Hi Family. In these uncertain and difficult times, it’s good to sing, meditate, and feel connected with others. Kirtan helps with that. By chanting sacred Sanskrit mantras, either in call and response or in unison, we can feel both relaxed and exhilarated simultaneously as we reaffirm our oneness with each other and the universe.

I hope you will join me for this musical and meditative event. Live streaming from my home to yours. No previous experience necessary. All you need is your voice. And since no one will be hearing you, there’s no need to feel self conscious, so sing it loud and sing it proud. If you like the experience, please consider making a donation via PayPal (http://paypal.me/JimGelcer) or etransfer (jim.gelcer@gmail.com)

Special guests joining me:

Rob Christian: flute, sax, keys

Donald Quan: tabla, viola, piano

Tune in to the Jim Gelcer Music facebook fan page:

http://facebook.com/jgelcer/live

at 7pm Eastern, Saturday, September 26th to watch the live stream.

Hi Family. In these uncertain and difficult times, it’s good to sing, meditate, and feel connected with others. Kirtan helps with that. By chanting sacred Sanskrit mantras, either in call and response or in unison, we can feel both relaxed and exhilarated simultaneously as we reaffirm our oneness with each other and the universe.

I hope you will join me for this musical and meditative event. Live streaming from my home to yours. No previous experience necessary. All you need is your voice. And since no one will be hearing you, there’s no need to feel self conscious, so sing it loud and sing it proud. If you like the experience, please consider making a donation via PayPal (http://paypal.me/JimGelcer) or etransfer (jim.gelcer@gmail.com)

Tune in to the Jim Gelcer Music Facebook fan page:

http:facebook.com/jgelcer

at 8pm EDT Saturday, April 4th to watch the live stream.

Join Jim Gelcer with special guest Matt Pszonak on guitar, and more, for the release party for Jim’s latest release, the world music/kirtan album Cape Town to Kolkata.

Cape Town to Kolkata is Jim Gelcer’s seventh album. On this recording Gelcer worked with American producer and guitarist Matt Pszonak to combine many of his musical influences – African, Middle Eastern, jazz, 70s pop/soul, and Indian devotional music. Pszonak is a guitarist, recording engineer, and producer who has worked with the “who’s who” of the Kirtan and Yoga world, including Shiva Rea, C.C. White, Steve Gold, Govindas & Radha, and many more. Formerly based in LA, he now calls Hamburg, NY home. Gelcer and Pszonak met in 2011, at Joshua Tree, California, when they were performing at Bhakti Fest. Special guests on the recording include Dave Stringer, Benjy Wertheimer (Shantala), John De Kadt, and a bonus track remix by DJ Taz Rashid.

Get your tickets here.

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

https://www.sivanandabahamas.org/course/building-bhakti-june-2017/

Take a healing journey into the teachings and practice of Bhakti, the yoga of devotion, through kirtan. Kirtan is an ancient form of call-and-response chanting that has become increasingly popular in recent years. You are invited to tune into the power and joy of kirtan, chant, mantra, and music. Come open yourself to an experience of deep devotion, peace of mind, and a blissful connection to yourself and those around you. No previous experience is necessary, just a desire to participate.

Offered as 1 satsang and 1 afternoon workshop.

Workshop: 12:30pm-3:00pm

THE HEALING POWER OF CHANT: Join Jim for an in depth, hands on workshop on how chanting benefits the body and mind, and how to develop your own personal chant practice.

$30 advance/$35 day of

Buy Ticket Now:

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Kirtan: 8:00pm-10:00pm

$20 advance/$25 day of

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Workshop & Kirtan:

$50 advance/$60 day of

Buy BOTH Tickets Now:

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Sponsor Donations:

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Hosted by Jim Gelcer

When we sing Kirtan we can drop deeply into devotional space of joyful unity. The heart space often opens energetically and expands into a feeling of unconditional love and Bliss.

And after we sing, after the musical meditation of the call and response chanting, we find ourselves siting quietly in vibrant stillness and awareness. This feeling and vibration of energetically oneness is called bhav or bhava. The more openly you sing, the more openly you can feel it. It’s a perfect trade in that way. 🙂

We need your voice – it’s your singing that makes the kirtan happen – as we are all part of the band. Join us. All you need is your open heart and a willingness to surrender playfully to the blissful flow.

Let’s fill the room up with ecstatic singing and dancing and see what happens next. Spread the word. Bring family and friends.

“KIRTAN is a straight shot practice to relaxed ego consciousness and deep alignment with our inner life and creative source. We sing to open our hearts and literally realign our energy with the higher experience of transcendent consciousness, love and bliss…”

No experience necessary; just bring an open heart.

Suggested donation $20 but no one is ever turned away! Come and share this joyful community experience.

To donate online, click here:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JE7YVKE4LYLXE

Roots Yoga Studio is located at:

1073 Yonge St, 3rd Floor (there is an elevator!)

Contact: 416-670-5704

http://gelcer.com/kirtan-events

Sponsor Donations:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HEDQSB2RKFMQ4

Hosted by Jim Gelcer

When we sing Kirtan we can drop deeply into devotional space of joyful unity. The heart space often opens energetically and expands into a feeling of unconditional love and Bliss.

And after we sing, after the musical meditation of the call and response chanting, we find ourselves siting quietly in vibrant stillness and awareness. This feeling and vibration of energetically oneness is called bhav or bhava. The more openly you sing, the more openly you can feel it. It’s a perfect trade in that way. 🙂

We need your voice – it’s your singing that makes the kirtan happen – as we are all part of the band. Join us. All you need is your open heart and a willingness to surrender playfully to the blissful flow.

Let’s fill the room up with ecstatic singing and dancing and see what happens next. Spread the word. Bring family and friends.

“KIRTAN is a straight shot practice to relaxed ego consciousness and deep alignment with our inner life and creative source. We sing to open our hearts and literally realign our energy with the higher experience of transcendent consciousness, love and bliss…”

No experience necessary; just bring an open heart.

Suggested donation $20 but no one is ever turned away! Come and share this joyful community experience.

To donate online, click here:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JE7YVKE4LYLXE

Roots Yoga Studio is located at:

1073 Yonge St, 3rd Floor (there is an elevator!)

Contact: 416-670-5704

http://gelcer.com/kirtan-events

Sponsor Donations:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HEDQSB2RKFMQ4

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

Jim will be providing musical support and Kirtan for this wonderful event.

For all levels; optional meditation teacher training for yoga teachers.*

Meditation is one of life’s great pleasures, a vacation in the vibrant present. There are hundreds of meditation techniques, and, when you find the style that fits your inner nature, meditation feels like the most natural thing in the world. This retreat explores the luminous teachings of The Radiance Sutras, Lorin Roche’s new translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, an ancient yoga text that describes 112 meditation practices for touching the sacred in daily life. The teachings are playful, instinctive, down-to-earth, and transcendent.

Meet yourself where you are in a retreat that emphasizes naturalness, spontaneity, and being at home in the universe. You learn

• A variety of meditation practices
• How meditation can be more restful than sleep
• Skills for handling emotions and sensations that arise in meditation
• Techniques to blend meditation and movement.

*Note For those interested in the Yoga Alliance accredited meditation teacher training, there will be extended hours. This counts as 40 hours of teacher training (contact and non-contact hours). For further information, visit lorinroche.com. The training includes

• Specific techniques to guide students into meditation
• Skills for honoring individuality and modifying meditation practices to suit individual preferences
• Effective language for guiding students into healthy practice
• 112 ways to refresh your approach to meditation.

https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/play-radiance-sutras-meditation-retreat-and-teacher-training

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a once a month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642

The Toronto Kirtan Community holds a gathering the second Friday of every month at Dream Yoga Dance, hosted by renowned Kirtan leader Jim Gelcer, where everyone can sing, and anyone can lead.

Kirtan is a form of yoga and mantra meditation. Singing Kirtan together in a group is a good way to release endorphins and get happy.

Jim says ‘it’s like a campfire singalong on steroids!’

$20 Suggested Donation

Dream Yoga Dance studio is located at:

371 Danforth Avenue – Downstairs

at Chester Street Lights South Side

Street & Green P Parking on Chester Street

Drop in. Doors Open at 6:30pm.

Kirtan starts at 7pm.

Register at dreamyogadance.com  Ph: 647.709.9642