What is Kirtan?

faqs kirtan education May 15, 2023

What is Kirtan?

Great question. Here are a few answers...

1. Kirtan is call and response chanting which utilizes sacred names of the Divine.

2. Kirtan is the central practice of Bhakti Yoga, or the Yoga of the Heart, or Devotion.

3. Kirtan is found in Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism. It landed in the West through the work of saints like Paramahansa Yogananda, the Beatles and modern Western Kirtan artists like Krishna Das and Snatam Kaur.

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Mike Cohen, MA is founder of Kirtan Leader Institute. Since 2010 he has trained and apprenticed thousands of Kirtan Leaders across the globe, from total beginners to dozens he has guided to create/release Kirtan albums, play at festivals and tour nationally.