Kirtan Leader Blog

Remember the Dale Carnegie book How to Win Friends and Influence People? I wonder if this relentlessly positive author ever considered writing a book from the opposite perspective, like How to NOT Lose Friends and...

There’s so much communication advice out there, and unfortunately, most of it is of the “one-size-fits-all variety.” Much more useful are practices that are customized by Enneagram type. 

So, I was...

What did you do in 2020-21?

Whenever someone asks me what I did during Covid times, an answer literally jumps off my tongue. "I put all of the Kirtan Leader Institute classes online!"

Covid caused me to engage in a big...

Are you a good person?

Of course you’re a good person, though at times your behaviors may cause benefit, or harm, or be an opportunity for learning, or… 

In the Enneagram system the Type One Reformer strives to...

Our Enneagram type gets to our motivation (why we do things), and our wing gets to our behavior (how we do things). So... getting a handle on our finances and spending habits is yet another aspect of our lives that can be...

Brad, Ben and Gaya in the studio

Where are you when I need you, Ganesh?

This tale opens with a handful of obstacles. Nothing would stop you from wanting to professionally record a song, right? My mentor Mike Cohen, founder of...

One of the most interesting and useful tools for to understand the human energy system is the ancient Yogic system of the chakras. The chakra system has gained popularity in the West thanks to Anodea Judith (check...

In this 1 minute video, Kirtan Leader Institute student Katrina Mitchell shares about her experience in the June 2022 Level 2 intensive.

Immersing herself in this practice of love and prayer - in community - touched her...

Chant for Yourself, Chant for Your Community, Chant for the World

It's hard to face our fears and touch into traumas in our voice--our Fifth Chakra. Gathering the courage to buy a harmonium, to learn to use it, and to open up...