About this Event
Join us for a beautiful night of singing mantras, drinking cacao, and creating community.
Kirtan is a practice of Bhakti Yoga - the yoga of devotion or the yoga of love and is one of the most loved, yet least known practices of yoga. Whereas in our physical yoga practice (or asana) we focus on our breath, in kirtan we allow the mantras to become the focus of our mind as we become absorbed in the sound and the meaning of the words and travel on a journey within.
The evening will begin with us giving gratitude and setting intentions with a delicious cup of ceremonial cacao - an ancient plant medicine which will open our hearts and raise our frequency to that which will allow our intentions to manifest.
We will then journey into our practice of mantra meditation. We will sing and chant sacred mantras, allowing space for us to ask for and recieve guidance, and connect to the divinity within ourselves, each other, and the whole world around us.
Throughout the evening we will discuss the meaning of the mantras and encourage you to find your own meaning within them. This is a beautiful and powerful practice for everyone - regardless of religion or background.
All of our instruments are 100% vegan. Typically, instruments used in kirtan contain leather and the dead skin of animals which we feel to be contradictory to the energies of love we wish to cultivate and the messages of peace we are trying to send into the world. We wish to extend this compassion to all beings, so all of our instruments are vegan and/or use synthetic alternatives. All of the beautiful sound with none of the suffering.
The ceremonial cacao we will use is vegan, organic and sustainably sourced from Peru and helps to support indigenous communities.
No knowledge or experience of kirtan is required. The mantras will be on a screen for you to read and we will discuss each of them prior to chanting. This will be a safe space to release and take what you need. Just come as you are!
〰️ Sunday 10th December 7-9pm
〰️ Location: Love Shack, Cambridge Heath, E2 9HA
〰️ Cup of cacao included (Note: If you are on antidepressants, pregnant, have high blood pressure or any heart condition, we do not recommend you to drink the cacao. If this is the case, let us know - we can offer you an alternative)
〰️ Please bring something comfy for sitting on!
〰️ We invite you to bring crystals or anything with meaning to you to add to our altar and charge with beautiful energy
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Molly (@_mollyelsdon) on instagram.
We can't wait to welcome you x
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Love Shack Cambridge Heath, 299 Cambridge Heath Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 15.00