13 min
Music
Saraswati Hanuman Chalisa
Nina Rao sings the Saraswati setting of the Hanuman Chalisa in a live chanting session filmed for Krishna Das Music.
About the teacher
Nina Rao
Nina Rao grew up within the Neem Karoli Baba lineage in the United States and has led kirtan for that community and beyond for many years, often performing alongside artists including Krishna Das. Her chanting draws on the bhakti tradition of call-and-response devotional singing, offered as a doorway into presence rather than performance for its own sake.
She leads kirtan, chanting and bhakti yoga events online and in person, including at retreats and festivals internationally.
“By a stroke of Grace I was shown that there's a chance for me to find what I am yearning for, something simple (but not easy) – peace of mind and ease of heart.”Nina Rao
Upcoming events
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
35 min
Music
The Hanuman Chalisa at the Sivananda Ashram
A live chalisa chanting session recorded at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas.
58 min
Music
Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa at Bhakti Fest
Nina Rao leads a full hour of Hanuman Chalisa chanting at Bhakti Fest, with the lyrics on screen so viewers can chant along.
Listen
Recordings from Nina Rao.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
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Ocean of Ram Hanuman Chalisa
The studio version of Nina Rao's Ocean of Ram chalisa, sung as a duet with Krishna Das, from her album Antarayaami.
From the podcast Antarayaami - Knower of All Hearts
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Love as the direct path
Bhakti
The path of loving devotion: surrender, chanting and remembrance as ways to dissolve the sense of separation from the divine.
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