Cheering Indies at the Oscars

  In the days when studio films boast mega budgets and mega concepts, independent films are left to carry story-driven and character-driven films that don’t reek of Hollywood and excess. Yet, this year there is much to cheer about in the Oscar nomination of intelligent films. Of the ten Best Picture Oscar nominations, only “The [...]

By |2015-04-11T02:47:46-07:00February 25th, 2014|Film|0 Comments

Sundance 2014 Wrap Up

by Karen Henry Although the Sundance Film Festival ends each year just five weeks before the Academy Awards, the independent film festival is, nevertheless, a harbinger of Oscar nominations a full year later. This week, LA YOGA Magazine will share with you the best of 2014 Sundance: what you can look for in the theaters [...]

By |2015-04-11T02:48:06-07:00February 20th, 2014|Film|0 Comments

Incantations by Sheela Bringi – CD Review

The first time I was introduced to the mystical sounds of Sheela Bringi was at her informal performance during the savasana portion of Sacred Dance Live in Santa Monica. With rave-like lasers still swirling from the exhausting dance party, and sweaty, panting bodies laying side by side on the wooden floor, it was easy to [...]

By |2020-01-20T06:47:28-08:00February 10th, 2014|Music|0 Comments

India.Arie – Prepare to Fly

India.Arie Embraces Meditation and Yoga to Fuel her Music Many a yoga practitioner's playlist has included a heartfelt composition by Grammy-winning soul singer India.Arie since her 2001 Motown Records debut, Acoustic Soul. India.Arie takes us right along with her with groovy beats and thoughtful lyrics in songs like, “Beautiful,”  “The Truth,” “Video,” and others. Her [...]

By |2020-11-20T05:36:06-08:00February 4th, 2014|Interviews|0 Comments

Fela! Charms Sundance

'Finding Fela' Film Review Directed by Alex Gibney Reviewed by Karen Henry Afrobeat could be heard  thumping from Main Street during the opening weekend of Sundance Film Festival in Park City last weekend, energetically performed by theFela Kuti tribute band known as the Fela! Band. Typical of Afrobeat bands from the 70s and 80s, more [...]

By |2015-04-11T02:55:42-07:00January 24th, 2014|Film|1 Comment

Tipping Sacred Cows by Betsy Chasse

  Betsy Chasse, best known as the co-creator of What The Bleep Do We Know?!, takes us on another kind of spiritual journey in the pages of Tipping Sacred Cows. This is a journey that encourages us to tip our own sacred cows by examining the deeply-held but fragile beliefs we hold about ourselves and [...]

By |2018-10-20T19:41:20-07:00January 15th, 2014|Books & DVDs|0 Comments

Savasana #3: Natural Beauty by Wah! (Review)

  What can I say about Wah! that hasn’t been said already? Wah! was at the vanguard of the new yoga music/kirtan movement before magazine covers, yoga festivals, and yoga music record labels. Wah! was there to draw the blueprint and show us the path. It is her pioneering history and unwavering devotion that will [...]

By |2019-08-10T16:17:34-07:00January 3rd, 2014|Music|0 Comments

Remembering Lou Reed

The opening bass line of "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" brings about a certain nostalgia, and most of us break into a chorus of "doo do-doo doo doo do-doo..." when we hear it. American icon and iconoclast, musician, songwriter, and cultural alchemist Lou Reed was known for walking on the wild side on [...]

By |2015-04-11T03:03:53-07:00November 6th, 2013|Music|0 Comments
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