New World Kirtan

It has been a glorious summer & fall here, one of the most beautiful I can remember. But now the rains have started, and the leaves are falling. The Corvallis kirtan community continues to grow, and we'll be starting live kirtan concerts again in December. It feels good to be returning to this magical practice. […] The post Thoughts of Peace, Words of Love — More Fresh Tracks From the Auricle Collective first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

OK, guys — time is running out! Let’s all come together and support the Auricle Collective by clicking on this link. I hope you all enjoy more new music from the talented artists of the Auricle Collective. Be well, enjoy the summer, and until next time — Namaste. THE MUSIC: Sean Johnson & the Wild […] The post More Fresh Tracks From The Auricle Collective! first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello dear friends, I hope life is good for you as we head into midsummer. If you recall, back in April, I told you about the Auricle Collective. This community of more than 100 musicians is rooted in singing, chanting & music as art and spiritual practice. It includes the musicians that fuel our Bhakti […] The post Fresh Tracks From the Auricle Collective! first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Happy summer, my dear friends! I hope you're enjoying life as much as I am. My health is almost back to normal after the accident, and I'm working on regaining fitness now. Our son was married last weekend, and it was a beautiful love-filled & life affirming celebration. And next week we're starting a big […] The post A Surprise Package first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Several weeks ago I was on a Zoom call with over 50 kirtan artists to hear more about something called the Auricle Collective — this is a project spearheaded by Dave Stringer, Seán Johnson and several other Kirtan artists. Singing kirtan connects us by the thread of sacred music as a spiritual path. The goal […] The post For Ukraine first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello dear friends, This week we're celebrating Valentine's Day with a kirtan set devoted to LOVE. Enjoy! THE MUSIC: Miten, Temple at Midnight: Inescapable Love Deva Premal & Miten, 21-Day Mantra Meditation Journey: Day 4 – I Am Love Radharani, Just One Drop: Higher Love Krishna Das, Heart As Wide As The World: Narayana/For Your […] The post Love Is All You Need first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello dear friends, Imbolc is the ancient Celtic holiday that marks the beginning of Spring. The holiday was traditionally celebrated by the lighting of fires to honor the sun goddess Brigid. Imbolc this year was February 1, so our set this week honors the Divine Mother, the source of the life force behind the awakening […] The post Chants For Imbolc first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Ahh … sometimes all you want is to sink down into music that will release your mind & relax your body. I hope this set will do it for you — chanting along turned me into a puddle after we played it for our Friday Satsang several weeks ago. Bill's & my pandemic life has […] The post An Hour of Peace first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello friends, Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who are celebrating this week! I've become so aware lately of how much I have to be grateful for — sometimes it takes something bad happening in your life to get you radically present to how beautiful life is, and how fortunate you are. That's where I […] The post A Thankful Heart first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello friends, Our Satsang loved this set last Friday night — it put us into a space where no one wanted to break the silence at the end. I hope you enjoy it too. Big news here — some feeling is starting to return to my foot! My goal is to stay in the ‘Believing' […] The post The People of Love first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello friends, I always look forward to the sets Sky puts together for our Friday Satsang — she's doing a set for us every month now. I love that she points me to artists & chants I may not have discovered on my own, and I think this set might be one of my favorites. […] The post Sky's ‘May All Be Blessed' first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

I've been listening to Miten's new CD ‘The Jungle Sessions” lately. It was recorded in Costa Rica during lockdown, and what a delight it is! ‘Never Give Up On Love’ beautifully expresses where I'm at just now, but all the tracks are great, you should check it out. I'm still coming at you from the […] The post Reaching For Light first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Over the years you guys have been through a lot with me & I've told you how chanting has helped. I’ve produced the podcast through my Mom's illness & death, dealing with the fear before the surgery to remove the spinal tumor. two hip replacement surgeries, and one hip dislocation. Last Monday my left hip […] The post Releasing Into the Divine first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Our set for this edition of the podcast is a bit unusual. The chants are specifically used in several religious traditions to help the soul rise from the heavier earth vibrations into a higher plane during the transition of leaving the body. One of our oldest & dearest Satsang members left her body this summer […] The post Chants For Transition first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hello my friends, and welcome to this edition of the New World Kirtan Podcast. I haven't posted in a while as I needed to take a break for various reasons, but everything is well here. The weather has been mostly spectacular, and we've had so many visitors — son David, son Jesse & his fiancee, […] The post ‘Revealing Our True Self' from Sky first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

This week we continue our journey into mantra with Day 3 of Deva Premal & Miten's 21-Day Mantra Meditation Journey. This week we'll explore Lord Ganesha, one of the most loved Gods in Hinduism. In most households in India, a new task begins with a prayer to Lord Ganesh. His name has become synonymous with […] The post New Beginnings first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

This week we continue our journey into mantra with Day 2 of Deval Premal & Miten's 21-Day Mantra Meditation Journey. This beautiful program features 21 specially selected mantras with guided meditations by Deva & Miten into their meaning & essential energetic properties. If you're curious about chanting & the meaning of the various mantras, this […] The post Om Shanti first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Flame carriers of a 5,000-year-old tradition, Deva Premal & Miten are at the forefront of the burgeoning worldwide chant phenomenon. The two have been travelling the world since 1992, and with more than a dozen albums & a fan base that includes both Cher and the Dalai Lama, they are the Johnny & June Cash of […] The post The Sacred Syllable Om first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

This week’s set is brought to you by our dear Friday Satsang member Sky. You can find Sky’s other sets for us on Spotify under ‘Corvallis Satsang‘. Enjoy! Setlist: Jane Winther, Mantra: Om Ty Burhoe, Invocation: Indian Chill Out Wade Imre Morissette, Mahadeva Shambo: Sargam Scales of Music Jai Uttal, Kirtan! The Art & Practice […] The post Sky’s Divine Grace first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Rob and Melissa are husband & wife kirtan musicians from the Seattle area, but they travel extensively, leading kirtans, workshops and retreats around the world. They have shared their music at numerous yoga festivals in the US, including Bhakti Fest, Prana Fest, Samsara Fest, and the Northwest Yoga Feast. They’ve been to Corvallis several times […] The post Rob & Melissa Live Zoom Kirtan first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Hi everyone, Sometimes all you really need is a good night’s sleep, right? This week’s set is all about soothing you into a deep slumber, so prepare your space & get comfy — pajamas are optional but encouraged!   SETLIST Jane Winther, Mantra: Om Miten, Devotee: Dance When You Walk Snatam Kaur, Prem: Aad Guray […] The post Pajama Party! first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Our world is changing. Spring is here, and so are the vaccines. What will the world be like when we’re all released from our homes? I’ve written a blog post called ‘The View From My Lockdown’ for my voiceover site, and in it, I talk about what has been getting me through over a year […] The post Surprise Package! first appeared on New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World.

Happy 2021 dear friends! This is the set I played on New Years Day for our Corvallis Satsang. To harness the energy of new beginnings, the music is focused on chants to Ganesha, the destroyer of all obstacles. Ganesha is probably the most beloved of the Hindu deities, and in India he is invoked before […]

Winter Solstice occurs on Monday, December 21 this year. For many cultures around the world, the winter solstice marks an important milestone. It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year, and signals a powerful transition point between seasons. The Solstice is believed to hold a powerful energy for regeneration, […]

This time last week most of the country was gripped with anxiety about the election, and by the end of the week, my nerves were just jangling. I felt a very deep need for a soothing kirtan set, and this playlist has the chants to the Divine Mother I played for our Satsang last Friday […]

This edition of the podcast is a rerun of a show I produced 4-years ago after Hillary Clinton lost the election for President. I can hear the sadness & discouragement I was feeling in my voice — it was a bad time. Now we’re at the point of electing a new President, and it seems […]

This week climate change became very personal for our family. The picture at the top of the blog is Oregon’s Willamette Valley — that’s where we live. Because of the wildfires, hundreds of families have lost their homes in Oregon & tens of thousands more are preparing to evacuate. Millions of acres have burned. Evacuees […]

I played this set last Friday night for our group & songs from it kept popping into my brain all week so I figured it was a good one. We are having the most exquisite summer weather here and I wanted the music in the set to reflect that summer feeling in some way, so […]

This edition of the New World Kirtan Podcast marks a change. I’ve been producing the podcast for over ten years, mostly following the same format. This week I’m trying something different, focusing on just one chant. You’ll have to let me know how you like it! There are a lot of well-worn ruts in my […]

Sometimes on Friday night, I like to do a Surprise Package set — that just means a set of songs that we’re pretty familiar with and like to sing but there’s no particular theme. This is a set I played several weeks ago for our Satsang, with music by Kristin Luna Ray, David Newman & […]

In this week’s set, the New World Kirtan Podcast features another branch of the kirtan music scene with a focus on Kundalini artists. The best-known chant from this tradition is the Kirtan Kriya, Sa Ta Na Ma, so powerful for Alzheimer’s patients & their caregivers. This week you’ll hear a lovely version of that chant […]

I try not to talk much about politics on the New World Kirtan Podcast. But most of you know we live in Oregon, and this week I’d like to address the protests happening in Portland. We’re about an hour and a half south of Portland & have friends & family members living there, so what’s going on in the city is very close to our hearts. I’ll let you know what we’ve heard from our friends who live in Portland at the top of this week’s podcast. ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ is a Hindu mantra for spiritual growth. The meaning of this mantra is “Om is the name of the Indweller in me that is ever in unity with all of creation. Kindly reveal your truth to me.” The ‘Indweller’ is Vasudeva: the soul, which exists as a flame in the subtle heart center. To invoke Vasudeva is to call on one’s own power of consciousness to further spiritual growth. The chants in this week’s set will focus on this mantra, and here are the artists who will be performing for you: Deva Premal & Miten: 21-Day Mantra Meditation — Day 7, Liberation: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Brenda McMorrow, My Heart Bows Down To You — Way Down Low/Om Namo Bhagavate Shantala, Sri — Om Namo Bhagavate Invocation Shantala, Sri — Om Namo Bhagavate/ Because The One I Love Lives Inside Of You Krishna Das, Breath Of The Heart — Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Deva Premal & Miten, Live At Omega Ecstatic Chant — Om Namo Bhagavate/Oneness Thomas Barquee, Yoga Living Series – Meditative Moon — Om Namo Bhagavate Dave Stringer & Spring Groove, Yatra — Lokah Samasta We’re all in the same storm, we’re just in different boats, my friends. But no matte

The ‘Great Invocation’ is a World Prayer, an invocation for light and love. It’s an ancient formula for the use of mankind to invoke the energies which will change our world. Originally written in 1945, it has been translated into many languages & is used daily by millions of people. There are several versions which have […]

I played this week’s set several weeks ago for our Friday virtual Satsang — it’s dedicated to Hanuman, and it’s one I’ve been using a lot in the process of healing my body after hip replacement surgery. In difficult situations, it helps me if I remember to turn things over to a higher power, and […]

I got some very good news this week — my hip replacement surgery has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 13 — that’s tomorrow! So I’ve been gearing back up — listening to chants for healing & guided meditations for surgery. … Continued

This week’s set is one I played for our Friday Satsang a week ago, and it’s a collection of Shanti Mantras, Hindu prayers for peace found in the Upanishads. A Friday Satsang set always begins with Jane Winther’s Om chant … Continued

Well, we’re all having a moment together, aren’t we? Everyone listening to this all over the world is slowed down, sheltering in place. It’s really quite remarkable, our world is having a pause and reset, and a much-needed change in … Continued

It’s finally coming on spring here, the daffodils are starting to come up, and the hip replacement surgery is also coming up — it’s on March 18! Last month we had a beautiful kirtan here led by Johanna Beekman — … Continued

The latest edition of the New World Kirtan Podcast is the set played at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for our kirtan/meditation circle last Friday night to celebrate Imbolc, the ancient Celtic holiday that marks the beginning of Spring. The … Continued

Over Easter weekend last April, Dave Stringer came to Corvallis to play a kirtan for our community — it was such a sweet experience for everyone involved, and the following month he was headed to China. Dave has been to … Continued

This podcast is very special to me. I had the pleasure of interviewing Miten back in September the day before Deva Premal, Manose and the gang were about to leave on tour. The interview was to be about the music … Continued

This repeat podcast is from January 2017, and it’s one of the most downloaded ever in our 11-year history. The intro tells the story of how an MRI found an unexpected tumor in my spine and my mental process of … Continued

Most of you know we have a kirtan & meditation circle that meets here every Friday night, and when we don’t have a live group playing for us I put together a set of chants from CDs for the satsang. … Continued

Reading the news these days can be so discouraging. Probably like you, I feel the need to be informed, but the energy of the news is toxic and fear-inducing. What can we do to stay centered & positive? The Mahamantra … Continued