Sacred Space
KIRTAN
is the singing of devotional songs from a vast variety of cultures and religions from around
the world.
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Eclipse Is Matt Wilkie, and his twin sisters, Nell Malyszka and Trish Keil. They were born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland where the trio performed throughout the country. In 1975 they moved to the United States where they performed acoustic music along the east coast. In 1986 Andy Lafreniere joined the band bringing his experience as an acoustic and electric guitarist as well as his skills as a composer and arranger.
Eileen O’Hare, Cat Guthrie, Scott Bierko, Barry Sherr
Life is challenging. We need love, support and spiritual nourishment. Some of us are not called to attend traditional religious services, yet our heart and soul yearn for connectedness with ourselves, with kindred spirits and with Divinity. BlisSing brings us all together to help create a sense of community by sharing sacred space, lifting our hearts, and just feeling good.
Miriam Zernis (vocals ~ harmonium) has been leading heart-opening kirtan
and sacred music events with great joy since 2007 in NY, CT, AZ, CA and
Canada.
October 16, 2016
Experience the healing effects of
sound vibration with Leydin Kotapish.
The human body and the entire earth are made up of energy, vibrating at different frequencies. When out of rhythm, disease and disharmony results. Vibrational sound healing addresses imbalances or blockages of the energy channels. The notes of the crystal bowls are tuned to specific vibrational frequencies found within the human body. Thus when the sound moves through the atmosphere and touches us, it causes our cells to move in different directions at a different speed, in rhythm with the sound wave. This puts us in harmony with the sound wave, the world and ourselves. The sound penetrates into our very cells and re-balances them through oscillation and resonance.
Kundalini Yoga and Meditations with Bret Arjan Singh DuBack
" The Seat Of Power "
Is The Naval Center.
It is the most important of all Chakras and it needs to be strong, always in all ways.
Our focus will be on strengthening this center and knowing it's importance for daily strength.
November 20, 2016
I think we can all attest to the healing nature of sound and the positive effect that singing in general has for us. When we lift our voices we also lift out hearts and spirits, inevitably bringing us into a better place. In life, it is all about attitude; that is to say, how we approach our daily challenges. To be sure, if we greet the day with an open heart we will meet with greater success in our endeavors.
To this end, we now turn to the practice of NamaSanKirtanam, a form of bhakti yoga which is the yoga of devotion. It is an ancient Hindu meditation which involves call and response repetition of the names of the divine. In Hinduism, the one Godhead is represented by many different forms: male, female, strong and gentle, etc.; each a portrait of one of the many elements that make up the Supreme Being. In chanting these names in the repetitive style of kirtan, we lose our “mind chatter” as the music and rhythm begin to engulf our thoughts in the same way that we become one- pointedly focused on a “mantra” that we repeat in meditation. It is basically the same practice, but in kirtan we have the lively interaction of a musical experience to more easily allow us to become immersed in the moment.
~ Satya Franche
Cynthia and Rick
Cynthia and Rick come from backgrounds in music and the healing arts. They met through musical friends at a Kirtan on the beach under a full moon. It was decided then that they should collaborate and after their first date at a jam at a local farm, fate sealed them together as a couple. At first they practiced Cynthia's "tunes" that she had written and pulled together a band with some of Ricks favorite jazz and rock players. After a session with Dave Anderson in their home studio one evening of completely improvised music and poetry, hearing the playback, it was determined that something bigger was at play and thus the birth of Crystal Cymbalogy.
The first gig, at a local Yoga studio, of this collaboration then included John Marshall and Rick on percussion and Dave Anderson on bass, along with Cynthia and Rick playing crystal and tibetan bowls. Cynthia had poetry lined up on her iPad as well as created in the moment sound and poetry.
Subsequent gigs included Karl Spicer on shakuhachi and bass and Peter Onofrio on Didgeridoo and Native American flute. At this time the band has a very modular format so that in smaller venues, Cynthia and Rick can play with bowls, keyboards and drums and cymbals. In larger venues they add the other members depending on the size and intention of the event.
