Not In Our Town

There was a candlelight vigil in our town tonight.  It was organized as way to surround a mosque firebombed this weekend with light and community support.  The outside world comes to Corvallis–the mosque was attended by the young man who attempted the car...

The People Of Love

Sunday night my husband, son & I went to see Snatam Kaur sing kirtan.  What a light she is, standing in her faith so strongly that it’s impossible not to be moved into singing and dancing and riding the joy train right along with her voice, Guru Ganesha...

Mantras For Precarious Times

Last week I mentioned a new CD I found by Deva Premal called “Mantras for Precarious Times”.  It’s a selection of seven mantras chosen specifically to support us as we move through challenging times.  The tracks are very simple, but that just serves to...

No Place Like Home

After a wonderful trip to the East coast (my second home) it feels very good to be back in Oregon where we are having an amazing Indian summer.  This is my favorite season no matter what coast I’m on. As I mentioned in the podcast, here’s the link to the...

Joyride!

I’m talking Dave Stringer’s new CD, and what a joyride it is.  It hasn’t been released yet, but we have a preview in this week’s podcast.  I’ve been listening to the masters for several weeks, and it was hard to choose a favorite to share...