by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Mar 27, 2021 | Kirtan, news
Every Friday night for the past 12-years a dedicated group in our small town has gathered to sing kirtan together. There are no live kirtan bands here (small town) so instead, we sing to sets that I put together from my library of sacred music. The sets are usually...
by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Jan 3, 2021 | Kirtan, news
Happy 2021 dear friends! This is the set I played on New Years Day for our Corvallis Satsang. To harness the energy of new beginnings, the music is focused on chants to Ganesha, the destroyer of all obstacles. Ganesha is probably the most beloved of the Hindu deities,...
by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Dec 20, 2020 | Kirtan, news
Winter Solstice occurs on Monday, December 21 this year. For many cultures around the world, the winter solstice marks an important milestone. It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year, and signals a powerful transition point between seasons....
by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Nov 16, 2020 | Kirtan, news
This time last week most of the country was gripped with anxiety about the election, and by the end of the week, my nerves were just jangling. I felt a very deep need for a soothing kirtan set, and this playlist has the chants to the Divine Mother I played for our...
by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Oct 20, 2020 | Kirtan, news
This edition of the podcast is a rerun of a show I produced 4-years ago after Hillary Clinton lost the election for President. I can hear the sadness & discouragement I was feeling in my voice — it was a bad time. Now we’re at the point of electing a new...
by kitzie@kitziestern.com (Kitzie Stern) | Sep 17, 2020 | Kirtan, news
This week climate change became very personal for our family. The picture at the top of the blog is Oregon’s Willamette Valley — that’s where we live. Because of the wildfires, hundreds of families have lost their homes in Oregon & tens of thousands more are...
