Name: Kirtan
Start: 2026-08-01T16:45:00-0400
End: 2026-08-01T17:45:00-0400

Saturday August 1, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT

"Both rousing and reflective, join this profound experience of call-and-response devotional chant led by kirtan wallah Kristen Ambrosi. Singing in community is an experience of ""communal effervescence"" where heart, voice, and spirit weave together in an incredibly moving and uplifting experience. Allow the sound current to wash over you or join in full voice; all are welcome!
KIRTAN BIO:
Appreciated for her warm presence and moving vocals, Kristen has been invited to lead kirtan at yoga studios, retreats, and home events for over 15 years. This devotional, uplifting practice of bhakti yoga – gathering interfaith groups where all voices blend into one – brings her heart home. Call-and-response mantras, and the silent stillness following the chants, elicit healing vibrational energy and a profound sense of peace. It is an honor for Kristen to guide these experiences of joy and love in community.
Following the screening of the exquisite documentary Mantra: Sounds into Silence in Montclair, NJ, Kristen collaborated with percussionist Arjun Bruggeman and others to lead a sold-out kirtan experience that was enthusiastically received.
Accompanying her respected teacher, Jillian Pransky, for her popular seasonal retreats at Kripalu, Omega, and other venues, Kristen offers live chanting to support students' meditation and restoration. She incorporates a similar live-music mantra experience into her own asana workshops and annual retreats.
Kristen welcomed the opportunity to lead a set of original music at the 2019 Lovelight Festival. She has also been privileged to sing response alongside renowned kirtan leaders such as Dave Stringer, Brenda McMorrow, Mirabai Moon, Johanna Beekman, and Scott Hari Whitmore at BlessFest, Lovelight, Ahimsa, and at Integral Yoga in NYC with her Kirtan College teacher, the late beloved Durga Das David Newman.
Kristen leads teacher training workshops on incorporating chant into classes, offers harmonium and mantra lessons for yoga instructors, and has developed original melodies for her heart-project, an album of devotional chant. "

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"KRISTEN AMBROSI, RYT-500, E-RYT 200, YACEPNourished by the profound simplicity and transformative nature of yoga, Kristen Ambrosi guides practices to center the body, connect with the breath, create space within, and cultivate the tools to navigate the journey of life.For two decades... Read More →

Saturday August 1, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
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