Chanting, Kirtan & Mantra

Here’s a lovingly shaped invitation to experience the power and joy of mantra practice, from the radiant couple Deva Premal and Miten, whose mantra-hearted music CDs have been so popular.

In 1970, Jeffrey Kagel walked away from the American dream of rock ‘n’ roll stardom, turning down the chance to record as lead singer for the band soon-to-be the Blue Oyster Cult.

The Birth of Kirtan: The Life and Teachings of Chaitanya is the biography of a mystic saint who pioneered devotional yoga (Bhakti) in sixteenth-century India and started the practice of sacred chanting (kirtan) that has now spread around the world.

This book is a guide for those looking to awaken spiritual devotion in their physical yoga practice. It shows how to coordinate the breath, vocal cords, and mouth to practice devotional chanting consciously and joyfully. Includes a CD of mahamantra chants.

Could the simple act of repeating a certain sound influence your physical health, your emotional state, and even the world around you? On Mantras you will learn

Every person has ways of dealing with life’s challenges, but these resources are often locked beneath layers of stress and anxiety. Focused repetition of a mantram, or holy name or phrase, provides a simple, effective way to regain one’s natural clarity, energy, confidence, and control.

Kirtan has recently arrived in the West, carried by brilliant singers and musicians, creating a new musical movement that's turned yogic chanting into a cultural phenomenon. This book interviews eight of America's top Kirtan singers: Krishna Das, Deva Premal, Bhagavan Das, Snatam Kaur, Ragani, Jai Uttal, David Stringer, Wah.