Tickets: Sliding scale $20-$40
Rob and Melissa are kirtan singers and yoga teachers devoted to sharing their love of kirtan and Bhakti Yoga wherever they go. The husband and wife duo is based in the Pacific Northwest, but they lead kirtans, workshops, and retreats all over the world. They have shared their music at numerous yoga festivals in the US, including Bhakti Fest, Shakti Fest, Prana Fest, Samsara Fest, and the Northwest Yoga Feast.
Their music has been described as “heart-opening bliss,” “joyful medicine,” and “love and devotion materialized!” Whether you’re new to kirtan or a life long devotee, Rob and Melissa create a fun, accessible and sacred space…the perfect setting for a joy-filled celebration of the divine! Find out more at www.robandmelissa.com.
No one turned away for lack of funds, please email the host Merry Trentadue before the day of the event for assistance: merrytyoga@gmail.com
Please bring what you’d like to sit on (Meditation pillow, blanket, etc.)
What is Kirtan?
Kirtan is an ancient sacred practice centered around call-and-response chanting, in which a leader calls out a mantra or phrase and the participants respond. Kirtan is a group practice, and the lines between caller and responder blur as the chanting proceeds, often escalating into an ecstatic crescendo where music and voices merge. It is a primary practice of bhakti yoga, the yoga of love and devotion, which originated thousands of years ago in India and is being resurrected around the world in step with the rise in popularity of yoga. Kirtan is a giving and receiving of love and devotion to each other, self and the higher.
Participants experience the effects of kirtan in diverse ways, from deeply meditative to ecstatically blissful.
Merry trained with Govind Das’s kirtan training at Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica, and with local Bhakti musician and music therapist, Sita Rose, and is excited to share the ancient healing of mantra and singing with you. Her joy for Bhakti yoga started with her first visit to The Soul of Yoga, in 2012 with Soul Talk hosted by Tom and Trisha Kelly, the founders.
