There's a moment in every kirtan when the room stops being a collection of strangers and becomes one voice. Through song and mythic storytelling, Jason takes us on this journey. He doesn't lead chants so much as he tends them, kneeling at the old fires to coax them back to flame. He reaches into each mantra and draws up the long-ago story sleeping at its root — the prehistoric ache, the god's wandering, the longing that first pressed these syllables into human mouths. As he tells it, something loosens. Every mantra, he says, is a strand of beads on a mala, and the string is time; each time the song is sung, another bead is added, your voice joining everyone who has ever sung it, back to its first ancient telling. Come for an evening of devotional call-and-response woven through with story.

ason Firth is a bhakti yogi who meets the world with an open heart. In spite of the particular noise of our era, he carries a purity and innocence that travels through the song and into the beautiful beings gathered together. A longtime collaborator of Larissa Stow, and dear friend of Katie Wise and Sabrina Santa Clara, he offers these bhakti songs as a living prayer.

katie Wise, a local wise woman, loving being and Kirtan Wallah & John Hoelle, Katies husband and skilled percusionist will be supporting Jason In creating this yummy community event.

Soul Medicine Sanctuary of Longmont is a new community gathering space, cultivated by Sabrina Santa Clara — a home for circles, ceremony, medicine journeys, art, and meditative, creative and expressive practices. This evening with Jason is the first gathering to be held here, and we'd love for you to help us open the doors. The address will be provided in the registration confirmation email. The Sanctuary is also available to rent for your own offerings; Please contact Sabrina at Sabrina@SoulMedicineSanctuary.com

Your $25 contribution helps to return a small portion of the great investment that went into creating this sacred space. For those in a season of limited means, a reduced offering is available — we ask each to draw on it with integrity, so that this offering stays sustainable. If even this is beyond your capacity, reach out to Sabrina as no one called to this circle is turned away for lack of financial resources. This intimate gathering is limited to 30 people and Is expected to fill quickly, so do reserve your place as you feel called.