Kirtan is a chance for people to come together, open their hearts and sing. For years chanting has helped people to effortlessly reach a state of quite and stillness that easliy leads to meditation. While it's true that we can chant in our car or in the solitude of our home, there's nothing like chanting with others and with live musicians. Every kirtan is different depending on the energy of the participants, but as the evening progresses one becomes saturated with the Mantras and the mind becomes one–pointed. At times the tempo of the chant may increase but all the while there is this soft center, this open heart to which we always return.
For over two years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and to meditate together and on December 6th, 2008 we began offering a monthly Kirtan in Amherst. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm. In between we join our voices together and sing!
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Namaste,
Rick
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
On Saturday November 1st we played our first Kirtan at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, MA.
The Kirtan was offered on Saturday evening from 7 to 9pm as part of the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy workshop taught by Mukunda Stiles and was open to everyone. The evening began with a talk by Mukunda followed by chanting and meditation. Kevin Germain had to leave after the chant so missed out on the photo opportunity the following morning, but everyone else enjoyed a nice overnight at Kripalu with breakfast and lunch the following day. From left to right: Melanie Hedlund, Divya Shinn, Marilyn Hart, Rick Roberts and Dona O'Dou.
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
For my birthday this year I asked a small group of 13 friends to chant the mantra Om Namah Shivaya with me. We gathered at the home of Vidya and Orphe in Sherborn, MA and for 3 hours we filled the space with the sweet sound of Om Namah Shivaya. Following the chanting I asked everyone to share with me something they found inspiring. May you (the reader) also be inspired by these words!
Namaste,
Rick
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I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I've been circling for thousands of years and I still don't know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song?
– Rilke
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DAREST thou now, O Soul,
Walk out with me toward the Unknown Region,
Where neither ground is for the feet, nor any path to follow?
No map, there, nor guide,
Nor voice sounding, nor touch of human hand,
Nor face with blooming flesh, nor lips, nor eyes, are in that land.
I know it not, O Soul;
Nor dost thou–all is a blank before us;
All waits, undream'd of, in that region–that inaccessible land.
Till, when the ties loosen,
All but the ties eternal, Time and Space,
Nor darkness, gravitation, sense, nor and bounds, bound us.
Then we burst forth–we float,
In Time and Space, O Soul–prepared for them;
Equal, equipt at last–(O joy! O fruit of all!) them to fulfil, O Soul.
– Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass
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Love all God's creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God's light. Love animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the world with an all embracing love.
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky from The Brothers Karamazov
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The Ultimate Understanding is a seeing and a knowing rather than a comprehending. And it does satisfy all questions, though not answer them. Answers become as irrevelant as the questions themselves; both cease in the seeing.
Do not judge the questioning or the longing, the seeking or the sadness, the impatience or the resistance, the opening or the letting go. It is all the perfect unfolding as it is: only watch it and know you are not that. You are Loving Awareness in which all this arises. You are Quiet Compassionate Space in which the life that you think of as "yourself" unfolds.
This Still Expanse of Acceptance between the thoughts is All That Is.
That is What You Are.
Let the Love that is this Stillness that You Are Embrace you, Overcome you.
Svaha!
– David Carse from Perfect Brilliant Stillness
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What one calls awareness of I is the resting place of consciousness in itself.
– Ajadapramatrsiddhi, 22 – Utpaladeva
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In the garden of gentle sanity May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.
– Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
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All that is required to realize the Self is to be still. What can be easier than that?
– Ramana Maharshi
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Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
– Robert A. Heinlein
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Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight
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7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over two years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm. In between we join our voices together and sing!
This week I'll be joined by some of the regulars: Marilyn Hart, Dona O'Dou, Divya Shinn and Bob Weiner. Also joining us this month will be Warrick Moses on clarinet. I hope you can join us too!
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night is Kirtan night at Kripalu and in January we offered Kirtan just after the Presidential Inauguration. It was a powerful evening of chanting accompanied by Kevin Germain on yayli tanbur, Marilyn Hart on kartals, Warrick Moses on clarinet, Dona O' Dou on tamboura, Bob Weiner on percussion and Divya Shinn singing. I played harmonium and sang.
The hall we chant in is fairly large with an awesome image of dancing Shiva on the alter behind us. Most of the people that night were new to chanting and decided to sit towards the back. But after explaining that it was a group practice rather than a performance, and a gentle suggestion that moving forward would enhance the experience for all, everyone moved in close and we had a lovely intimate time together.
After each chant we paused and sat quietly together, experiencing the power of the silence. Pictured here is Warrick, Kevin and Dona hanging out after the Kirtan.
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
I intended to record this evening's chant, but sometimes technology just doesn't cooperate ;–) Still, we had a lovely time with Gurucharan on tabla, Marilyn Hart playing cymbals along with another woman that I didn't know but who played the cymbals lovely. If anyone is reading this and knows who this woman was, I wish I could be put in touch with her.
We also had Dona O'Dou playing tamboura and Divya Shinn singing with us.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
We celebrated Shivaratri on Monday evening February 23 this year and it reaffirmed for me what this practice is all about. There were four of us gathered and for two hours we chanted the mantra Om Namah Shivaya together. It was simple, but powerful. I realized again that devotional singing and chanting can be a powerful means for self–transformation, freeing the mind for awhile from the concerns of daily life and allowing one to experience deep meditative states. Chanting can take us on a journey from wherever we are into some other state of consciousness and inward towards the center of our hearts. After chanting for two hours, the silence that followed was profound.
I plan to do this again next year.
Maha Shivaratri is the annual celebration of Shiva. It is a time that is charged with spiritual energy and Divine Love. On this evening, one can make great strides in their Sadhana through one–pointed chanting of the Name.
Shivaratri falls every year on the new moon night in the Hindu month of Phalgun which corresponds to late Feb – early Mar in the English calendar. According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri or 'Shiva's Great Night' symbolizes the wedding day of Shiva and Parvati. Many however, believe, Shivaratri is the night when Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya – the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
On this evening we will chant the sacred Maha mantra Om Namah Shivaya from 8–10pm. One repetition of this mantra on Maha Shivaratri is like chanting it 1,000 times on any other occassion. This is the boon granted to those immersed in the chanting of Shiva's Name on this day.
Note: I'm hosting this one at my home in Montague. Please call for directions: Rick 413–367–9777
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'll be joined by Gurucharan on tabla, Kevin Germain on yayli tanbur, Dona O'Dou playing tamboura and Divya Shinn singing. Missing only Marilyn Hart on cymbals, this makes an almost perfect combination of musicians to create a meditative space in which to experience the power of chanting. I hope you can join us!
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters.
For over two years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm. In between we join our voices together and sing!
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Please join us for a special 2–hr chant this night in celebration of Scott Belanger's 43 birthday and to help raise money for his Pilgrimage to Fiji where last November his Teacher Adi Da passed away. Donations for the night will go to support Scott's effort to reach Fiji before the one year anniversary of Adi Da's Passing.
We'll be supporting Scott, but we also have an opportunity to dip a little deeper into that place of stillness that will come from chanting a little longer this night.
For this special event, I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow. This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
with special guest Melanie Hedlund!
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'm honored to be joined by special guest Jan Frazier, who will give a short 15–minute talk before the chant!
There is a presence within you
that has never suffered.
It lives in joy that has no cause.
It is who you most deeply are.
– Jan Frazier
To learn more about Jan Frazier (author of When Fear Falls Away) you can visit her website and blog at JanFrazierTeachings.com.
For over two years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow. This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The regular 1st Saturday Kirtan at Yoga Center Amherst will be cancelled this night.
Go out and enjoy the fireworks!
We'll be back in Amherst on August 1st.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow. This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow.
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night is Kirtan night at Kripalu and in August we've been invited back to play again.
The hall we chant in is fairly large with an awesome image of dancing Shiva on the alter behind us. Pictured here is Warrick, Kevin and Dona hanging out after the Kirtan at Kripalu in January.
This night I'll be joined by:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain....................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou........................tamboura
Divya Shinn........................vocals
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow. This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This Labor Day weekend, while Omega is offering their Ecstatic Chant retreat we'll be having our regular monthly 1st Saturday chant at Yoga Center Amherst. I hope you can join us!
For almost a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
This year we'll be accompanying some of the area's top yoga instructors during the afternoon 108 Sun Salutations. The day–long event held at the Northampton Center for the Arts is a fundraiser with all proceeds being donated to The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and Food For Life Vrindavan.
For more information, please visit GlobalMalaNorthampton.com, or call 413–367–0377 or 413–367–3021.
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to sing the Name and to meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The singing is accompanied by harmonium, drum, cymbals and tamboura with lead voices that you can easily follow. This month I'll be joined by most of the regulars:
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us for a FREE yoga class followed by chanting to celebrate National Yoga Month!
At 3:00 Hart Yoga will offer a yoga class that is free and open to the public. Immediately following the yoga class, we'll chant and meditate until 6:00 PM.
Asana practice gets us into our bodies, chanting helps to quiet the mind and provides a way back to our center. Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation.
I'm hoping all the musicians will be joining us on Sunday!
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Terry Rousso.....................violin
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Hart Yoga
1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
413–768–9291
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For almost a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For almost a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For almost a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over three years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Dona O'Dou.......................tamboura
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
NOTE: In January this event will be held in Greenfield. See below.
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
This program is supported in part by grants from the Buckland, Charlemont–Hawley, and Greenfield Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Maha Shivaratri is the annual celebration of Shiva. It is a time that is charged with spiritual energy and Divine Love. On this evening, one can make great strides in their Sadhana through one–pointed chanting of the Name.
Shivaratri falls every year on the new moon night in the Hindu month of Phalgun which corresponds to late Feb – early Mar in the English calendar. According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri or 'Shiva's Great Night' symbolizes the wedding day of Shiva and Parvati. Many however, believe, Shivaratri is the night when Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya – the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
On this evening we will chant the sacred Maha mantra Om Namah Shivaya from 8–10pm. One repetition of this mantra on Maha Shivaratri is like chanting it 1,000 times on any other occassion. This is the boon granted to those immersed in the chanting of Shiva's Name on this day.
Note: I'm hosting this one at my home in Montague. Please call for directions: Rick 413–367–9777
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over four years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night is Kirtan night at Kripalu and in March we've been invited back to play again.
The hall we chant in is fairly large with an awesome image of dancing Shiva on the alter behind us. There is a cost for this event unless you're staying at Kripalu, and an awesome vegetarian dinner is also available before the chant. For more information about this weekly event call guest information at Kripalu.
Pictured here is Warrick, Kevin and Dona hanging out after the Kirtan at Kripalu in January 2009.
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over four years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over four years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night is Kirtan night at Kripalu and in March we've been invited back to play again.
The hall we chant in is fairly large with an awesome image of dancing Shiva on the alter behind us. There is a cost for this event unless you're staying at Kripalu, and an awesome vegetarian dinner is also available before the chant. For more information about this weekly event call guest information at Kripalu.
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For over four years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
*** Cancelled until September ***
For over a year we've been meeting every 1st Saturday at Yoga Center Amherst to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Gurucharan........................tabla
Kevin Germain...................yayli tanbur
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
*** Cancelled until September ***
For over four years we've been meeting every 3rd Saturday at Green River Yoga in Greenfield to chant and meditate together. We start with opening mantras at 7:30pm and finish with a short silent meditation that ends at 9pm.
The experience of Joy is available to everyone, not just experienced chanters. The singing is accompanied by traditional instruments with lead voices that you can easily follow. If you're just beginning to be curious about chanting then come and check it out. The chants are easy to learn and no prior experience is necessary.
Divya Shinn.......................cymbals/vocal
Rick Roberts......................harmonium
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
*** Cancelled until September ***
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NOTE: In January this event will be held in Greenfield. See below.
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
This program is supported in part by grants from the Buckland, Charlemont–Hawley, and Greenfield Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us on Sunday, February 13, from 12–3 PM for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation. Enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
We'll be joined by special guests Burhan, a Sufi musical group that seeks to explore the intersection between spirit, music, contemplation and performance. Using the traditional Sufi practice of zikr (chanting the names of the Divine) as the foundation for the afternoon, Burhan will present a practice that encourages everyone to become enmeshed in the chanting experience.
Burhan was founded by Kevin Germain, a Sufi teacher of the Qadiri–Rifai Tariqa, playing oud, yayli tanbur and guitar. Burhan includes Kevin's wife, Dianne Germain, also a Sufi of the Qadiri–Rifai Tariqa, playing the ektar; Nur Habib Tivan, a Nur Ask Jerahhi Sufi, singing and playing percussion; Ricardo Frota, a professional musician who specializes in educational music for children, playing violin; Rick Roberts, who leads regular Kirtan performances throughout the Pioneer Valley, on Mridangam; and vocalist Belinda Marshall, a Hampshire College student.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Hart Yoga, 1 Ashfield Street, Suite 8, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Maha Shivaratri is the annual celebration of Shiva. It is a time that is charged with spiritual energy and Divine Love. On this evening, one can make great strides in their Sadhana through one–pointed chanting of the Name.
Shivaratri falls every year on the new moon night in the Hindu month of Phalgun which corresponds to late Feb – early Mar in the English calendar. According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri or 'Shiva's Great Night' symbolizes the wedding day of Shiva and Parvati. Many however, believe, Shivaratri is the night when Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya – the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
On this evening we will chant the sacred Maha mantra Om Namah Shivaya from 8–10pm. One repetition of this mantra on Maha Shivaratri is like chanting it 1,000 times on any other occassion. This is the boon granted to those immersed in the chanting of Shiva's Name on this day.
Note: I'm hosting this one at my home in Montague. Please call for directions: Rick 413–367–9777
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
I hesitate to mention this here because seating is very limited, 34 people max. But if you're able to make reservations early enough this will be an event to remember.
At 2pm we'll begin with a Sanskrit chant honoring the six sacred syllables in the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. Then we'll begin the chanting, quietly at first, letting the energy slowly build into an ecstatic finale. Completely saturated with the Name we'll then be served a five to seven course Indian feast prepared by Kalyan and his staff.
The chanting will be accompanied by harmonium, tabla, sitar, tamboura, oud, yayli tanbur, cymbals and many voices. I hope if you're reading this that you can make reservations to join us!
The event is a benefit for Running Fox Organic Farm in Worthington, MA and the suggested donation is $30 – $50 per person.
To reserve a space you can call or email Kalyan Uprichard: 413–238–5340, treespace@hotmail.com
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NOTE: In March this event will be held in Greenfield. See below.
Join Lindel Hart and Rick Roberts for an afternoon of physical, spiritual and mental rejuvenation as we enter into the stillness that promotes self exploration through yoga postures, chanting and meditation. Come together in community with others for this mindful retreat from an overactive world to reconnect with your natural state of balance, harmony and peace.
The afternoon will include an asana practice guided by Lindel Hart and chanting with Rick Roberts and friends, as well as time for silent meditation together. There will be no specific instruction for meditation; we'll simply sit quietly together.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of yoga and chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical, yoga or meditation experience is necessary to experience the joy of this afternoon of contemplative practice. All are welcome, regardless of the type of yoga, meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
This event is FREE. However, donations are appreciated.
For more information, contact Lindel Hart or Rick Roberts:
lindel@hartyoga.com – 413.768.9291
rick@pioneervalleyyoga.com – 413.367.9777
Where: Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Greenfield, MA 01301
This program is supported in part by grants from the Buckland, Charlemont–Hawley, and Greenfield Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
I'm excited to say that we'll be offering a 2–hr kirtan at the Plainfield Congregational Church in July. This is the only kirtan we'll be offering in the summer so please join us for this special event.
Like the quiet space between the in–breath and the out–breath, the stillness that arises out of chanting leads one easily and naturally into meditation. No vocal/musical is necessary to experience the joy that lies within. All are welcome, regardless of the type of meditation or spiritual practice you may have.
Where: Plainfield Congregational Church, 350 Main Street (Rt 116), Plainfield, MA 01070
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night is Kirtan night at Kripalu and in March we've been invited back to play again.
The hall we chant in is fairly large with an awesome image of dancing Shiva on the alter behind us. There is a cost for this event and the vegetarian dinner unless you're staying at Kripalu. For more information about this weekly event call guest information at Kripalu.
Where: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Come join us every 2nd Thursday for a Sanskrit Study Group. Call for details: 413–367–9777
Where: Yoga Center Amherst, 17 Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002