While I was at Kripalu I was able to check off another item from my 30 Before 30 list: #8 Attend a kirtan.
A kirtan is a group call-and-response event where sanskrit mantras are chanted together. A mantra is a word, or group of words that are used to focus and calm the mind. Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language that’s not commonly spoken. The point of a kirtan is to focus on the mantra and forget about everything else. It’s a form of meditation. Read all about it here or here.
It was such a positive and uplifting experience that I wanted to take a piece of it home with me so I bought the cd. I’ve been listening to it (and singing along) whenever I’m in traffic. Now that’s not to say that it’s made me enjoy gridlock, but at least I don’t I feel like I’m wasting my time.
Holding me off until the next kirtan!
30 Before 30
- Run a 5k
- Simplify my living space and clear out the clutter
- Eat local for one week
- Do a headstand without the wall
- Go one full day without talking, texting, emailing, or facebook
- Complete 21 days of meditation
- Travel without a plan
Attend a kirtan- Do a cleanse
- Learn how to change a tire
- Work on a farm for a day
- Become CPR certified
- Learn how to make one kick-ass vegan recipe to bring to parties
- Find a charity to believe in and support
- Eat in for one week
- Learn more about prenatal yoga
- Sew an article of clothing and wear it
- Try zumba
- Go on a 15+ mile bike ride
- Attend a yoga festival
- Eat vegan for one week
- Read another translation of the Yoga Sutras
- Study Spanish and stick with it
- Hold crow pose for five breaths
- Write a handwritten heartfelt letter once a week for 10 weeks
- Master a homemade chai recipe
Go on a solo hike- Celebrate the seasons
- Attend a kundalini yoga class
- Make my own beauty products
If there’s anyplace to participate in a kirtan, it’s certainly Kripalu! I’m hoping to attend my first this fall; we did mini-kirtans at my YTT at Kripalu, but this will be my first full-length one.
I love your list! I have a group of friends who run some 5ks together, we are doing a few soon if you want to join in!
That sounds great. I’ve got some work to do, but I figured fall would be a nice time to take up running.
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