Dave Stringer & Donna De Lory Talk Radiance Sutras
When Dave Stringer sent me the Radiance Sutra material last year I wondered what would be created musically around these beautiful translations of the Sanskrit text by Lorin Roche. You’ll hear that musical creation in this interview, and the CD Elixer has been...
Mata Kali — Back Spasm Warrior Goddess
Last month when I interviewed Ian Boccio about the deity Kali, little did I know I was about to have an up-close and personal encounter. Look at the picture -- would you like to meet something that looks like that? Kali's warrior energy uncovers and destroys...
Kirtan/Meditation Circle 1
We've started something new here in Corvallis. Our local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is sponsoring a weekly kirtan/meditation circle that has been drawing upwards of 20-30 people. We usually have a mix of chanting, live and to CDs, a short talk on Bhakti --...
Cure Your Kali Yuga Blues
This week's show started out being about the Kali Yuga -- otherwise known as the Age of Quarrel -- and ended up being about an epic back spasm that, thanks to the work of Dr. John Sarno, took me on an unexpected & deeply emotional ride. It's a story about the...
Shiva’s Dance of Creation & Destruction
Shiva has always been a difficult deity energy for me to get my mind around. He is both the creator and the destroyer -- what's that about? After doing this interview with Blue Spirit Wheel's Ian Boccio, I can now hold this deity in a different place -- he's still...
Fresh Tracks 26
Happy New Year, and welcome 2015 -- I hope you all had a beautiful holiday! It's a favorite time of the year for me, and a highlight this year was our annual Christmas Eve family kirtan, where our band was blessed to play with several of our family members. If you'd...
The Great Invocation
Tonight is Winter Solstice, and it's also the 6th anniversary of the launch of the podcast. This has been a beautiful path of seva for me, a joyous circle of giving and receiving. If you're reading this, or if you're a listener I want to say thank you. My life has...
Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles
This week we continue our 'Visions of the Deities Through Sacred Chant' series with Ian Boccio as we explore the energy of Ganesha, the beloved remover of obstacles. The show features Ian & I talking for about a half hour, followed by chants to Ganesha by Kristin...
A Thankful Heart
If you've been listening to the podcast for a while you know that the kirtan community here in Corvallis started with a group of us singing to CDs -- the set lists from those Sunday evening satsangs formed the play list for the first year of the podcast. Fast forward...
A Cup of Tulsi Chai
In last week's podcast I gave you the recipe for a tulsi masala chai tea concentrate we've been enjoying hot and iced. Tulsi is known in India as holy basil, and it is crazy good for you. It's an adaptogen -- meaning it helps the body cope with stress. Research has...