24 Hour Global Peace Chant!
For 24 hours from September 21, 2021 - International Day of Peace, we'll be filling our Facebook and YouTube video feeds with peace mantras, straight from the heart.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Will you share your chant practice?
To show that the medicine of chanting is accessible (and beneficial) to all?
We envision 24 hours of continuous peace mantras emanating from points all over the globe, pulsing from our shared online & social media channels...
And we're looking for chant leaders just like you to help, by pre-recording videos of 20, 40 or 60 minute chant sessions for us to share. You do the recording (on your phone, iPad or computer), get it to us by September 20, and we'll do the rest.
Peace mantras only please (non-religious, non-dogmatic, that are accessible to all)
The most wonderful mix would include YOU:
- Humble, non-professional, non-musician, straight from the heart mantra lovers recording themselves in front of their closet doors, simply chanting the Lokāḥ mantra for 20 minutes. (No talking required, but an effort towards accurate Sanskrit pronunciation is appreciated.)
- Heart of Sound trained 200/300/500hr teachers offering anything from a simple mantra chant (as above), to a full-length 60-minute peace mantra chant experience.
- Professional musicians or kīrtan leaders offering their musical renditions of the peace mantras.
- Anyone who loves mantra is welcome to submit; please SHARE this invitation with someone (or a group) you think would love to contribute!
Can you imagine the heart-bursting, raw goodness that this could generate?
Even if you're not a professional 😉 ESPECIALLY if you're not a professional musician, please accept our invitation to share your peace mantra practice and show that the medicine of chanting is accessible (and beneficial) to all.
DOES YOUR HEART SAY "YES"?
Fill out the quick form below to sign up!
💡 Ideas to spark your creativity:
- Collect a basket of flowers and film only your hand placing one flower into a circular mandala while you chant a peace mantra
- Set up a camera and look into the green dot with love as you chant a peace mantra, offering your voice to bring love to anyone who needs it
- Sit outside, in a forest or by a body of water, and film yourself (or just your hand w/a mālā) featuring your surroundings
- Gather together some special friends & family (COVID safe, of course) and record your group chanting.
The details:
When you have your recording ready, send it to us at [email protected] via WeTransfer.com (it's easy and free). And we'll do the rest!
Submission deadline is September 20, 2021.
We gratefully accept:
- A video recording with clear sound and a clear, well-lit view of your face :)
- Featuring universal peace prayer mantras only please! (Asato Mā, Lokāḥ Samastāḥ, etc.)
- Please do not use saguṇa mantras like Kṛṣnạ, Śiva, etc. (as they may be construed by some listeners as religious)
- Some talking in your intro/outro is OK, but please keep it to a minimum. Balance should be 90%-99% singing, 1-10% talking. (However, encouragements / refinements you speak as the music is going on, to engage your audience of listeners, are fine.)
Chant Video Intro Tips:
- Start with your name and where you're chanting from.
- Acknowledge the indigenous people and indigenous name of the place you're chanting from
- State a simple intention for why you're chanting today
Example: "I'm Benji chanting from Decorah Iowa, USA... the land of the Winneshiek people.
These peace mantras are offered to anyone who needs to feel loved today."
Chant Video Technical Tips:
- Use a microphone (airpods or earbuds work great!) when possible, to pick up your voice from any background sounds or instruments.
- If you're filming your face, look at the green dot (not at your own image on the screen) to make eye contact with the viewer
- Pretend like you're talking to and chanting with your best friend, who loves and accepts you as you are, relaxed and easy :)
- You don't have to film yourself if you prefer not to be on the camera. Be creative!
