Kirtan & Heartfulness with Bhakti Age
On Sunday, January 20, at 19:00, the Neda Yoga Shala studio will proudly host the wonderful Bhakti Age!
The evening will provide stimuli for the mind, but most importantly, for the heart!
Mahatman / Michalis Evaggelidis and Anandajyoti / Stelios Karpathakis will talk to us about the notion of heartfulness, and they will become our guides, helping us explore it in their own unique and very special way, through the practice of Kirtan!!
All are welcome!
A few words by the Bhakti Age:
The Healing power of the Heart
Neuroscientists have found that the heart sends 100 times more nervous signals to the brain than the brain does to the heart. This means that the mode of functioning of the heart determines the functioning of the brain and all other systems in the body. They also discovered that what also affects how the heart works, is emotion. The emotional management, the state or quality of being (Ηeartfulness), is therefore an important factor in maintaining the harmonious functioning of the body and maintaining its health in general.
The above was already known as an experience by the yogis of antiquity and therefore they evolved the technique of Kirtan to develop the emotional and intuitive intelligence of the heart which in the modern era was called «Heartfulness».
In the Bhakti Age Kirtan workshop we will discuss the term «Heartfulness» and how its healing power can be maximized through the Kirtan meditation technique. Then we will experience Kirtan with the audience actively participating.
Kirtan Meditation Technique
Kirtan is a yogic meditation technique by combining Sanskrit mantras and melodious sounds of musical instruments with the active participation of the audience.
Kirtan is a mantra or an «eternal sound». It is an art through which we are not only expressing our feelings, but we are penetrating into ourselves by circumventing the influence of the intellect (mind) in order to experience our inner realm (universe). With the emotional energy created through Kirtan we can go beyond our conscious mind.
The chanting of the mantras is known as a science in itself that has been further developed and perfected in India for centuries. The Sanskrit alphabet (mantra) has a healing effect on the body and mind.
Benefits:
- Opens» the heart and purifies the atmosphere
- Relaxes and stimulates our energy, frees us from tension and stress (high pressure, headache etc.)
- Causes a sense of joy and mental serenity
- Releases from fears, neurosis, oppression (the epidemic of the 21st century)
- Strengthens blood circulation
- Reconstructs the flow of prana (life force energy)
Bhakti Age Kirtan Group is a yogic musical band consisting of Anandajyoti (Stelios Karpathakis) and Mahatman (Michael Evangelidis), both are musicians and yoga instructors trained in the Satyananda yoga system. Their subject is Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound) and Kirtan. Nada Yoga and Kirtan are Yoga forms that consist of meditation techniques, focusing on emotion, sounds, melodies and vibrations.4