Kirtan & Meditation with Julien Beladina in Strassen
Friday 05 june 19:00 - 20:30
Experience the joy of chanting sanskrit mantras to musical accompaniment followed by a guided meditation on the breath and/or mantra! The Bhakti yoga practice of kirtan not only opens our hearts and brings about a feeling of connection with all, it unties our emotional and mental knots facilitating a meditative experience where we can be one with our deepest, most peaceful Self.
Julien came to meditation before practicing yoga and has been participating in and leading kirtan during his time in Rishikesh and back home in Luxembourg.
Clarisse Vaz will join Julien on percussion.
What to Bring
We have meditation cushions but feel free to bring your own if you have one. If you have need of a chair, please let us know.
How to Register & Donation
Style: Kirtan
Originating from ancient Indian traditions, mantras are mystical powers encased in a sound structure. They carry vibrational power that calms the nervous system, shifts emotional states, and cultivates inner stillness. They are repeated to focus the mind, uplift energy, and connect with deeper states of awareness. Through call-and-response mantra chanting, Kirtan invites us to quiet the mind, ground in the present moment, and move beyond the ego. Kirtan creates a powerful sense of connection within ourselves, with each other, and with the Divine, the Universe, or Universal Consciousness —whatever name resonates most. Through practices like mantra, kirtan, prayer, and loving service, Bhakti Yoga offers a way to transcend the ego and experience liberation through devotion, trust, and the opening of the heart. Go to the kirtan page.
Teacher: Julien Beladina
Julien has been on the yogic path for 7 years and started with meditation. He has 500 hours of Yoga Alliance certified training in various styles of yoga and is now a yoga therapist-in-training with Svastha Yoga (800h), transmitting the teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya. His classes are designed by arranging the building blocks underlying all styles of yoga in a way that most benefit his students. He integrates movement, breath, and meditation to cultivate awareness, equanimity, vitality, and health. His passion for music has found a home in Bhakti yoga — the yoga of devotion — and Kirtan, the practice of singing mantras in community. He has guided people in singing mantras in Rishikesh and around Europe. His aim is to preserve the energy harnessed in India, to bring it to our western lands, humbly sharing and keeping alive the traditions he has learned from his teachers.
Go to Julien's page.
Location: Strassen
Yoga La Source Strassen — 143 route d'Arlon. Traditional hatha yoga in Sivananda, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Krama, Yin, Lower Back & more. Oak floors, warm ambiance, all levels welcome. Go to the Strassen page.