Welcome to our monthly Community Kirtan, a chanting and mantra gathering.
This month features Hannah Lerch & Joss Jaffe!
Opening our hearts and voices in community bringing in the nourishing energy of the Season.
All voices welcomed!
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INSTRUCTORS: Hannah Lerch & Joss Jaffe
DATE: Monday, November 3rd
TIME: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
LOCATION: 3707 Portola Drive – Yoga Studio
COST: $22 / Class Passes & Memberships Apply (no one turned away for lack of funds)
DESCRIPTION:
Kirtan is call and response chanting from the Bhakti Yoga tradition, a joyful practice of devotion.
Kirtan is a spiritual practice of Bhakti (devotional) Yoga, a musically guided call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras of healing and empowerment. It's a musically guided meditation practice that calms the mind, relaxes the body, and energizes the spirit. Some say, it's like singing to your highest self or to your angels or to The Universe or to God (whatever resonates most to your heart as this is a very personal and sacred practice).
Kirtan is not a performance, but a collective group prayer. Together we will use our voices to participate in this uplifting and cathartic experience of chanting mantras.
Come experience the uplifting and heart opening affects of Kirtan, in a safe and supportive evening of sacred mantras and glorious harmony of call-and-response chanting.
No previous yoga, meditation or singing experience is necessary to participate.
All Voices Welcome!
About Joss Jaffe: Joss Jaffe performs as a Vocalist, Tabla player and Multi-Instrumentalist. As a composer and producer he has created innovative albums including Svara Mandala, Echosystem and Dub Mantra to critical acclaim. He has toured throughout multiple continents, bringing his music to an international audience. Joss’ work been critically acclaimed by LA Yoga Magazine, the UK’s Om Magazine, and other prominent publications. Joss Jaffe’s music is rooted in his desire to unite people through spirit, love, joy, community and consciousness. Joss creates innovative songs that bring international artists from different cultures and languages into a nexus where new music is discovered. His music invites the audience into a space of spontaneous joy.
About Hannah Lerch: Hannah is a yoga student and teacher in Santa Cruz, CA. She teaches creative Vinyasa flow yoga classes, with a focus on bhakti, breath, and alignment. Often incorporating the harmonium and mantra during savasana, she invites students to chant at the end of class. She recently started leading Intro to Chanting Workshops and Kirtans.
Growing up playing soccer and ultimate frisbee, she started practicing yoga in 2011. Although her introduction to yoga was for the physical benefits - to prevent injury and improve range of motion - she found that the connection to mind, body, breath, and spirit kept her coming back to the mat. After completing her first 200-HR Yoga Teacher Training in 2016, she traveled to India to study at the Himalayan Yoga Academy in 2017.
Hannah’s classes provide a place for students of all levels to explore strength, flexibility, and discernment. Yes, part of yoga is the physical aspect – but yoga is also about coming onto your mat, stepping away from the rest of your day, breathing in and out, and practicing presence. One of the ways we can practice yoga is by paying attention to our intentions, and observing what is happening in the mind, body, and spirit - on AND off the mat.
Hannah’s schedule at Pleasure Point is below:
Mixed Flow: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11:00-12:15pm