Jai Mata Kali!
Goddess Parvati and Goddess Kali are 2 forms of the Divine feminine. Parvati represents love, compassion, fertility, devotion and the nurturing power of the universe. She symbolizes harmony, family and the gentle strength that supports life and creation. Ma Kali on the other side represents fierce protection, transformation and destruction of evil and ignorance in the world. Her powerful form symbolizes time, change and the force that removes negativity to restore cosmic balance.
Kirtan happens the 1st weekend of every month on Saturday 3:45-6pm
We end with a GONG SOUND BATH to further cleanse and purify the mind and quiet the thoughts…..thanks to Jasbir and Jiji! And….to maintain the intimacy that we so love………..we are limiting the number of participants for each chanting session! So PLEASE register early to reserve your spot………$15 donation to support our center.
See our Current Classes page (and scroll down to the bottom) to make your donation.
NEXT KIRTAN DATE: Saturday May 2nd. Kirtan is……an opportunity to come together to open our hearts and sing together as One voice…….one call….. across time……..in worship and Love and gratitude to the ONE who sustains us all!
We are delighted that Jasbir will join us for a GONG bath after chanting and then prasad.
For these intimate gatherings we get to rejoice…….in the small more personal group of chanters who revel in the energy of coming together to chant the many names of the Lord……….and to be swept away by the quiet joy and ecstasy of the process…… and the energy of becoming intoxicated with LOVE! It is a co-creation that we all take part in!
Kirtan is a powerful medium to transform consciousness….to open our hearts…….to lift our spirits……to give voice to our deepest yearnings….to invoke peace.
Kirtan is one of the oldest sacred singing traditions of the world. It is fun…….it is easy, and it makes you feel great! We sing in a simple call-and response style repeating simple mantras over and over again until it absorbs every ounce of our attention. There are drums, keyboard, guitar, harmonium and percussion to accompany our voices……it is interactive and unifying……it is a natural way to tune into the frequency of LOVE!
This is a poster we created for our CD release party held September 25, 2009 ANNOUNCING AN EVENING OF CHANTING TO BENEFIT THE BOYS’ CHOIR OF TALLAHASSEE AND TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THE BRAND NEW CD “LAKULISH LOVE”
The CD’ s completion is the culmination of a long journey that was set into motion in 2007, and really took on steam when Swami Shri Ashutosh Muni came to Tallahassee and essentially created that fertile ground for newborn faith.
“With the help of members of Om Sweet Om, and many other fine musicians of Tallahassee, including the Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee, who took part in the challenges and the joys of allowing the music and the chant to move through us, I found that the CD became a physical manifestation of the journey of transformation, the awakening of a newborn faith.” says Shyam. See excerpts of the recording of our CD Release Party!
Om Sweet Om and friends after kirtan at the United Church in Tallahassee in March 2009
Through the process of our yoga practice we begin to create an inner space, an inside opening………..as a way to honor ourselves and clear the mind static and open to the deeper teachings which are embedded into our original memory….the divinity which dwells within.
Lakulish Yoga Tallahassee
2320 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32301
ph: 850-273-1861
joannadevi@gmail.com