Hear Music series

One of my very favorite places of discovery was Hear Music in Berkeley, CA. I hear that it's gone now, which makes me sad as I discovered some most amazing music there. I also heard that Starbucks bought it some time ago, so follow the breadcrumbs..... Artist Kay Khan just posted this video by Beirut, the band formed by a young man from New Mexico whose music I've described as Balkan Funeral Music. I love LOVE the forlorn, gypsy qualities of Beirut and decided to share this video with you.



Another few weeks of 3-4 yoga classes per week have been wonderful. I so appreciate this new flexibility in my schedule (pun intended?) that allows me to focus on yoga, and other things that are important to me. I have been thinking to rename my blog something like "Returning to Wendyness" as this is what this time in my life feels like. As I think about moving onward from this point, I am trying to evaluate what pieces I must take with me. Yoga, health, art (mine and others), openness, freedom of time and place and destination and home location. Nomadicism (is that a word? I like it!). Paring down seems to lead to happiness, weightlessness, which is why the idea of a nomadic life seems so appealing to me right now. Taking only what I need, what will fit, and knowing that everything left behind was unnecessary and was holding me down with its weight of ownership. Although I'm pretty sure the animals and I would get pretty fed up with each other pretty quickly!

Enjoy.