Here is your song for the week: Veyomar Elohim – Reach For the Light Solstice time has always touched me. It is the darkest moment of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, yet the moment where the light begins to return. What a balance point! This song, Veyomar Elohim, was written during my healing journey of 2021-2023. … Read more
Song for this week: Free Your Love This song was written on the Appalachian dulcimer. My parents bought 160 acres of mountainside in the Kootenays in 1974. They parcelled it into 20 acre plots to share with others. One family did not have enough money to pay the full sum, so they made up the difference … Read more
My song for you this week is called “I’m Sorry Please Forgive Me.” Doing a shout out to Rick Lingard for helping me get me a little more snazzed and pizzazzed on my recording software. I had fun playing in Logic with effects on the vocals. And I’m excited to record new songs this winter! If you are new to … Read more
This is a song that I wrote in my 20s, when my first girlfriend got married. It is a song of sisterhood, protectiveness, and coming to terms with being a woman. Being single this summer for the first time since I was 15 years old: it’s been very eye-opening. It is not the same to walk … Read more
I am on the adventure of a lifetime. After surviving the isolation of the pandemic, losing my coaching business, and going on a 2 yr journey of brain health recovery, my marriage of 28 years broke down. Now since June 1st, I have been homeless. You can watch the video below for a full update. … Read more
Happy Earth day to you! This is a beautiful, prayerful song that I wrote as a teen. I still love it to this day! The earth is our mother. The earth is our friend. This song is called My Friend the Earth. May you find the time today to get your hands in the dirt, … Read more
I’m sending you a blessing for Spring, which is the season of new beginnings; the season of moving forward. Happy Spring Equinox! In the yogic tradition, whenever starting something new, it is traditional to invoke the presence of Ganesh: the Remover of Obstacles. Here is an original chant version of Ganesha Sharanam. May the obstacles … Read more
Ok – so the songs I am sending out to you are about to get a little more dicey: recorded live at rehearsals, live in performance, or “quick dash on an iPhone.” But I promised you raw and as they are…. so here they come! I seem to have a lot of songs about flying. … Read more
A year ago, I read an account of an Indian poet saint named Akka Mahadevi who, in her short life, published 300 songs that are still sung in India today. This deeply touched me. Writing songs and singing has been the mainstay in my life. Do you have something like this in your life? For … Read more
I’m super excited to share this song with you this week, Celebrate Life. I wrote it when I was 19! It was re-mastered by Eugene Chong in Port Moody this Winter. Thanks Eugene! So generous of you! LISTEN HERE Celebrate Life Celebrate life – celebrate life Celebrate life – celebrate life. Smiling newborn eyes … Read more