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Ecstatic Groove CD

skycor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:57:11 +0000

Lisa’s friend, Tasha, introduced us to the CD “Ecstatic Groove: Sacred World Chant Infusions” by Jennifer Salima Holt. Tasha had attended the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles on a Sunday when Jennifer Salima Holt was there to perform and was impressed with her music. One of the songs, “E Kala Mai” is the Ho’oponopono prayer. Thanks, Tasha for telling us about this one! Here’s a description of the CD from Jennifer’s website:

Ecstatic Groove: Sacred World Chant Infusions (Salima’s Whirled Peas, 2009) is a musical “sister project” to Jennifer Salima Holt’s book, Sacred Gateway of Grief and Loss: Freeing the Imprisoned Soul. The book and CD were inspired by Jennifer’s volunteer work in women’s prisons leading grief and loss groups. While running these groups, the women joined her in singing sacred songs from many spiritual lineages; this musical project is dedicated to them. (Ten percent of all net profits are being tithed to creative activities for women who are incarcerated.) The CD showcases haunting mystical chants from Sufi, Gregorian (Catholic), Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Native American, Hawaiian and African spiritual lineages. By infusing the sacred chants with techno and hip hop elements, new relevance is given to the devotional world music arena. With each song, Jennifer’s soulful, mysterious voice and ethereal harmonic toning deepen listeners’ sense of inner peace.

The Shift Has Hit The Fan

skycor — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:15:35 +0000

Skyler brought this article to my attention and it is well worth reading!

The Shift Has Hit The Fan

An Amazing Dance

skycor — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:12:53 +0000

READ THE STORY BEFORE YOU WATCH THE VIDEO.

Here’s their story …

In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV, one very unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30′s, was a dancer who had trained since she was a little girl. Later in life, she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of depression for a few years. Someone then asked her to coach a Children’s dancing group. From that point on, she realized that she could not forget dancing. She still loved to dance and wanted to dance again. So, she started to do some of her old routines, but having lost her arm, she had also lost her balance. It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without falling.

Then she heard of a man in his 20s who had lost a leg in an accident. He had also fallen into the usual denial, depression, and anger type of emotional roller coaster. But she determined to find him and persuade him to dance with her. He had never danced, and to “dance with one leg….are you joking with me? No way!” But, she didn’t give up, and he reluctantly agreed thinking, “I have nothing else to do anyway.”

She started to teach him dancing 101. The two broke up a few times because he had no concept of using muscle, how to control his body, and knew none of the basic things about dancing. When she became frustrated and lost patience with him, he would walk out. Eventually, they came back together and started training seriously. They hired a choreographer to design routines for them. She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air. He could bend horizontally supported by one leg with her leaning on him, etc. In the competition, as you will see, they dance beautifully and they legitimately won the competition.”