Maria and Sarah introduced me to this beautiful world-music kirtan singer. She is amazing and uses the practice of singing to open the heart and heal the soul. She names her purpose in life as "singinging ourselves awake to who we really are." :)
Sarah sang one of her kirtans at the Krishna Temple a few weeks ago, and I absolutely fell in love with it, and needed to find out where it came from- which led me of course to Gina Sala and her website. I'm actually saving now to go to India with her group in the next year or two.
You can find many videos on YouTube of her singing kirtan for yoga classes and retreats, and hear all of the amazing things she has to say. To make it easier, I'll post my favorites for your viewing pleasure.
"Because the one I love lives inside of you..."
A kirtan of my favorite mantra- "Om mani padme hum." I sing this everyday. :)
A beautiful presentation of her and her work:
"Ah, there is my beloved." :)
(A note about "Om mani padme hum"- translates from sanskrit as "Hail to the jewel in the lotus." The lotus flower is a very important symbol in Indian (and many other) cultures- of the journey to divinity and the beauty of a connection with the divine. As far as I can tell, this mantra is most commonly used amongst Tibetan Buddhists as a prayer to Green Tara (the buddha of compassion- green is the color of the heart chakra), but it is certainly not exclusive to them. Here, Gina Sala interprets the mantra as, "May the jewel of the intellect reside in the lotus of the heart." When I feel anxious or frustrated, I sing it to myself as, "May my heart blossom with compassion." You can view it in a number of ways. I love it.)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Annie Clark of St. Vincent. Ladies, if you haven't, check her out. I've only recently heard of her, but she's neat.
Ladies, since we are women of impeccable taste, I was wondering what each of your favorite movies are. I know many of us share a similar taste for film and I have certainly benefitted from your suggestions before. So if we were to put together a list of the top 20 films as decreed by LIME, what would your recommendations be?
Ladies! Ani DiFranco is coming in concert! She will be playing Kingsbury Hall in SLC on MY BIRTHDAY April 25th! Tickets look to be about $30-40, I'm looking to get the best tickets I can, probably in the $40 range. The tickets are seated, so I'm hoping to organize this and get tickets with my most loved ones as soon as I can!
Ladies, I figured the best way for us to share our favorite art with each other and communicate about upcoming events would be to create a community blog! Thus: the LIME Art Society blog.
I've come across an album that is really grabbing my attention. It's a unique, all acapella, album by Bjork named Medulla. 
