SOUND WISDOM, CRYSTAL BOWLS, AND MORE!

Letting go of what is safe and comfortable to the call of your soul is a powerful teacher. Sometimes the soul commands a big wake-up call or it may be a quiet and gentle nudge. Either way, when you listen, you'll be guided towards true north! Learn how to step into + trust your knowingness and let your heart lead you to your unique version of a divinely inspired life inside!

Meditation, in its simplest form, gives us a space and time to practice shifting focus away from our busy mind to become present with what is, in the moment. The more we practice meditation, the easier it becomes to shift our attention inward, allowing ourselves to relax and find peace and stillness within.  In this blog series, I want to share some remarkable benefits of a type of meditation that is near and dear to my heart that can offer supportive and life-changing opportunities

Meditation, in its simplest form, gives us a space and time to practice shifting focus away from our busy mind to become present with what is, in the moment. The more we practice meditation, the easier it becomes to shift our attention inward, allowing ourselves to relax and find peace and stillness within.  In this blog series, I want to share some remarkable benefits of a type of meditation that is near and dear to my heart that can offer supportive and life-changing opportunities

When you get your first crystal bowls, the tendency for most people is to want to play a LOT. Of course you do! They are irresistible! Every time you walk by them, they call to you: “Play me! Play me!” You smile and indulge them, over and over. Sometimes, you feel like you're drunk on sound! But there is a flipside to all the peace and expansiveness you feel … and it’s good to be aware of it…

Sound is a blessing. It holds a key to our health, our well-being, our ability to connect with and feel all of consciousness. We can recalibrate, restore and renew ourselves… down to the DNA, with loving, mindful sound. Aaaaaannnnndddd …. we can also destroy ourselves with sound. Little by little, bit by bit….

Last Friday, my latest mantra single “Om Apadamapa - a Mantra for Healing” went GLOBAL and thousands of people have been singing, dancing and chanting it, with more joining in every single day. Watching this music take on a life of its own and be embraced by others has been beyond special….

We could say that chanting a mantra with sacred words or syllables is a way of tuning your attention to the radio station frequency of your preferred connection to the Divine.:-)  As we become absorbed in the mantra, it begins to vibrate as a frequency in every cell of our body. The mantra literally begins to sing through us…

“Ashana, I am feeling a deep call to step into something new, to change my life from the inside out. I feel like sound is calling me. It’s almost like my soul is pushing me towards healing sound. Where do I begin? “ I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I hear this question. And there is certainly no right answer because every person has a path that…

OMG. 2023 seems to have hit the ground running with everyone I know. The energy has been ridiculous and everything seems to be relentless, moving faster and faster with each passing week. I start out on Monday morning and before I know it, it's already the next weekend. Christmas was just last month, wasn't it????? This is what it's been like around our house…

For the last several weeks, both James and I have been feeling challenged, off and on, to maintain and nourish a state of peace. We hear from friends, colleagues and loved ones that many people are going through something similar. "You're not the only one!" is a phrase we've heard again and again, more often than not, both in passing and in deep conversation…

I spent most of my life running from the deeply uncomfortable parts. Childhood, youth, teenage years, and my first years in college and conservatory, not to mention all the rest. The perfectionism, shame, arrogance, jealousy, competitiveness, depression, despair all clamoring for my attention now that there are arms to welcome them, instead of push them aside and away. Some things just take a long, long time to simmer before they are ready to boil.

"IF WE'RE NOT SURPRISED, WE ARE NOT REALLY LEARNING." - DEREK SILVERS I read these words about an hour or so after I was on my first coaching call with a new mentor who is helping me take my music and as yet unreleased offerings to a new level. I had to laugh out loud at myself, because for the first 10 minutes I spent with her, I gave her sh*t because I didn't want to do our session the way she wanted me to, lol! I had an idea in my head of how I thought it should go and I was sticking to it.

For many of us, the holidays can be an especially difficult time when it comes to the empty space we feel around the absence of those no longer with us. This year is no exception. So many of us, myself and my husband included, have lost many loved ones, family and friends this past year. It seems not a week passed that we didn't hear of yet another soul moving on.

As we celebrate the closing of 2021 with a Season of Light, it feels especially important to find ways to nourish the connection we have with those who are now dancing on the other side.

To make a dream come true, to put feet on a vision, to create a life path, we need vision, commitment, inspiration, tenacity, strength of mind, courage, support, passion, self-discipline and perseverance… to name but a few! I'd also add in a hefty dose of faith, focus, and an ability to get up off the floor when you're on your hands and knees, face in the dirt. Oh … and