Intro to Bhagavad Gita with Kirtan and Meal!

Learn the Basics of the Bhagavd Gita and how it relates to Yoga, You and Your Yoga Practice. Enjoy the yoga of voice with 40 year Kirtan practitioners Laksmi and his wife Pattarajni. Kirtan uses the medium of sacred sound to balance and soothe your mind and uplift your heart. Learn to vibrate your own chakras with the joyous sounds of Kirtan and let your attention naturally turn inward as you experience the music and the energy of the group. Afterwards enjoy delicious vegetarian snacks, compliments of Pattarajni. CAUTION: Kirtan has been known to induce states of Joy! & Sheer Bliss.... Laksmi Nrsimha das (Larry Pugliese) has been practicing bhakti yoga for nearly forty years both in the USA and India under the mentorship of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. For 3 years Laksmi traveled throughout the USA with the legendary kirtaniya Visnu Jana Swami on a temple bus, bringing kirtan to nearly every town, city and university in North America. He has continued to this day to perform kirtan at yoga studios in the NY/NJ area as well as in many temples and homes of kirtan enthusiasts. Laksmi is also well known for his scholarship in the Bhakti sastras such as Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavat Purana and other Vedic literatures. He has lectured on radio and TV, as well as in Universities nationwide for nearly 4 decades. He continues to share his realizations on a regular basis through lectures and seminars that are held during yoga teacher training courses in the NY/NJ area and is also a regular lecturer at the Bhakti Center in the East Village.