Life Workshop Kirtan is the joint Devotional Music project between Davida Singh and Tressa Yonekawa Bundren. As we have offered this monthly Kirtan at Om Base in Hillsdale, Oregon, it has evolved and become something quite special.
While Davida generally drives the music and chanting arrangements, which are almost always new each month, Tressa opens the space, gets us all grounded an in our bodies, and invites us, over the course of the evening to be deeply in our practice.
At the end of the previous month's offering, we ask, as a community, what it is that we want to focus our practice on. We then, over the course of the month, develop our personal offerings, as we delve into the practice, and bring it to the community one month later. The theme for March is Alchemy / Transformation.
While there are generally one or two Kundalini-based mantras offered, this particular month we are examining Transformation and Alchemy from the perspective of the10 Bodies. We certainly won't get through all 10, we may only get through three or four.
This month you can expect to chant the following Gurmukhi Mantras:
Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam Siri Wahe Guru
Adi Shakti
Aap Sahaaee Hoaa
Sa Ta Na Ma
Guru Ram Das
While Davida generally drives the music and chanting arrangements, which are almost always new each month, Tressa opens the space, gets us all grounded an in our bodies, and invites us, over the course of the evening to be deeply in our practice.
At the end of the previous month's offering, we ask, as a community, what it is that we want to focus our practice on. We then, over the course of the month, develop our personal offerings, as we delve into the practice, and bring it to the community one month later. The theme for March is Alchemy / Transformation.
While there are generally one or two Kundalini-based mantras offered, this particular month we are examining Transformation and Alchemy from the perspective of the10 Bodies. We certainly won't get through all 10, we may only get through three or four.
This month you can expect to chant the following Gurmukhi Mantras:
Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam Siri Wahe Guru
Adi Shakti
Aap Sahaaee Hoaa
Sa Ta Na Ma
Guru Ram Das
I started my Kundalini Practice and Teaching 15 years ago, in a year-long community offering that I had space for. Over time my interest in Asana has become overshadowed by my attraction to Sikh Dharma and Gurbani Kirtan. I find that my daily practice has come to consist of chanting for 60-90 minutes, and that it brings a great sense of connection and peace. While Gurbani Kirtan ranges from complex to simple, it definitely informs our kirtan offering that we hope to make very accessible to everyone.
~Davida Singh
~Davida Singh
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