SATURDAY NIGHT KIRTAN

Saturday Night Kirtans with the Brooklyn Kirtan Collective Join us once a month for Kirtan at Abhaya Yoga DUMBO Each month the kirtan is led by a different person from our chant community.

JOIN US!

$20 suggested donation. Cash only. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

ABOUT BROOKLYN KIRTAN COLLECTIVE:

Chanting brought us all together many years ago, and is what keeps us connected. This practice is our home and our refuge. We are continuing  Kirtan tradition which originated in 2010 at Brooklyn Yoga School.

Event Schedule: Saturdays  at 8pm

1. January 20 – Kirtan with Ambika

2. February 24 – Kirtan with Shyama

3. March 30 – Kirtan with Zander

4. April 27 – Community Kirtan with Mark Grinnell and Friends

5. May 18 – Kirtan with Shyama

6. June 22 – Kirtan with Ambika

SATURDAY NIGHT KIRTAN

Saturday Night Kirtans with the Brooklyn Kirtan Collective Join us once a month for Kirtan at Abhaya Yoga DUMBO Each month the kirtan is led by a different person from our chant community.

JOIN US!

$20 suggested donation. Cash only. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

ABOUT BROOKLYN KIRTAN COLLECTIVE:

Chanting brought us all together many years ago, and is what keeps us connected. This practice is our home and our refuge. We are continuing  Kirtan tradition which originated in 2010 at Brooklyn Yoga School.

Event Schedule: Saturdays  at 8pm

1. January 20 – Kirtan with Ambika

2. February 24 – Kirtan with Shyama

3. March 30 – Kirtan with Zander

4. April 27 – Community Kirtan with Mark Grinnell and Friends

5. May 18 – Kirtan with Shyama

6. June 22 – Kirtan with Ambika

Join me for kirtan at Abhaya Yoga in Dumbo in Brooklyn, NY. By Donation.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.  

Join Ambika & Anjula for Brooklyn Kirtan Collective’s monthly call and response chanting at Broome Street Temple.

Ahimsa /əˈhɪmsɑː/ in Sanskrit means respect and love for all living beings and refraining from harming others. AYMF aims to build a welcoming Sangha through movement, music, and mantra with the collectively shared value of non-harming to the self, to all living beings, and to the planet. Our presenters, musicians, and collaborators provide a safe space for all to explore ways to weave Ahimsa into our daily practice.

This month Ambika will be talking to Srutih Asher Colbert about the joys as well as the challenges in being a serious spiritual practitioner while parenting, working, having fun, and serving others. We will discuss how we stay grounded, with our eyes wide open to the inequities we see in the world, and how our spiritual practice informs our lives and work. This event includes chanting and time at the end for questions & responses.

In celebration of Hanuman Jayanti the and the eternal bhakta, Hanumanji, a group of us will be sharing the practice of chanting the auspicious number of 11 Hanuman Chalisas.

Many of us experience loneliness and depression, and on top of that we often feel ashamed and embarrassed about it, which then isolates us further. Ambika and longtime friend Brooke Welsh talk about their personal experiences with loneliness and depression and how spiritual practice can support us - what it can and cannot do. They discuss some of the difficulties and hindrances many of us encounter on (and off) the spiritual path, and tell stories about their guru, Sri Siddhi Ma. This event includes chanting and time at the end for questions & responses.

24 hour Worldwide event on the Hanuman Chalisa. Celebrating of Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti. We will be chanting one round of Hanuman Chalisa and Sri Ram Kirtan. SRI RAM JAY RAM JAY JAY RAM OM

Join Ambika and Nina for a conversation about how spiritual practice can inform our actions in the world and visa versa. They discuss cultural appropriation, their evolving connection to chanting, environmental activism, and their relationship to their guru, Sri Siddhi Ma. This event includes chanting and time at the end for questions & responses.

Welcome everyone to participate in the continuation of our Mahamantra Festival that we do every year for Gaura Poornima, Holi!
We will be chanting non stop the most known mantra of all, the Mahamantra!

Join Ambika and her friends from the Nightwatch program at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a special evening of inter-spiritual chanting and practice. Nightwatch is a beautiful retreat in which people come to immerse themselves in spiritual practices, including a midnight mass, and a sleepover at the Cathedral. The Cathedral and the people who ran the program, Reverend Patti Welch and her husband Lee Welch, were inclusive of all faiths and traditions, and the teachings there were profound and accessible.

Ambika will be joined by Lee Welch, Patti Welch, Brendan Welch, Evan Welch, Bella Green, and Lily Green. We will sing chants, songs, and prayers from different faith traditions. Patti will lead us in a guided meditation.

Life is full of profound goodness and difficulty, beauty and injustice, connection, and uncertainty. How can spiritual practice help us navigate the inherent complexities of life in a balanced way? Join Ambika and Lily for a frank conversation about how spiritual practice can either help us or hinder us. Explore the different applications of mantra and meditation that can free us from clouded judgment, magical thinking, and inevitable misconceptions. Learn some practical interpretations of these ancient techniques from two longtime friends and seekers to empower your own path. This event includes chanting, meditation, discussion, and a question/answers period.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome. By donation.

Join Ambika and Mirabai Starr as they share their stories and personal connections to the mysticism found at the core of various faith traditions. Both Mirabai and Ambika are part of the Neem Karoli Baba satang, and have each in their own way connected deeply to spiritual practices from different religions. Ambika will lead chanting, including her new single, Ubi Caritas, along with gospel and traditional songs. Mirabai will read passages and poems from from some of the beautiful books she has written about mystics. The event will be live-streamed on the Brooklyn Kirtan Collective Facebook Page.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.

Join Sarah and Ambika for this great way to end 2020 and begin 2021!

The Sri Yantra is the focal point of this class. You will:

• Learn how to chant the sounds of the chakras within the Yantra

• Color the entire Yantra

• Release unwanted noise from your life

• Align your self with your highest intentions for 2021

• Amplify your intentions and personal development with the group practice

• Have a beautiful Sri Yantra to meditate with!

As we release 2020 through this offering, we align anew with the clarity and prosperity principals within the Sri Yantra and enter 2021 with a Shakti Blast!

Our special guest and elder guru-behen (sister) Tara Cher Mather will open with a a couple of stories of many years with Sri Siddhi Ma. Following will be Ambika, Shyama, and Nina offering prayers and kirtan in Ma's honor.

Many yugas ago when humans gathered in rooms with walls, floors, doors, and windows to do things like chant the names of the Divine, Devadas started the tradition of singing Christmas carols and Hare Krishna all on the same glorious night, and thus the first Hare Xmas was born.

We are honoring the tradition here and bringing you the Christmas songs you love (or don't) and some of kirtan's greatest hits. Shyama, Ambika, Satya, and the Bennett family being longtime carolers themselves, will be leading along with Devadas. Join us for our first (and hopefully the last) "Very COVID Christmas" virtual extravaganza.

Join Nina & Ambika for kirtan on the Brooklyn Kirtan Collective Facebook Page. Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.

We will celebrate the Mahanavami, the last day of the Navaratri in India with Kirtans devoted to the Devi.

Many Shaktis all over the world will join to offer a kirtan for this special celebration!

We hope you join us and chant with us.

SATURDAY 24TH OF OCTOBER

Starting 17:00 CET (Central European Time)

Sudha
Astrud
Amrita
Ambika
Neelam
Vrajdevi
Kumuda
Nina Rao
Devayani
Sangeeta
Jaya Deva
Shivapriya
Nikki Slade
Daphne Tse
Krishna Das
Jane Cecilia
Prema Mayi
Jaya Lakshmi
Satya Franche
Nalini (Carme)
Mirabai Moon
Shyama Chapin
Gopianand Kirtan
Bonnie Divina Maa
Parvati (Emy Berty)
Prajna (Lisa Hallstorm)
Mirabai (Lee Harrington)
Durga Das (David Newman)

The event will be streamed from the One Mantra Festival page in Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/onemantra

Celebrate Navaratri with us on the Brooklyn KIrtan Collective Facebook Page! Nine days to worship the Divine Mother. She is the source of all; the embodiment of fierce compassion; the force of love; the one who restores balance to the universe.

We will take turns chanting to the Devi and reading passages from sacred texts.

Kirtan leaders:
Ambika
Anjula Prasad
Lily Cushman
Keli Lalita
Nina Rao
Satya-Franche
Shyama Chapin

Photo: Courtesy Om from India

DURGA POWER! = Feminine Power

Join Sarah and Ambika for a deep exploration of the powers of Durga. Durga embodies strength, fierceness, and compassion. She holds the power of the feminine, dispelling demons, restoring balance and harmony. Yes people we need to awaken this energy within each one of us now!

In this class you will learn the Mantra, Color the Durga Yantra or Yantra Mandala and engage in the discussion of the awakening powers needed at this time. You will learn how to empower your body through the Mantra Sounds.

These ancient teachings can give us insights into the change needed in the world right now. Let the Divine Mother awaken our courage and strengthen our resolve!

Join us with your morning beverage of choice and your favorite brunch fare.

Durga Painting: Samik De from Kolkata. @desamik

RECORDING: The session will be recorded if you cannot join live - you will receive a VIMEO link to view it and color and chant in your own time.

PREPARE: Please bring oranges and reds/yellow coloring pens or pencils to this session. Gold and Silver metallic pens, or paints if you like to paint, are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you!

SIGN-UP: To receive your Zoom Link and Yantra Outlines to color. SIGN UP HERE

EVERYONE IS WELCOME: If you are unable to pay the full tuition at this time please contact sarah@sarahyantra.com to submit your Venmo/Paypal donation.

Join Ambika and Lee Mirabai for a virtual kirtan on the Brooklyn Kirtan Collective’s Facebook Page. Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.

Join us every Friday night for Kirtan at Abhaya Yoga Center (Gowanus).
Each week the kirtan is led by a different person from our chant community.

$15 suggested donation. Cash only.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Brooklyn Kirtan Collective:
Chanting brought us all together many years ago, and is what keeps us connected. This practice is our home and our refuge.
We are continuing our weekly Friday night kirtan tradition which originated in 2010 at Brooklyn Yoga School.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.

Join us every Friday night for Kirtan at Abhaya Yoga Center (Gowanus).
Each week the kirtan is led by a different person from our chant community.

$15 suggested donation. Cash only.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Brooklyn Kirtan Collective:
Chanting brought us all together many years ago, and is what keeps us connected. This practice is our home and our refuge.
We are continuing our weekly Friday night kirtan tradition which originated in 2010 at Brooklyn Yoga School.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.

Join us every Friday night for Kirtan at Abhaya Yoga Center (Gowanus).
Each week the kirtan is led by a different person from our chant community.

$15 suggested donation. Cash only.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Brooklyn Kirtan Collective:
Chanting brought us all together many years ago, and is what keeps us connected. This practice is our home and our refuge.
We are continuing our weekly Friday night kirtan tradition which originated in 2010 at Brooklyn Yoga School.

Kirtan is call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras. Each repetition of the mantra is a way to gather our awareness and concentration and to be fully present in the moment. This is a heart practice, bringing us into contact with our own true nature. It is a beautiful and powerful way to be in community. No experience required and all are welcome.