PoiPriestess

I’m always inspired when people I know can achieve levels of success that get them brand recognition around the globe. Congratulations to friend Joshua Hoover and his band, Kapahaki, for their recent coverage in the “What We’re Listening To” selections in the Reggae genre. They will be having a CD release party this Friday night, [...]

My friend is looking for a DJ for tomorrow: World beat, dance music, a little hip hoppy, soulful, strong beat — for a graduation party tomorrow – 4pm to 10 pm – in Oakland (near Alameda in a loft). They have speakers but nothing else, so you’d need your own equipment. This is for a [...]

Summer Highland Falls by Billy Joel (Songs In the Attic)   They say that these are not the best of times But they’re the only times I’ve ever known And I believe there is a time for meditation In cathedrals of our own Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers’ eyes I [...]

The lushness of flowers blooming in the spring and summer reminds me of the gift of life and how amazing the spirit of growth is. It is especially powerful with fragrant flowers, like jasmine, freesia and stargazer lilies. I am particularly fond of the stargazer lily because lily’s last a long time from the date [...]

My friends did a show over at Xenodrome, this cool indoor performance space. Two of my students, Unispark and Sanne, as well as my dance partner Hunter, were part of the show as members of the 13 monkeys troupe. I was really glad to go see them all rock out to the music of think13 [...]

This is an incredibly moving song and I highly recommend it. The song is “The Truth” by India Arie (who, my friend Sean recently told me, has a #1 song about inner beauty called “I Am Not My Hair”). I particularly like the section in the lyrics about the three types of love. The lyrics [...]

Rosanna posted a link to a community list I’m on to Sarah McLachlan’s new video, World on Fire. I’ve been a fan of her’s for a long time — I enjoy her songs and lyrics and have often been moved to tears listening to her albums. First, the video is super inspiring. If you haven’t [...]