At our Qigong exercise outside this morning, on an overlook where we could see the Alaska Range in the distance, a Sandhill Crane flew over, inspiring us to honor the Crane with a Crane Dance. This music reminds me of the crane, our Qigong meditation, and the glory of the sun coming out during Qigong after a day of drenching rain yesterday. Thanks for the music! 🙏🏼🎶 💖 . . . Today is my birthday. I always take in some music on my birthday. What better music than this to breathe me into my 72nd year.
One last thing Kayt. My dear friend and collaborator Teja Bell is a noted Northern California Qigong practitioner associated with The Spirit Rock Meditation Center. (spiritrock.org)
Thank you for the birthday wishes. Had a wonderful day, and wound down before bed watching an online meditation from The Spirit Rock Meditation Center featuring Teja Bell sharing "The Teaching of the Eight Consciousnesses." I love his voice, teaching style, and integration of dharma, qigong, embodied mindfulness. ... I've been meaning to ask you, did you know Verda L Williams (she was born in Des Moines in 1944, attended Roosevelt High School, and at 13 years old, became the treasurer of the Des Moines chapter of the NAACP). Perhaps her active years in the Des Moines area didn't coincide with yours, as she moved east for theatre, in Chicago, then music, producing, writing, and filmmaking for WNBC in New York City. Verda received an Emmy citation for a televised feature on Adam Clayton Powell and an Emmy nomination for her weekly TV talk show Positively Black, which she produced and co-hosted. Upon her return to Iowa in the early 1980s, Verda served as a leader for the Ames District of the Buddhist Soka Gakkai International, and worked/taught at ISU. Sadly, Verda is no longer with us in this life. However, she lives on, and her legacy continues in "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard," a documentary she researched, wrote, produced, and narrated about her birthplace, Des Moines, the history, and the people. I'll have to watch it again to see if Verda highlights people and themes you share in My Integrated Life. I'm sure the Buxton connections resonate with you.
Kayt….bless you for your insightful comment. I don’t know if you were around for the Harmonic Converge (1987) but that was in mind when this music came through.
Great combination of the music and Paula’s beautiful painting. Both great design and expression at many levels-
Thanks-
At our Qigong exercise outside this morning, on an overlook where we could see the Alaska Range in the distance, a Sandhill Crane flew over, inspiring us to honor the Crane with a Crane Dance. This music reminds me of the crane, our Qigong meditation, and the glory of the sun coming out during Qigong after a day of drenching rain yesterday. Thanks for the music! 🙏🏼🎶 💖 . . . Today is my birthday. I always take in some music on my birthday. What better music than this to breathe me into my 72nd year.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉.
One last thing Kayt. My dear friend and collaborator Teja Bell is a noted Northern California Qigong practitioner associated with The Spirit Rock Meditation Center. (spiritrock.org)
https://open.substack.com/pub/dartanyan/p/music-from-the-dawn-of-digital?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you for the birthday wishes. Had a wonderful day, and wound down before bed watching an online meditation from The Spirit Rock Meditation Center featuring Teja Bell sharing "The Teaching of the Eight Consciousnesses." I love his voice, teaching style, and integration of dharma, qigong, embodied mindfulness. ... I've been meaning to ask you, did you know Verda L Williams (she was born in Des Moines in 1944, attended Roosevelt High School, and at 13 years old, became the treasurer of the Des Moines chapter of the NAACP). Perhaps her active years in the Des Moines area didn't coincide with yours, as she moved east for theatre, in Chicago, then music, producing, writing, and filmmaking for WNBC in New York City. Verda received an Emmy citation for a televised feature on Adam Clayton Powell and an Emmy nomination for her weekly TV talk show Positively Black, which she produced and co-hosted. Upon her return to Iowa in the early 1980s, Verda served as a leader for the Ames District of the Buddhist Soka Gakkai International, and worked/taught at ISU. Sadly, Verda is no longer with us in this life. However, she lives on, and her legacy continues in "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard," a documentary she researched, wrote, produced, and narrated about her birthplace, Des Moines, the history, and the people. I'll have to watch it again to see if Verda highlights people and themes you share in My Integrated Life. I'm sure the Buxton connections resonate with you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QH4WLU_ZM
Kayt….bless you for your insightful comment. I don’t know if you were around for the Harmonic Converge (1987) but that was in mind when this music came through.
Thanks for the vision you painted for me.