Kirtan & Kitchari
Wednesday 2/18 | 8:15 PM (after Men’s Yoga)
Low production. Low key. High
Bhakti vibes. All are Welcome!
This event is donation-based ($10 suggested) and 100%
of proceeds will
go to The People’s Kitchen, a Philadelphia nonprofit using
food to empower, transform, and heal through free nutritious meals,
gardening, and education. You can learn more about them here >
https://www.peopleskitchenphilly.com/
We’ll start the evening at 8:15 PM with a warm bowl of Kitchari, lovingly prepared by Chef Matt Buddha. Kitchari is a simple, nourishing Ayurvedic dish made from rice, lentils, and gentle spices — easy to digest, grounding, and deeply comforting. We’ll eat, connect, and settle in together until about 8:30. Not hungry? No worries...
Next we’ll drop into a Kirtan, led by Ellis Kantrowitz and friends. Kirtan is a call-and-response style chanting practice — simple melodies, sacred mantras, and communal singing. You don’t need to be a “singer.” You can chant, hum, sway, dance, play along, or just lie down and listen. It’s about participation, presence, and shared energy — not performance.
We want these Kirtans to be community-led and community-powered — a space where we gather, uplift each other, and give back.
If you can’t donate $10, no stress. Come anyway.
Feel free to bring instruments and join in.
Please pre-register ASAP so Chef knows how much food to prepare for us :)
Come for a little. Stay for the whole
journey.
Let’s sing. Let’s nourish. Let’s give back together.