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  • Article: Kirtan – The Easy Meditation That Can Improve Your Brain

    Byheartwideopen January 11, 2019March 11, 2019

    Jennice Vilhauer writes, “While Kirtan has been around for thousands of years, modern researchers have only recently begun to study its health benefits. A team at the University of West Virginia interested in examining the effects of Kirtan on cognitive impairment found that doing a Kirtan mantra for 12 minutes a day for 12 weeks…

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  • quote: chanting

    Byheartwideopen April 25, 2018

    Chanting breaks down the difference between the inside and the outside. It’s about having a heart that never shuts down, that nothing can shut down. — Krishna Das

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  • podcast: discover the ancient wisdom of mantra

    Byheartwideopen March 20, 2017

    Tapping into a 5,000 Year Old Tradition Deva Premal and Miten are world-renowned exponents of sacred chants and devotees of the ancient tradition of kirtan. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST FROM UPLIFT CONNECT.

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  • quote: neuroscience of singing

    Byheartwideopen January 9, 2017

    The neuroscience of singing shows that when we sing our neurotransmitters connect in new and different ways. It fires up the right temporal lobe of our brain, releasing endorphins that make us smarter, healthier, happier and more creative. When we sing with other people this effect is amplified. — Cassandra Sheppard

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