All of us share an interest in sacred chant known as "kirtan," a devotional practice of singing, drumming, and participating in group energy for the purpose of elevating the spirit, building community, and realizing interconnectedness. The practice originated in India millennia ago, but has been popularized in the West by singers such as Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Wah!, Dave Stringer, Deva Premal, Bhagavan Das, David Newman (Durga Das), etc. This list will be a place to share information about lo …

Music has healing properties. The vibrations that we create are sound waves that we as a group can direct toward peace, healing, and just having fun. Kirtan is traditionally Indian in nature, and we will use mantras from kundalini yoga as the basis of our exploration in experiencing sound fully. Although these mantras are in another language, they stimulate meridian channels in your body to open and certain hormones in your body to secrete, so that you will feel new and full of joy by the end of …