A few weeks ago. One early morning. I awoke and was drawn to go outside. The warm sun had just risen. The morning was quiet. It felt new and fresh. Doesn’t the saying go a new day, a new beginning? Well, I could feel it. I sat on my porch for a few minutes. Breathing. [...]
“Nature is a place that is always susceptible to the sacred” –Ile Aiye I recently watched Ile Aiye, a documentary about the world of Candomble in Bahia, Brazil. Ile Aiye means House of the Earth. In Candomble, temples of worship are called houses. Literally, Ile Aiye means the Earth temple – or the temple of [...]
Wow. A lot has happened over the last couple weeks. It seems most appropriate to greet you with “Om Namah Shivaya”. Not because I spent the weekend with beautiful Spirits uplifting ourselves and honoring God. Not because it’s a cool thing to say. Or even because it reminds me of all the delicious Indian food [...]
Be present. What is happening now? How do you feel? Be present. Breathe. What’s going on? Are you in this moment? Are you contemplating the next? Breathe. Are you drifting off? Are you here? Welcome to this moment. This existence. You wanted me. Well, here I am. These thoughts were with me a couple of [...]
The mountains called me, or so I thought. I could feel their presence inviting me to come. Or was it something else? Regardless, I answered the call and made my way to the place where the Shenandoah National Park meets with the Blue Ridge Mountains. There aren’t a lot of words to describe the beauty [...]
Here I sit in a warm and inviting Nigerian restaurant, Karamo. The restaurant, bordered with bright yellow walls, is adorned with African masks, statues, and dark wood booths. The bar and stage are covered in mariwo - dried African palm fronds. Yoruba language flows like the River Niger. And although I don’t speak or understand the [...]
I’ve written about dance before. Specifically, about how basic steps turn into a beautiful dance and also about Polynesian women dances. Now, I turn my focus to the men’s dances of the Polynesian Islands. As you may imagine, most of the men’s dances danced by Mana Polynesia were filled with warrior energy. In the past, [...]
I recently attended a Polynesian dance performance by Mana Polynesia. The group specializes in bringing dances of the Polynesian islands to audiences around the world. Their dances were separated into men and women’s dances. The women’s dances are discussed below. Click here to learn about the men’s dances.LA 92 2017 live streaming film The women’s [...]
Early Morning Rabbit I awoke early this morning. The air was crisp after an evening of rains. I smudged my house and went outside to give thanks for the day with the towering trees and the green grass as my witness. After several moments of stillness, I saw a rabbit in my neighbor’s yard. It [...]
“Would you like to find Africa in Polynesia?”, asked Isaac, the man with chocolate skin and warm eyes. I’m sure he could feel my Spirit, but I answered “Yes” anyway. And he began to share his wisdom. He began to share his life. “The cultures in the Polynesian are similar. But, if you want to [...]
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