Held in Room 119; kirtan workshop will begin at 11:40am to allow for setup and everyone to settle in the room. Floor seating is encouraged, however, chairs will be available for those who cannot join us on the floor. Shoes are optional 🙂

Kirtan is a limb of Bhakti Yoga, meaning to glorify the transcendental nature and qualities of the Divine, and can be done via speech or song. In this case, it will be musical chanting of simple and traditional Vedic mantras in a call & response form. All are encouraged to open their mind and heart to the experience.

About the facilitator:

Asha, aka Anuradha dasi, was born and raised in the Gaudiya Bhakti Yoga tradition, in a kirtan-focused family. As a small girl of duo-races of Indian and African-American descent, she gravitated towards percussion, specifically of the mridanga, a clay drum hailing from West Bengal, India and used in traditional Gaudiya kirtan. She hopes more women will learn the art of mridanga playing, as it fosters a combination of both grace and strength. “Kirtan has transformed my life in such a way I cannot live without it. I know it has and will do the same for others who embrace it.”