About US
Everyone is welcome at Bhakti Lounge, a unique hangout to revive your mind and consciousness from the demands of urban life. In the warm and vibrant atmosphere, you can enjoy the yoga of sound (meditation through music, aka kirtan) and the yoga of taste (delicious vegan food).
This form of yoga is so powerful and yet is joyful and easy to do. Don’t feel like you have some prior experience, just come along and enjoy the effects of powerful sound vibrations to soothe your mind and take away all your worries.
No matter what you come for, you’ll leave feeling amazing, especially after one of our yummy meals, which follow all events. The food we serve is made with oodles of love and energy. It’s creative, full of variety, vegetarian (options for vegan and gluten free almost always available), and needless to say a fiesta for the taste-buds!
About Kirtan
Just like there are yoga postures for the body to relax and strengthen and tone, there are mantras (special sound vibrations found in the ancient yoga texts) that act as a revitalizing tonic for the mind. Using these mantras for meditation brings the mind to rest in a space free from stress and anxiety. The word “mantra” literally means to “free the mind”.
Kirtan is this ancient call-and-response yoga of mantra vibrations. Kirtan is a very simple and powerful way to meditate. It’s effortless & joyful. The music does the work for you as you flow with the melody & rhythm. In call and response style – the leader sings the mantra and the crowd responds, creating a dynamic, uplifting experience for all. So, Mantra Music and Meditation are brought together for mental peace and self- development. What we hear and vibrate has a big impact on our lives and actions. Recently, scientific studies have shown the beneficial effects of mantra (or pure sound) on consciousness and well being. The sense of hearing connects experientially with the heart, and sound touches us most directly. This practice has the power to remove all disturbances within.
Yoga of the Heart (YoH) gathering - Getting Deeper
If someone is curious to explore more, then the extraordinary practice of mantra meditation can take them deeper still: YoH helps to explore and taste the realm of consciousness beyond body and mind – mantra meditation is a natural passage to the spiritual dimension where there is joyful relationship between individual spiritual consciousness and the absolute Consciousness.
The subtle science of sound and its influence on our conscious awareness is a core understanding in the yoga tradition. Sounds have the power to either rejuvenate or deaden our essential life energies. An expert yogi is well versed in the art and science of sonic energy and its effects. This happiness circle is to use them, to help us de-stress the body, detoxify the mind and enrich our heart with unwavering bliss and love. Together, we will uncover numerous spiritual codes from the ancient yoga literatures combined with their practical applications for enhancing our daily life.