Kirtan (from the Sanskrit word meaning “to sing”) is a folk form of mantra chanting that arose from the Bhakti movement of 15th century India. The Bhaktis wrote ecstatic love poems to the divine, and went around singing all the time. Their message was simple: Cultivate joy.

Come join Suzanne and some of the best devotional musicians in the area for a night of participatory chant and intentional prayer. There is no prior experience necessary - just a deep soul desire to sing yourself Awake!! Suzanne is a long time kirtan wallah who brings a modern, improvisational and deeply spiritual interpretation to this ancient art form.

Suzanne Sterling is an ecstatic vocalist and composer whose devotional music has been called a "groove-loving and seductive journey into Spirit" and whose music has been commissioned for film, theatre and DVD.   She has enjoyed mainstage billing at festivals such as Earthdance, Burning Man, Reggae on the River and The World Festival of Sacred Music (hosted by the Dalai Lama).  She offers a unique blend of yoga, music and sacred ceremony to conferences and festivals worldwide- most recently as featured speaker/artist at several Yoga Journal Conferences, The Esalen Institute, The Institute of Noetic Sciences and Earthdance where she led the worlds largest Spiral Dance for 5000 people.  She offers workshops on yoga, sound and singing and sacred activism to studios and Teacher Trainings nationwide.  Suzanne is also a co-creator (with Seane Corn and Hala Khouri) of Off the Mat, Into the World, an organization offering nationwide training programs combining yoga and sustainable activism.   www.suzannesterling.com <http://www.suzannesterling.com/>