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MUST READ: A Narrative for Realistic Utopia in "The Ministry for the Future"
I am mostly thoroughly uninspired by most futuristic science fiction. But this book has been A GAME CHANGER and has given me a hopeful (but realistic) narrative to cling to as we head face-first into one climate-change caused disaster after another. Given last week's hurricane winds causing fires on lush tropical Māui, this week's historic hurricane causing flooding in the desert... It's hard to take it all in and not feel hopeless and overwhelmed about the decades ahead.
Exercising Agency for our Mental Health: Masterminding Our Narratives
Rather than lean outwards...
Easy 5-minute Mantra Meditation for Disasters, Non-Religious Prayer
Why Prayer Helps During Disasters (Even if You're NOT Religious!)
- In the sense that prayer keeps a situation close to our heart and in our thoughts, it's very useful.
- Listening in, in a state of prayer, can help us feel connected to those affected.
- It can inspire us to use our resources to help, in ways we hadn't thought of before we spent that time in prayer.
- It can give us a sense of agency that we're at least doing something, when we otherwise feel helpless.
Here's a very simple 5-minute mantras for peace chanting meditation we recorded on Kaua'i a few years...
Prep Outshines Prayer! Top 15 Ways to Support Hawaii's Climate Disaster Victims
I was in Māui the day before the fires. Michele and I led a couple of truly magical, perfect chant events that weekend... and then the hurricane winds started in so strongly it was difficult to walk on the streets. Scary, but our HOS family is relatively unscathed and far from the damage.
I've been up close and personal with extreme weather in India for decades, so the acceleration of climate change is no surprise. Someone (often several simultaneously) from our global family of chant lovers is dealing with a climate crisis almost constantly. I feel empathy...
Sound Healing Yoga: 2 Main Branches of Nada and Mantra
Our global community of mantra and chanting lovers delves deeply into traditional Indian yogic techniques that employ sound as the therapeutic tool. If you're keen to study sound healing in a precise, nuanced, culturally reverent way, this article may help you get started!
There are two main branches of sound healing, otherwise known as sound yoga, in the Indian tradition.
- One is through the subtle science of Sanskrit mantra training, and its 50 letters that correspond with the 50 petals on the chakras and the elements of creation.
(SPOILER ALERT: Most people...
Sanskrit Mantra Training in Finland
Mantra lovers can now learn the Sanskrit sounds in Finnish language! Join our in-person / hybrid online format hosted by Oasis Turku.
If you use Sanskrit mantra for your personal meditation practice, or share Sanskrit mantra in your work as a:
- mantra meditation coach
- yoga teacher
- nāda yoga practitioner
- sound healer
- kīrtan musicians
You can now learn Sanskrit sounds through Finnish language! Join our in-person / hybrid online format with internationally respected mantra and nāda yoga teacher Anandra George, hosted by Oasis Turku. This Sanskrit teacher training...
You can't argue with crazy! Top 10 ways it gets easier to walk away from an unhealthy relationship
A personal share, for anyone who needs to hear it today:
"You can't argue with crazy."
But it does get easier to walk away with a clear conscience, as I get older and wiser!
Background:
I grew up with a completely unstable, mentally ill stepmother for a few years of my early childhood. It was deeply terrifying to me. I remember having nightmares every night, where I had to walk through a tunnel made up of woven together writhing snakes. You know those looping dreams where it seems like you're in it forever? It was that kind of nightmare. There was a light at the end of...
Traumatized by "Sound Healing" that feels like New Age Faux Spiritual Misappropriation?
This conversation may be music to your ears.
In February I made a "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" on my personal Facebook page, and hundreds of people who know me and my professional background well chimed in. The comments are GOLD, and I wanted to share the perspectives in a series of blog posts so you, dear reader, could benefit. Perhaps you'll even find community in like-minded souls?
Here was the public announcement I made to my friends and followers:
I’m (finally) open to using the term “sound healing” to describe what I do. I have some conflicted feelings...
Mantra is Potent Sound Medicine! A personal reminder of the healing power of sound & mantra!
I spent 6 hours in mantra meditation last week, attending a very traditional South Indian temple pūja at the magnificent Hindu Monastery on Kaua’i. (The same temple we'll visit during our upcoming Kauai Hawaii Mantra & Nāda Yoga Retreat)
I’m here to report the power of mantra, the far-reaching past-present-future benefits I feel from sitting in the forcefield of the sound vibrations!!!
To set the stage, let me tell you specifically how I engaged with the ceremony:
I had brought my mālā with me, knowing I’d want to do my own jāpa even as I kept my...
Sound Healing Training Integrity: The Importance of Sanskrit Mantra and Nada Yoga Sound Therapy
In recent years, the field of sound healing has gained significant popularity, with numerous individuals seeking complementary therapies through the power of sound. Even the football players on season three of Ted Lasso are using mantra meditation to access their inner powers! This made me LOL, but it's for real... the power of sound and mantra has gone mainstream.
As a certified yoga therapist and member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, specializing in sound and mantra, I am deeply committed to upholding the principles of integrity within the...
Nada Yoga in Australia: Embark on a Musical Journey w/ Sudhanshu Sharma
Prepare to be captivated by the mesmerizing melodies and musical wisdom of Sudhanshu Sharma as he embarks on his eagerly anticipated Nada Yoga tour in Australia!
A senior student of Pandit Baldev Raj Verma and a respected teacher of nāda yoga, Sudhanshu Sharma brings with him the rich musical traditions of the Indore Gharana. His nada yoga training workshops, concerts, and private lesson tour in Australia provides a unique opportunity for music enthusiasts and spiritual seekers alike to delve into the transformative power of sound and explore the depths of nāda...
