Myth-Muse-Mantra

I recently completed Kadambari Maa’s sangha community chant course on Lord Ganesha and what an amazing experience it was! The course was well-structured and in-depth. And, although it was online, Kadambari Maa made it feel like very much in person with various one-on-one sessions; and she guided and supported me all throughout the course. Furthermore, at the end of the month, our sangha community met to practice what we had learned. We shared our Ganesh stories, chanted and drummed together. The experience of being in a community like this was unique and unparalleled. Kadambari Maa is an exceptional and devoted Kirtan Frame Drum teacher with a vast amount of knowledge in Sanskrit, Indian culture, Hindu mythology and yoga philosophy. Her wisdom and knowledge in these areas is remarkable. She is a warm and caring person who makes learning exciting and fun. She has changed my life in terms of my own understanding of yoga and spirituality. I thank her with all my heart for being the best teacher and for sharing her radiant light and gifts of Kirtan frame drum with her students. I will be forever grateful for her teachings. ~Cydney Morel

I am familiar with Kadambari Maa’s chanting with frame drum through Marla Leigh Goldstein’s Frame Drum Academy courses. Watching her as she drums and copying the lyrics as she posts them on our FDA Facebook page. All the while wondering why she didn’t teach classes in this chanting with frame drums. Well, now she has and this is the first mantra in her online series. It is so much more. She offers stories surrounding the mantra, in this case, the mantra “Om Gajanana”. She teaches the correct pronunciation of the Sanskrit words with a file on the Sanskrit dictionary. She has a us make a Ganesha murti, (which I am still working on), how to set up an altar leading up to the steps in learning the mantra and the notes to play on the frame drum. It all is adequately detailed and an ease to learn with a little practice. There are 2 online opportunities to meet with Kadambari Maa. The first is early in the month with a one to one meeting with her where she listens to your first efforts and guides you with corrections and hints in performing the mantra. The second is with a small group of other students to see what they are doing and learn and share with each other. There is so much included here such as hints for practice and first steps in playing the frame drum. Lord Ganesha is known as being a remover of obstacles. So what better way than to begin this series than with a chant featuring Lord Ganesha led by the knowledgeable and ultra talented Kadambari Maa!