Kirtan is a practice of Nada Yoga, where the sound vibration is used to cross the barrier of the mind.

1. Kirtan as an important aspect of Yoga
The practice of kirtan is where the mantras are sung in the group with rhythm and musical
accompaniment (harmonium, percussion, cymbals, hand-clapping, guitar, etc.). Kirtan is a
practice of Nada Yoga, where the sound vibration is used to cross the barrier of the mind. It
is an exercise that works both in terms of energy and allowing you to experience the deeper
self.
Kirtan is an important aspect of yoga
As the rasgula (Indian sweet) is incomplete without sugar, so yoga is also incomplete
without the kirtans. It is part of nada yoga, the yoga of sound, in which sound waves are
produced to bring in the awareness.
Singing the Kirtan allows you to withdraw yourself from the body and from your
environment and makes you travel on the jet of emotions, which ultimately energizes the
mind. On the path of meditation, the kirtan is one of the three ways by which the Bhakti ,
transcendental love, is awakened.
Purpose, Benefits and the Meaning
Traditionally, in the practice of kirtan several short Sanskrit mantras are used; Mantras are
combinations akshara (sound syllables "immutable"); these sound vibrations have particular
frequencies that activate the prana (energy) and the chakras (energy centers). This
ultimately affects the areas of the brain related to the Chakras, and consequently the
individual conscience.

2. The fact that these sound vibrations can cross the barrier of our rational mind without
interfering in the process of realigning the energy, allows us to enter directly into the realm
of the Spirit.
Effects on the mind, body and the spirit
Practicing Kirtans can pacify the mind and emotions, re-energize your body and mind and
stimulate the healing, purify the nadi (energy flows) and act on the chakras and the kosha
(the 5 layers of our being).
When you sing the Kirtan, the mantras alter the patterns of the mind in different
frequencies and vibrations, making it more clear, quiet and receptive, more complete, thus
making it more sensitive. This sensitivity will help you connect with the source of your
being. This is the very meaning and purpose of kirtan.
The mantras chanted in group with musical accompaniment allow a process of realignment
of natural energy, lightening your heart and mind, and gradually allowing you to enter into
a meditative state of deep peace and inner silence where you can hear your body.
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