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A beautifully designed 6-panel digipak compact disc featuring original commissioned cover artwork by artist Jamie Gaviola (jamiegavioafineart.com), and portrait photography by Annick Sjobakken (www.annicksjobakken.com) and Tal Shpantzer (talfoto.com). Designed by Dave Green / Brightgreen Design.
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Teacher Student Prayer
May we be protected together
May we be nourished together
May we find strength among one another
May we be filled with Brilliance and Light
May there be no enmity between us
Oh Peace, Peace, Peace
Perfect Peace
Brilliance and Light, a yoga & meditation inspired sonic journey
for healing & transformation. Dedicated to the teachers, guides, healers and students of the light. Namaste.
In the Spring of 2011, singer-songwriter Katie Elevitch asked her longtime musical collaborator and producer Riley McMahon to help her create a sonic record of her healing and transforming 7 month long yoga teacher training intensive that began in September 2010. "Brilliance and Light", the resulting album, marks a new musical direction for Elevitch/McMahon, in which the music favors improvisation, programming and extensive vocals/sounds overdubs, and blends rock instrumentation with jazz, dance, ambient and world music influences.
Movement 1: Brilliance and Light
A sonic meditation on authentic connection, communication, giving and receiving love, healing and wisdom, and the student/teacher relationship in all its forms. Lyrics utilize the Teacher Student Prayer in both Sanskrit and English.
Movement 2: Changing Fires
A heart opening, breath connecting, 2nd & 3rd Chakra (Creativity/Sexuality & Power) stimulating, upbeat dance track designed for vinyasa yoga or free dance movement.
Movement 3: Patience and Gravity
A grounding, 1st & 7th Chakra (Roots/Foundation, Consciousness, Liberation) immersion, designed for meditation, gentle slow flow yoga and cool down, plus Savasana. Themes: Awareness, Truth, Transformation, Trust, Release.
Mantra: "Om Na Ma Shavaya".
credits
released June 22, 2016
Katie Elevitch vocals/acoustic guitars/flute
Riley McMahon guitars/keys/programming
Jonathan Maron bass guitar
Lee Farber drums/percussion
Takuya Kuroda trumpet
Produced by Riley McMahon
Recorded & Mixed by Riley McMahon, New Warsaw Studio, Brooklyn, NY
All Music Copyright 2011-2016 Katie Elevitch (BMI) & Riley McMahon (SESAC)
Katie is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, certified yoga instructor, arts educator and creativity
coach,
Also trained in the theater arts, Katie is thrilled to be bringing her love of dance, theater, music and the healing arts together for "Brilliance and Light" multi-arts yoga & dance events to a healing/ arts/ community/ yoga space near you....more
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