Urban Yoga is pleased to host Adhyatma for kirtan on a monthly basis. Kirtan is held on the last Friday of each month from 6:00-7:30pm. Cost $5. All Welcome.
Next one: August 30, 2013.
About Kirtan
Kirtan requires no prior experience, qualifications or commitments and can be practised by all. It is non-religious. It involves coming together as a group and chanting mantras in a call and response manner with harmonium and drums and other musical instruments. It is a Yoga practice that helps to bypass the mind and sublimate the emotions. The mantras are often in Sanskrit or Indian but can be in English or other languages. There is a whiteboard for the words. Kirtan is often referred to under the umbrella of Nada Yoga (yoga of sound) or Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion).
Kirtan: Rocket to Self-realization
Kirtan is a complete practice within itself and requires no other sadhana. Kirtan gives total relaxation and leads to the experience of higher consciousness. The word kirtan is made up of two roots: ki and ratana. Ratana means ‘jewels’, and ki is ‘key’. Therefore, kirtan is the key to the inner jewels. Kirtan is effective, whether sung internally without making any sound, or externally in a group. Kirtan is a personal experience which is felt by the inner being. No one can guess when you do kirtan in your heart. It is the song of the soul. Kirtan is highly therapeutic. All kinds of diseases can be cured by its stimulating vibrations. Kirtan is purely scientific and works wonders regardless of one’s faith and religion. Kirtan is so effective and penetrating that words cannot express its significance. It must be experienced to be understood.
Please go to Adhyatma’s website www.kalpataru.co.nz for more details about her and the other amazing practices she offers.
