Artist and Singer Sangeeta Kaur Sangeeta Kaur combines classical music with spiritual themes. Sangeeta Kaur is a Vietnamese-American trained opera singer who has performed all over the world. She gravitated to mantra-style singing to bring healing and awakening through music and yoga. Mirrors Mirrors is Sangeeta's third New Age/Classical crossover album. Accompanied by Nicolas Neidhart [...]
Self-titled ensemble debut Opium Moon is a supergroup with meditative soul. Los Angeles-based ensemble Opium Moon produces some of the most enchanting music you'll ever hear. I dabble in music scoring and licensing and immediately thought, "Music supervisors would kill for world music of this quality and beauty.” It brought to mind one of my [...]
The daughter of a choir director, Shyama Chapin has been singing as long as she can remember. Her first composition, a piece about Winnie the Pooh, was written on her grandma's upright piano when she was four years old. While surrounded by sounds of prayer, and coffee shop singer-songwriters, she began to notice the dynamic [...]
Artist Jai Jagdeesh Jai Jagadeesh: Spirituality and Song Actress, classical Indian dancer, photographer, writer and musician Jai-Jagdeesh spent years traveling throughout Northern India. At the time, she was as a musical representative for Yogi Bhajan's foreign education program to further global understanding and practice of the sacred texts of the Kundalini Yoga. She also [...]
The Integratron dome in Landers, CA from "Calling All Earthlings," a feature documentary about the Integratron, 2018 Sharing the History of The Integratron The Integratron is a legendary place in the high desert, outside of Joshua Tree. In order to visit, you have to make reservations, trek down desolate roads, and find it. [...]
Potential Guide Dog Puppies are Adorable in Pick of the Litter If you love dogs and/or humanitarian causes, here is a must-see film that combines both. Pick of the Litter (directed by Don Hardy Jr and Dana Nachman) is a behind-the-scenes documentary about the preparation of guide dogs to serve the blind. Compared to the [...]
photo of Dorian by David Young-Wolff Throughout Los Angeles, there are creative artists who are bringing their yoga practice to life in innovative ways. Neosoul artist Dorian is one of those people. Through his frequent collaborations with teachers, and through his music (self-help set to song), he offers inspiration in all of his work. [...]
So you’ve decided you want to meditate. You’ve heard it’s good for you. Everyone is doing it. Maybe you’ve even tried it. And stopped and started and stopped and started again. You’ve read books. You haven’t read books. Whoever you are and wherever you fit on this list, or not, you need to pick up a [...]
Many of us enjoy practicing yoga on the oceanside, on the sand. Yoga teacher and Parker Pig Goes to Yoga author Stacy Alysson has brought her popular kids series to the beach with Parker Pig Goes to Beach Yoga. In this delightful story, Parker Pig and friends take their practice seaside. Parker the Pig’s teacher, [...]
In The Heart of the Shaman, Alberto Villoldo makes a promise to the reader. He says, “The practices...will help you to forge a sacred dream for yourself. They will help you craft a destiny infused with courage, and driven by vision. The practices of the luminous warrior are essential in a time when dreaming happens [...]