Community Kirtan
Thu, 28 Nov
|Geelong Myotherapy and Wellness Centre
Kirtan, or devotional chanting of mantra, is one of the primary practices of Bhakti Yoga. Alongside my friends Monique and Louise, we invite you to share an open mind, voice and heart, and contribute to the collective experience of mantra meditation with us.
Time & Location
28 Nov 2024, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Geelong Myotherapy and Wellness Centre, 6-8 Tanner St, Breakwater VIC 3219, Australia
About the event
Alongside my friends Monique and Louise, we invite you to share an open mind, voice and heart, and contribute to the collective experience of mantra meditation with us.
What is Kirtan?
Kirtan, or devotional chanting of mantra, is one of the primary practices of Bhakti Yoga. There a many slokas (Sanskrit verses) from many spiritual traditions including Hinduism and Yoga, Buddhism and Sikhism, as well as various spiritual texts in which these slokas and mantras were first documented, including the Vedas, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Bhagavad Gita. With roots in the Vedic tradition in India, Kirtan is a particular style of devotional chanting involving repetitious chanting of Vedic mantra - which are some of the oldest sacred texts in the world (around 1500 BC). Kirtan is practiced in a large group, typically using a "call and response" method, in which one person is calling and the group repeats…