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INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2024 Satsang & Kirtan

Sun, 23 Jun

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The Ashram

Celebrating Radha & Krishna on the occasion of the 10th International Day of Yoga, which is honouring Women's Empowermant.

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INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2024 Satsang & Kirtan
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2024 Satsang & Kirtan

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23 Jun 2024, 15:00 – 18:00

The Ashram, 06700 St-Laurent-du-Var, France

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About the Event

Popularized by the Bhakti movement of medieval era Hinduism around the 6th century, the foundations of this tradition are found in the Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna describes Bhakti Marga (path of loving devotion) as a means to liberation, alongside Karma Marga (path of action) and Jñana Marga (path of knowledge).

In Maharashtra, where Saraswati grew up, Kirtan includes story-telling and a call-and-response chant, led by the main performer (the kirtankar) and accompanied by traditional indian musical instruments such as the harmonium, tabla and karatalas (cymbals).

Kirtan is for everyone. Its practice dissolves the notion of separation by connecting us to the moment through sound, guiding us deep into our heart. It creates a sense of connection and unity : at first, when the kirtankar sings a mantra and you sing it back, you are aware of yourself. But as time passes and you relax into the chant, your perspective shifts and your sense of “me” evaporates.

Some experience this as joy and ecstasy, others describe it as boundlessness or timelessness…

In a world filled with messages about how we’re separate from each other and separate from the divine, chanting mantras together unites us in a way that no other form of Yoga does.

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