Chant Saint Pete

Chant your way into Joyfulness!

Join Haris & Friends for Kirtan and more. Imagine sitting poolside or sipping your chai at the tiki hut while you chant away your worries! Chant Saint Pete meets monthly at the home of Haris Lender in Downtown Saint Petersburg. Check out the schedule, and whether you are new to this age old practice or not please join me.

What is Kirtan?

Originating in East India centuries ago, Kirtan is a central practice in both the bhakti, the devotional branch of yoga, and in nada, the yoga of sound.

Meditation doesn't come easy for many people. And that's where kirtan, an ancient participatory music experience, offers another method. Without the work of mentally quieting the mind, kirtan can carry us effortlessly to a place of quiet, to stillness. It is one of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.

Years ago Kirtan would happen mostly in Ashrams. This is where I learned about the practice myself! But the practice of Kirtan is exploding now with "sing-alongs" popping up all over the states and in Europe.

Haris "Harini" Lender