{"id":668,"date":"2011-05-22T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=668"},"modified":"2011-05-22T22:06:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T02:06:21","slug":"meet-me-at-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2011\/05\/meet-me-at-your-heart.html","title":{"rendered":"Meet Me At Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digstation.com\/FTPFiles\/ALB000075152\/ART%20FILES\/large.jpg\" alt=\"Meet Me At Your Heart\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sitting in my car en route to the gym last night, I was carried, not just by a Jeep, to my destination, but on waves of sound offered from the heart, soul and voice of Steven Groff.\u00a0 His newly released CD is called <strong><em>Meet Me At Your Heart <\/em><\/strong>and it is a simple and profound offering to the Divine in the form of sacred Sanskrit call and response chanting known as <em>kirtan.\u00a0 <\/em>I have been\u00a0enraptured for years, listening to Steven live and in person\u00a0at Philly area events called Chant, Chai and Charity.\u00a0 His vocal\u00a0abilities\u00a0have the same flavor as\u00a0the real Indian chai that is served there&#8230;a\u00a0bit\u00a0of sweetness with a tad of spice that\u00a0warms the listener from the inside out.<\/p>\n<p>This release is a true family affair that includes the talents of \u00a0his wife Rhoni Groff, daughter Jade Groff, daughter Mira Newman and son in-law\u00a0David Newman who themselves are internationally known kirtan artists.\u00a0 Add to the mix Rama Bala, Sarah Carlisle, Phillippo Franchini, Alfred Goodrich, Renata Gregori, Sarah Halley, Anna Krain, Corey Sokoloff, Jenny Stout, Marianne and Randy Sutin and Hoagy Wing and you have a large, extended family of choice. I think of the backup singers as &#8216;anahata angels&#8217; (<em>anahata<\/em> is the Sanskrit term for the heart chakra) whose sonic support might very well have wings.<\/p>\n<p>The seven pieces on the CD honor various aspects of deity.\u00a0 The first selection is <strong><em>Calling Ganesh<\/em><\/strong>, paying tribute to the Elephant head God who is known as the remover of obstacles. <strong><em>Jai Ma <\/em><\/strong>is a devotional to the Divine Feminine in her many permutations such as Lakshmi, Durga and Kali. The original title piece <strong><em>Meet Me At Your Heart<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 beckons the listener to join the community of kindred spirits. <strong><em>Hare Ram <\/em><\/strong>is an offering to &#8216;the shining one&#8217;&#8230;Lord Vishnu. \u00a0<strong><em>Shyam Radhe Shyam <\/em><\/strong>is a chant that opens the door to the heart as it speaks of the eternal connection between Radhe and Krishna.\u00a0 <strong><em>Govinda Gopala <\/em><\/strong>refers to the incarnation of Krishna as a youth. The closing piece&#8230;a peaceful send off is the traditional chant: <strong><em>Lokah<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 which translates to:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>May all beings, in all worlds be blessed with\u00a0freedom, health and happiness<br \/>\nOm, we invoke the Divine Primordial Source Energy\u00a0to infuse us with<br \/>\nPeace in all bodies, Peace in all minds, Peace in all souls.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meet\u00a0Me At Your\u00a0Heart\u00a0is a CD that should accompany you on your travels both on and off the yoga mat or meditation cushion.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to a sampling that will have you wanting more&#8230;entitled Jai Ma<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/d8wnqB2a1No\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/d8wnqB2a1No<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sitting in my car en route to the gym last night, I was carried, not just by a Jeep, to my destination, but on waves of sound offered from the heart, soul and voice of Steven Groff.\u00a0 His newly released CD is called Meet Me At Your Heart and it is a simple and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,33,94,49,50,45,128,9,24,46,10,34],"tags":[290,293,294,286,301,120,299,298,284,295,4879,300,296,285,289,281,287,297,291,283,288,292,282],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bliss-bites","category-creativity","category-family","category-friendship","category-god","category-goddess","category-kirtan","category-music","category-peace","category-prayer","category-spirituality","category-yoga","tag-alfred-goodrich","tag-anna-krain","tag-corey-sokoloff","tag-david-newmanmeet-me-at-your-heart","tag-deity","tag-divine-feminine","tag-govinda","tag-hoagy-wing","tag-jade-groff","tag-jenny-stout","tag-kirtan","tag-krishna","tag-marianne-sutin","tag-mira-newman","tag-phillippo-franchini","tag-radhe","tag-rama-bala","tag-randy-sutin","tag-renata-gregori","tag-rhoni-groff","tag-sarah-carlisle","tag-sarah-halley","tag-steven-groff"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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