Fresh Tracks, Fresh Start
About two months ago I stepped away from the podcast for surgery to remove a tumor from my spine. I'm happy to be back with the best possible news -- the tumor was benign and I didn't lose any nerve function. In the introduction to this edition of the podcast I'll...
The One About Being A Bison
In the essay “Be the Bison” from Gopi Kallayil’s wonderful book “From the Internet to the Inner-net’ he writes that “when the swift & brutal winter storms strike in the valleys & mountains of Montana, the wind starts howling & heavy snow covers the ground. All the...
Be The Lighthouse
It took me a while to get to a place where felt I could do this podcast. Two weeks ago many of us thought we would be electing the first woman president and … we didn’t. That was bad, but would have been bearable except for the large uptick of cruel remarks and racial...
The 2016 Election Care Package
I don’t know about you but at this point in our election I feel like I need a psychic shower. The toxicity is stressing us out, and there’s nowhere to escape the election because everyone is talking about it. This week’s podcast will help you to accomplish both the...
A Conversation With Miten
I so totally love Miten’s new CD ‘Temple at Midnight’ — we sang several of the chants this year at Fall Omega Ecstatic Chant, and I've had the CD on repeat prior to this week’s interview. It was hard to pick a favorite song, so I’m glad I was able to feature a good...
Chants For Autumn Equinox
This week I'm back from a wonderful vacation on the East coast where I was blessed to attend the first Lovelight Yoga & Arts Festival in Darlington, MD and Omega Fall Ecstatic Chant in Rhinebeck, NY. The events were very different, and I loved them both -- I'll tell...
The Back Spasm — What Worked
In the last podcast I shared that I was suffering through another back spasm, and since then many of you have written about back spasms with your stories and suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to share these with me — so many people suffer from this ailment. I...
Fresh Tracks 31
This episode is a Fresh Tracks set, but it should be called The Return of the Back Spasm ... Ugh. Although it's been going on for several weeks the spasm hasn't been as bad this time and I learned a few things from the last one -- I'll tell you about the journey in...
Lovelight! A Conversation With Wynne Paris
This week’s podcast is an interview with Wynne Paris, director & producer of the Lovelight Yoga & Arts Festival, held in Darlington, Maryland August 26-28. There’s lots going on, and the kirtan lineup is stellar, starting with Krishna Das and Trevor Hall. The venue...
Let’s Play Kirtan!
When I was looking over the results of the recent New World Kirtan listener survey I noticed lots of interest in local kirtan, and several of you expressed an interest in starting a band in your community. This week’s podcast will help you get started. Here's a link...