Canadian
Devotional Chant artist, Brenda McMorrow travels
worldwide sharing her special approach to the joyous,
ancient practice of chanting.
Brenda
has a diverse musical career spanning 20 years, and a
deep devotion to the unveiling and celebration of our
true beings through the power of sound.
It
was when Brenda participated in her first Sanskrit chant
while attending a Yoga workshop in 2004, that she had a
profound knowing her musical journey was leading her to
places more expansive than she had ever imagined. Brenda
remembers:
"It
was a very simple chant (Om Namah Shivaya), and at the
time I had no idea what it signified: all I knew was
that every cell in my body started vibrating, and I felt
absolute joy".
While
in India soon thereafter, Brenda began combining her own
songwriting with ancient Sanskrit chants - and she has
been flowing with this divine wave of Bhakti energyever
since.
She
has been invited to share the divine power of sacred
sound and heart-opening community at Bhakti Yoga
festivals and events across the U.S., Canada, Italy and
Germany as part of her 2012 tour schedule.
Kirtan is a sanskrit word that means "to
communicate, to celebrate, to praise." It is an ancient
yoga practice of call-and-response chanting, repeating
the many names and attributes of the Dviine. It is a
joyful and uplifting practice. This evening will feature
chanting from other spiritual traditionals and cultures
as well. This event is a community co-creation. Those
who wish to are invited to bring instruments, songs and
chants to share. All ages are welcome. We will sing and
chant with the intention of creating peace within us and
all over the earth.
Contact Improv with David Gallahan
~certain
Sundays 2-3pm~
A recent dance form based in
improvisation with physical contact, CI is a kinesthetic
mode of communication: question & answer, statement
& response, giving & taking weight, separation
& coming together. Listening in action, it is free
play with balance: self-correcting & bringing forth
physical truth about shared movement that can leave the
participants informed, centered, &
enlivened. There is an intentional emphasis on
personal responsibility and safety.
I especially
hope that we will be able to realize very interesting
experimental movement while being fully welcoming to
interested and unexperienced dancers. Looking forward
to dancing with you there! David
The progenitor of Chöd was the 11th
century Tibetan teacher Machig Lapdron. Informed by the
PrajnaParamita (perfection of wisdom) scriptures, Machig
developed the Chöd as a means to cut through fear,
fixation, and self-clinging. The practice is chanted in
Tibetan and performed with drum and bell.
Doing the Chöd requires
transmission from a qualified teacher, but attendance at
the practice is open to all.
Additionally:
Feeding Your Demons is a 5-step
process developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione for dealing
with negative emotions, fears, illness, and
self-defeating patterns. Her book of that title was
published in 2008. If you would like to learn more about
FYD or work with a partner through the process, contact
Lenore lenorie@lightlink.com
Additional information can be found at the
website for Lama Tsultrim’s retreat center: http://www.taramandala.org
