Yoga of the Voice/Kirtan is a modality that works on many levels. I can only speak here, to my relation with it.

     1.  Ultimately, for me it is a meditation within the somatics of the voice. The beauty of the vedic language and mantra, is that there are many vowels that help drop the sound into the pelvis, heart and the behind the jaw. Through this we are able to bring in subtle power of sound and resonance to open these areas along the spine to the crown, unlocking knots and tensions that are constricting the free flow of energy. The resonance that we create through singing is also opening positive energy within the chemistry

     2. Self Inquiry; “Who’s singing” Many people put “god” far away. When we acknowledge the aspect of the one that lives within us, we are invoking a deeper presence to come forward into the mantra. Near than the near, the diamond is in our own pocket

     3. Music; Music is a powerful tool that can instantaneously open so much in us. Coupled with these previous inquiries we create such a wonderful environment to draw beauty into our lives and thus this planet. Such a simple and powerful element of activism. As humans we long for connection, this modality of connecting through rhythm, melody and prayer is such a deep medicine of our times, for ourselves and all our relations

4.The Community and the Communion; I can not thing of a higher form of communication. Held by the melody, rhythm and the spaciousness. A safe place to free the heart and the voice. It is literally the medicine of our times, both for a culture and our planet.