"In the sacred tradition of yoga, not all paths are walked in silence.Some are sung.Kirtan, the ancient art of devotional chanting, is one such path. Rooted in Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of Love and Devotion, Kirtan is more than music; it is a practice that opens the heart, purifies the mind, and awakens divine connection through sound. In the Yoga of Kirtan, sound becomes a spiritual bridge, guiding us from separation to unity, from thought to surrender, and from self to Source."
"The word Kirtan comes from the Sanskrit root "kirt", meaning "to praise" or "to glorify."It refers to the act of calling upon the Divine through sacred names, mantras, and melodies. Kirtan emerged from the Bhakti movement in India, a wave of devotion that swept across the subcontinent around the 6th century CE. Saints like Mirabai, Tulsidas, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spread the power of Nama Sankirtana, chanting the divine name as a way to awaken the heart."
Kirtan originates from the Sanskrit root 'kirt', meaning 'to praise' or 'to glorify.' It calls the Divine through sacred names, mantras, and melodies. Kirtan arose within the Bhakti movement around the 6th century CE and was propagated by saints such as Mirabai, Tulsidas, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The practice embodies Bhakti, teaching devotion as an unconditional relationship that dissolves ego. Kirtan functions as a yoga of sound, uniting breath, voice, and devotion to harmonize body, mind, and spirit. Chanting bypasses analytical thinking, guiding awareness from the restless mind into the heart and opening a living meditation of inner stillness.
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