Firstly, thank you for being here. I am so pleased to welcome you. My Name is KELLY JARVIS and I love sharing this practice of Bhakti Yoga from my heart to yours.

The offerings I share today are drawn not only from my studies, but also from the tapestry of my own life experiences. I have walked through the pain of loss, grief in many forms, and the personal journey of healing from health challenges. I have faced moments that changed me to my core.

Through it all, I have had practices and caring spiritual teachers to guide me, to share their knowledge, and to hold my hand. Now, I am here to hold yours.

A note of gratitude

I would like to offer my deepest gratitude to my mentors, teachers, dear friends, family and to all the life lessons and teachings that have guided me on this path and made it possible for me to share these offerings with you.

Heartfelt gratitude to my parents for always supporting me to follow my dreams.

With a special thanks to the teachers who have supported me in these heart-opening practices: Selda Godwin, Imir Frazer, Jayne Ellis, Jayne Harman, Gratia Churchill, Claire Missingham, Sasha Amonvatana, Ellen Arthur and Chrissie Chung; and communities with whom I have had the pleasure of sharing Kirtan.

Thank you and a heartfelt gratitude to the musicians I have had the pleasure to share Kirtan with .

Thank you for sharing this devotional practice with me in this lifetime.

My Commitment to Learning, Studying & Teaching

The beginning of my Bhakti journey came during a deeply significant time in my life, after my father passed away.

In the midst of grief, I found myself listening every day to Kundalini mantras, inspired by my teacher, Jayne Ellis. Mantras such as Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, and Ra Ma Da Sa became a steady presence for me. I would return to them again and again, allowing the repetition, sound and vibration to meet me wherever I was.

I was already a yoga teacher by this time, but something about mantra began to open a new doorway for me. I found myself drawn more deeply towards Bhakti the path of devotion and this was where my love of mantra really began to grow.

At first, I wasn’t thinking about leading Kirtan or becoming a musician. I was simply experiencing, for myself, what chanting could offer when it came from the heart. It gave me a way to be with my grief, to express what I couldn’t always put into words, and to connect to something beyond myself.

Over time, that love deepened. Mantra became a doorway into a much wider journey of Bhakti, devotion and Kirtan, and eventually led me towards the teachers, practices and experiences that would shape the path I continue to walk today.