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Kirtan is singing or chanting to create a spiritual connection. Kirtan comes from the Bhakti yoga movement of 15th century India and they used singing was one of many ways to experience and enhance their connection to god. The song structure evolves from a call and response format. This allows for the group to be guided on an emotional journey, starting slow and relaxed, then picking up the tempo to create tension, followed by relaxing again and finally settling into a silence that creates a space for meditation. We also have chants that we sing together in unison, or we may spontaneously make up something, or ask people to sing anything. When we sing we become focused in our body, in the present, and the purpose of the music. This instills a meditative state in which we can more deeply create our interpretation of life. This is one way to access a state of “Creating our Consciousness” that Amit Goswami, refers to in the movie “What the Bleep”. We sing in various languages, when we sing in a language that we cannot identify the meaning of, our minds can let go of control and allow the true energies of the sound to heal. Many of our Chants are in the ancient language of Sanskrit. This language is said to have been developed by the ancient yogis who heard through meditation the sounds of their intentions. At a subtle level the Sanskrit phonemes relate to the energy currents which lie deep within the interior of the human body. We also sing Chants in Hopi, and Mohawk. To participate in Kirtan all that is needed is the willingness to sing with the purpose of creating a stronger connection to the divine. |
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Kirtan St. Louis Living Insights Center
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