

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting (Online Sessions)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 11:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Since time immemorial, humans have gathered in spiritual communities to sing and chant together. Community singing is, in essence, community building—opening us to our sense of shared humanity, and to Spirit, Source, the Divine (whatever language you choose) through voicing a common purpose and intention together.

Leah Hokanson is leading a new online format for her Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting gathering.

The chants are “Diamond Chants”—original musical compositions, written by Leah, to be accessible to all regardless of singing ability.” The chants are “Diamond Chants” — original musical compositions that are accessible to all regardless of singing ability.

Playfully referred to as “ecstatic pop,” Diamond Chants blend the simplicity of the chant form, the wisdom and inspiration of ecstatic poetry, and the eclectic groove and tunefulness of popular music, including jazz, R&amp;B, pop ballad, gospel, funk and world music. Lyrics are drawn from both original texts as well as wisdom teachings from many spiritual traditions, including such luminaries and mystics as Rumi, Hildegard of Bingen, Hafiz, Walt Whitman, Julian of Norwich, Kabir, Thomas Merton and others.

We invite you to visit leahhokanson.bandcamp.com to hear a variety of Diamond Chants recorded with Song Keepers Women’s Choir (Gabriola).”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo-british-columbia/contemporary-ecstatic-chanting-online-sessions/200029474227929
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, virtual, live-music, art, literary-art, pop
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bethlehemcentre.com/program/3783/contemporary-ecstatic-chanting-online-sessions/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nanaimo%2C+british+columbia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Nanaimo, British Columbia
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 2371 Arbot Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6S9, Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo (https://allevents.in/org/bethlehem-centre-nanaimo/26027451)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 2371 Arbot Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6S9, Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, virtual, live-music, art, literary-art, pop
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting (Online Sessions) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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