I’m feeling blessed by a lot these days. Those of you who listen to the New World Kirtan Podcast are one of my biggest blessings — this community has enriched my life in ways too numerous to count. Thank you for being here. And we’ve been here together for quite a long time — the first edition of the podcast was posted in 2018 before anyone really knew what a podcast was. I was always trying to explain it! We’ve been through quite a journey together — my mother’s illness & death, my own surgeries & health challenges, several momentous American elections and the COVID-19 pandemic, to name a few. Kirtan & Bhakti Yoga were my anchors through all of it. To honor our journey, I’m rerunning some of the most downloaded episodes of the NWK Podcast over the years. We’ll begin with Om Shiva from 2013, to celebrate the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri on February 18. This podcast has been a journal of sorts, and I have to say I loved listening to my 2013 self talking about how I’d like o build a kirtan community here in Corvallis. How far we’ve come! I’m blessed to have you as a listener, dear one. Until next time. Namaste. THE MUSIC Ty Burhoe, Krishna Das, Manorama, John Friend & Amy Ippoliti, Invocation: Om Namah Shivaya Shantala, Jaya: Om Namah Shivaya Indiajiva, Om Spiritus, Music for a Peaceful Planet: Om Namah Shivaya Carrie Grossman, Soma-Bandhu: Om Namah Shivaya Govindas, Yoga Sol: Om Namah Shivaya Prema Hara, Sweet Surrender: Shiva Appears (Om Namah Shivaya) Masood Ali Kahn, The Yoga Sessions: Om Namah Shivaya Betty Roi, La Lumiere Du Son