Kirtan with Acharya Mangalananda

In Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco’s words

$25 Day of | $20 In advance. Chanting mantras and prayers are key elements of the Bhakti Yoga path, which leads to union with Divine Consciousness. Chanting calms the nerves, purifies the emotions, heals the body, and opens the heart. It elevates and concentrates the mind, preparing one for silent mantra repetition, meditation, and communion with the Divine. When done with a devotional attitude, chanting lifts the emotions toward selfless, divine love. Acharya Mangalananda has learned by deep immersion the traditional spiritual music of India. His kirtan is couched in the mystical ragas of India and is full of the lively ecstatic joy of the Divine Names. Mangalananda has toured extensively throughout India, Europe and the USA, presenting kirtan concerts, yoga classes and workshop retreats. He is an Acharya (an appointed Spiritual Teacher) of Ma Anandamayi Ashram in Omkareshwar / Indore in the lineage of Sri Anandamayi Ma. www.mangalananda.org Auspicious Bliss , A bhajan for Anandamayi Ma .