What are the health benefits of chanting?
Marla Pelletier Marla Pelletier

What are the health benefits of chanting?

What are some health benefits of chanting kirtan? There may be benefits to our mental, emotional and physical health with kirtan chanting because the vagus nerve is stimulated during humming and singing. Anxiety, depression, and pain may be alleviated through singing.

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Where do we hold kīrtan?
Marla Pelletier Marla Pelletier

Where do we hold kīrtan?

We can hold kirtan workshops for transformation at a yoga studio, an event space, a home, spiritual community. Kirtan can be practiced by anyone and is encouraged in your yoga journey to have a bhakti practice.

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Why chant
Marla Pelletier Marla Pelletier

Why chant

Chanting is a yoga practice of the Bhakti tradition. Similar to how we use our body in an asana class, in kirtan we use our voice to access the universal energies of the world. Kirtan is a participatory practice that is meant for your own connection to your authentic voice and to self-heal through sound.

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What’s kirtan?
Marla Pelletier Marla Pelletier

What’s kirtan?

Kirtan is Indian call-and-response devotional singing often done in Sanskrit.

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