps us to connect with whatever we each hold highest and to experience ourselves as part of the Divine web of life.
Trying to describe kirtan to those who have never experienced it is like trying to describe water to someone who has never had a drink. Words, pictures and even videos, are inadequate in conveying the powerful energy created during a live kirtan - you have to try it yourself to experience the effects. No singing or chanting experience is necessary – complete beginners are welcome.
To read more about my own journey with singing and mantra, see this blog post, plus a video of a past kirtan in Murton, Swansea.
You can also listen to tracks from my kirtan album, Calling From Within.
"I wanted to say thank you so much for my CD. I love it! I have been to a few kirtans, and Friday evening’s was, by far, the best I have ever attended. I have played the CD since, and the quality and vibration are simply beautiful. I will definitely make a point of attending future kirtans with you." Nicola, Swansea
Filmed by Duncan Mann at the Beltane Bhakti gathering 2016
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.
Testimonials
"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, Swansea
"Your singing voice takes me to a place where love exists." Phil, Swansea
"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, Swansea
"Your singing voice takes me to a place where love exists." Phil, Swansea
Yoga in Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire - call 01994 241260 for more details
