With a string of best-selling and much-loved albums—including Bliss (2000), In the Glow (2003), The Lover and The Beloved (2004), Sky is Open (2006), Sanctuary (2008),Remixes (2010), The Unchanging (2013), and Universal Light: Remixes from The Unchanging + Bonus Tracks (2015) —Donna De Lory has become one of the reigning queens of world devotional music. Before dedicating her life to singing sacred mantras and lyrics of spiritual aspiration, De Lory traveled the globe for 20 years as an accompanying vocalist and dancer for Madonna, appearing in the iconic documentary film Truth or Dare and on stage with the pop icon during numerous legendary tours. De Lory’s own music combines sparkling pop savvy with a deeply felt sense of spirituality, and has won her a strong fan base in the yoga/conscious living community and beyond. Embracing styles as diverse as Rhythm & Blues, Middle Eastern, Indian classical and contemporary electronica, De Lory’s musical perspective is as wide as the world itself.
Donna’s latest release, Live From Kula Space, is a collection of live recordings from 2009-2013. “The 14 song collection…gives the listener the sense of being in the room during one of De Lory’s soaring live shows, complete with uplifting soul jams, mantras, and songs…” ~LA Yoga
Are you overwhelmed with the volume of yoga philosophy texts and not sure where to start your reading?
On our recent trip to Bhaktifest, Jenny and I had a chance to sit down with Jeffrey Armstrong, a former monk and vedic astrologer. Jeffrey is a master of Eastern wisdom and counts a long-running translation of the Bhagavad Gita among his many accomplishments.
Jeffrey's experience is unique in that he entered an ashram at a young age and subsequently launched a successful career working with top performing companies such as Apple.
Who better to learn from than someone who has integrated the teachings of yoga into everyday life like most of us are trying to do.
Trust us, this is an interview you don't want to miss. By the way, Jeffrey offers online courses and coaching on a wide array of yoga-related topics via his website - www.jeffreyarmstrong.com.
Enjoy!
Jeffrey's website: http://www.jeffreyarmstrong.com/
Have you turned to yoga to overcome a traumatic experience?
Yoga can complement traditional talk therapies if approached properly with a qualified instructor. One of the best aspects of incorporating yoga to heal is that it incorporates your physicality.
This is important because a growing body of evidence supports the idea that, as well as affecting the mind, trauma is stored in the body.
This week I had a chance to speak with Paisley Close and Monique Minahan, two senior yoga instructors well-versed in using yoga and other alternative healing practices for trauma recovery.
I hope you enjoy! And, if it moves you, please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review to let us know how we're doing.
Resources
Paisley Close
Website - https://paisleyanne.com/
Yoga Teacher Mentoring - https://paisleyanne.com/mentor/
Yoga eBooks - https://paisleyanne.com/store/
Podcasts (including gentle yoga for trauma) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yoga-with-paisley/id1012721570
Monique Minahan
Website - https://moniqueminahan.com/
Memory Cards - https://moniqueminahan.com/memory-cards/
Before heading out for Bhakti Fest, we had a chance to sit down with the Founder, Sridhar Steven Silberfein.
Sridhar has a wealth of yoga and life experience that stretches back to the late sixties and spans all the great teachers that brought yoga to the west. He is a contemporary and friend of Ram Das, and student of Satchidananda.
He shares about letting go, the best way to forgive, how to not live in fear, spiritual ego, and much more.
Enjoy and see you next week at the festival!