tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38311495809319249452024-03-13T05:44:54.909-05:00The Idisi-an unconventional chorus of wyld womynThe Idisi is a gathering of women intent on singing and opening the world up to the sonic healing of the Divine Feminine.
We are a chorus of women raising the vibrations of those we encounter through music of many cultures, faith practices, and life paths.
The Idisi come together with great love, respect, and honor among ourselves as artists and access the healing properties of sonics to share that energy with as many people as we can.
We are on a powerful journey of Joy, Love and Light.-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-54387883374896653232014-04-13T15:10:00.000-05:002014-04-13T15:10:34.100-05:00Observations of A Wyld Woman on Her Path<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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On exploring my inner shaman, and coming to terms with my
inner critic...</div>
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Today I was asked to help facilitate a ritual of celebration
and benediction at a seminar I attended this weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had no idea what the ritual would entail,
but I found myself agreeing eagerly before my inner critic kicked in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a minute or so, I realized this
negative voice was starting to bubble up, but I decidedly shook it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn't have the patience today to argue
with her, so I just trundled through the rest of the afternoon, waiting for the
close of the seminar.</div>
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We all have this critic, this self-talk that goes on in our
heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It tells us we aren't good
enough; or we don't have the skills for this-or-that; or that we would be found
out to be a fraud; or that blah-blah-blah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This negative feedback loop is so destructive, and yet it can be so
insidious in its commentary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We think we
just bottle it up and it goes away, but really, we are just simply ignoring
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That critic is still in our
subconscious, prattling on and on and on, and now it has become background
noise in our head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the white noise
frequency that we forget about, but it is still informing every thought,
action, and word we think, do, or say.</div>
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My work with The Idisi has pushed me beyond the stifling of
this inner critic, and instead into the scary realm of acknowledging its
existence and dealing with it from a place of patience and power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Acknowledging my critic is not giving
credence to what it says, nor is it "assimilating in order to
transform" its hurtful words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead, the acknowledgement gives it (and really, "it" is
"me") the space to be heard, the patience to hear its grievances, and
then sending it out on an errand, or to coffee, so to speak, to give myself a
break.</div>
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Amazingly, this works for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hurtful self-talk is indeed from myself,
conscious or otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never be
able to full exorcise that part of my inner mind, but acknowledging it exists
gives me a frame of reference to be aware when it rises up - to be aware when a
negative thought-deed-word may not truly be from the best part of me.</div>
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This critic has bested me for a long time, arguing with me
over vocations, friendships, family issues, education, and spiritual
things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost always my critic plays
devil's advocate for whatever I might be going through at the time, and devil's
advocate for the sheer provocation of it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, because of the chanty work I do with The Idisi, the need for
neutrality and yet mindful presence, and the opportunity to open my piehole for
bold singing - these facets have given a way for me to wrestle with my critic,
and in the end, send her out for toilet paper (if only she would really pick up
TP, that would be magic!)</div>
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I am now pursuing a degree in theology and pastoral
ministry, which for a long time I realize my self-talk was telling me wasn't
worth the effort ("You won't actually make any money, will
you?")<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am working with the Sacred
Art of Living Center toward germinating a career in hospice and funeral
chaplaincy, which was scoffed at ("What makes you think dying people will
take you seriously at age 30, hmmm?")<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am growing in a church community, which has been an absent part of my
spiritual life for awhile ("You don't need church, nobody really likes you
there anyway, they are just gossiping about you, etc.")<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I continue to sing and explore new sacred
music, and hope to continue with The Idisi and our work for many seasons to
come ("Your voice isn't gorgeous, it's just pretty basic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus who are you to give opinions to the
others in the group who have more performing experience than you?")</div>
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So you see, in spite of all the negative feedback from my
critic -I mean- myself, I have found a way to be patient and move forward with
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are tools I learned from
singing and being in community with the other women in The Idisi, and I hope I
have helped facilitate their learning as well.</div>
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Back to today's ritual...there were elements of many
religious traditions present, each one meant to give a blessing to each
participant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, I was not
specifically offering the blessing, but engaging everyone in my element to partake
in the way he or she saw fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Long story
short, I was meant to hold space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot
of space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>70 participants worth of
space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized, after the ritual,
that had I not the experience with The Idisi holding song space for extended
periods of time, I don't think I would have lasted very long in a healthy
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the ritual, our main
facilitator of the seminar thanked me for participating, and said "I knew
it had to be you, because I knew you could hold the space reverently, and yet
have a bit of levity to put everyone at ease when they came to your
element."</div>
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I was so touched by her words, and so grateful for her
confidence in me, I rushed home to try and put all the thoughts tumbling around
in my head into this blog post, which indeed, has been a long time coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, my critic is sitting right here
beside me as I work, but she is simply checking my spelling and punctuation,
happy not to be relegated yet again to finding me some eggs or something.</div>
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(For those wondering, I held the "bread" of the
communion table: a ritual cake made from corn pollen, water, oil of gilead, and
healing soil from Chimayo, NM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless
to say, I'm sure, there was a spectrum of reactions from "meh." to
borderline disgust with the thought of eating dirt, even dirt of healing.)</div>
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~ a wyld woman named Cachel N </div>
-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-8780497144176327552013-10-17T15:20:00.001-05:002013-10-17T15:20:43.918-05:00Season 4 wrap up<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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WHEW! What a very impactful, challenging, and transformational Season 4 we
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Thank you everyone for all the support and love you have shared with The
Idisi this last season. We are very grateful. We ended our 4<sup>th</sup> year
on with a bang at the One Million Women’s Drum event on Sunday Oct 13th …which was
marvelous….and Tuesday of last week was our wrap up meeting. </div>
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taking a hiatus from performing for the next 8-12 months as we work on some
recordings, research, organizational housekeeping, and getting some much needed
rest and healing. </div>
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We hope you will stay tuned to our blog and we will be
posting out here as things progress in some exciting creative endeavors we have
cooking and gestating…be in Joy and have a
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-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-60808609515418529652013-09-26T19:23:00.001-05:002013-09-27T09:45:33.612-05:00Into the Stillness<div class="">
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Fall approaches- wood smoke and apple cider on her crisp breath. She
calms the excitement and activity of Summer and soothes us and woos us into a
state of warm acceptance. We feather our nests with fluffy blankets and
colorful leaves. We gather with our loved ones, sharing great meals and
stories by the fire’s glowing light. Yet we know that soon they will go
back to their warm snuggly places and we will settle in for the long cold
night- Alone. We journey into the dark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The slowing rhythm of Autumn prepares us to encounter the great mystery of
stillness. Many of us are fearful of prolonged periods of silence and inertness.
Maybe we interpret it as isolation and make every attempt to avoid the dreadful
feeling of loneliness or we fear it is simply sloth whispering seductively in
our ear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> For many years of my life I feared being alone and still and
quiet more than any shadowy nightmare. I
had no concrete explanation as to why it caused me such terror. Of course, now
I know that it is in these moments of nothingness that the real work begins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">First I will have to make the room comfortable, as to stop my
body’s complaints of too cold or too hot. I will have to find a restful
spot and position to sit in that does not lead my bones to complain of aching
or my muscles to rebel with spasms and knots. There must be quiet and
absolute stillness. My undisciplined mind will seek out every sound and
every shift in light and movement in an attempt to derail me from reaching a
state of absolute stillness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> The complaints and caterwauling seem endless.
They go something like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“<b>Do not go quietly into that good night! Rage! Rage
against the dying of the light!”</b> I turn to a mantra I
learned from a Sci-Fi Classic and remind myself: “I shall not
fear. Fear is the mind killer.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“The darkness is the realm of shadowmen and sharp-clawed monsters,
that’s why you’re afraid of the dark- remember?” </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“I am more powerful than can be imagined.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“Don’t go in there, it’s no good. You’ll have to face all
the lies and bad things you’ve ever heard or said or thought!” </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“Shhh, there’s nothing in the darkness but
me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“Fine, go in there. I warned you. It’s going to be
ugly.” </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Eventually, I accept that I am going there, straight into the
heart of darkness. I accept that every creep and creature that lives
therein is merely a part of me. I’ve crafted them from the odds and ends
and bits and pieces of memories, anxieties, unspoken desires, and long
forgotten dreams. Disfigured and twisted, vile and horrific as they
may be, they are parts of me. I meet them and greet them as old
friends. As we walk along, I begin to peel off the layers of
darkness. It is slow, dirty and disturbing work. Somewhere, deep in the bowels of every one of
these monsters, there is hidden something as dear and sweet as a newly sprouted
peapod. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This is the truth that has been hidden away, this is the pristine,
unblemished moment before ego or other outside influences tried to crush
it. Swaddled in the middle of monsters are the last seconds of absolute
certainty, unshakable belief, and direct conscious connection to the Source. These are the treasures in the darkness. To me they are cocoons bursting open into
brilliant luminescent butterflies. They lead me back to knowing. This is my path to spiritual peace- nursing
beasties and birthing butterflies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It’s autumn. Bundle up in wooly sweaters and knee high
socks. Sip cider and eat warm candied nuts. Stir the
fire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And please, light a candle in the window- a beacon for a lost
monster, looking for its way back home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">~ a wyld woman called Tangee <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><b>Sunday, October 13, 2013 </b></u><br />
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<b>1:00pm- 6:00pm</b><br />
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<b>"Rhythms For The Trees Festival " </b><br />
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<b>~ A Million Women Drummers Global Initiative Project event</b><u><b></b></u><br />
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@ Ramada Hotel - Bloomington/ Mall of America <br />
2300 E American Blvd, Bloomington MN<br />
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Free/At Will Donation Event<br />
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The Idisi is honored to be participating in this event and will be performing selected repertoire on the Mains Stage through out the day at this fabulous event in co creation with The Women's Drum Center, of St Paul MN<br />
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This is the last performance of The Idisi's 2012-2013 Season. Hope to see you there!<br />
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For more information go to the Women's Drum Center website linked below<br />
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<a href="http://www.womensdrumcenter.org/wdc/index.php?option=com_content&catid=56&id=355&view=article" target="_blank">Click here for event details</a><br />
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For more details about Ubaka Hill's Million Women Drummers Global Initiative see the link below<br />
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<a href="http://www.millionwomendrummers.com/" target="_blank">Click here for Million Women Drummers Global Initiative Project</a>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-85030205418928640302013-08-29T18:14:00.003-05:002013-08-29T18:14:48.418-05:00Dayna Jean of The Idisi interviewed on St Cloud Pagan Radio~ 8/27/2013Hey there folks,<br />
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Dayna Jean, Founder and Director of The Idisi was interviewed Tues Aug 27th 2013 for St Cloud Pagan Radio on the Illuminati Network Radio.<br />
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Check her out blabbing about sound healing, The Idisi, and Pirates of Dreamtime<br />
out here..<br />
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<a href="http://theilluminatinetwork.com/2013/08/informative-voice-of-paganism/" target="_blank">http://theilluminatinetwork.com/2013/08/informative-voice-of-paganism/</a><br />
<br />-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-45502997409463624462013-08-29T18:09:00.001-05:002013-08-29T18:09:52.656-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Idisi is very excited to be performing at the Twin Cities Pagan Pride Festival again on Saturday<br />
September 7th 2013<br />
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<a href="http://tcpaganpride.org/" target="_blank">http://tcpaganpride.org/</a><br />
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We will be the first act on the Musical Stage at the Minnehaha Falls Park Pavillion in Minneapolis, MN<br />
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Welcome and Blessing 10AM<br />
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The Idisi perform approx 10:15AM-11:00AM<br />
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Come share the day at this FREE event and enjoy the rituals, vendors, and musical performers all day long in the park.<br />
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This will be one of our last performances for our 4th season. Hope to see you there!!<br />
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-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-37460567302000932652013-04-29T15:44:00.003-05:002013-04-29T15:44:32.954-05:00The Idisi are special musical guests -Saturday May 18th 2013...please join us!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Voices of The Woods <i>- Honoring Trees - a Vital Resource</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The Women’s Drum Center is proud to
announce that they will be hosting their Annual Benefit Concert titled
“Voices of the Woods” on Saturday May 18, 2013 at Augsburg College,
Sateren Auditorium from 7 to 9 pm. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This annual concert benefits the
nonprofit parent organization. The event includes a silent auction and
concert. The silent auction starts at 6:00 pm and the concert runs from
7:00-9:00 pm.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This concert will celebrate trees and
express the need to sustain trees to ensure the health of people and
the world. The performances will include songs, stories, drums,
percussion, marimba and more instruments that connect with the concert
title: <i>Voices of The Woods. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Performers from the Women’s Drum
Center will include Drumheart the Center’s performing ensemble, Center
instructor’s and a selection of class participants from the Center.
Special guest performers will be the Mu Diako community Taiko Group and
The Idisi .</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Mu Daiko and its student group, Mu
Community Taiko Group, form one wing of Mu Performing Arts, the
Midwest's premier Asian American performing arts company. Founded in
1997, Mu Daiko continues to celebrate and connect its powerful, dramatic
and lyrical drumming style with audiences across Minnesota and
surrounding states.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Idisi Choir is a gathering of women
intent on singing and opening the world up to the sonic healing,
especially that of the Divine Feminine. They come together with great
love, respect, and honor among themselves as artists. The choir is on a
powerful journey of Joy, Love, and Light that they want to share with
their audiences.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Tickets for the concert are available at <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/326796" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">BrownPaperTickets</span></a>,
and the day of the concert. Ticket Prices in advance: Adults: $15.
Ticket Prices at the door: Adults: $20, Seniors/Students: $12, Family:
$30 ( 2 adults / 3 children) Children 5 and under: Free.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>The mission of the Women’s Drum
Center is to provide opportunities for women and girls to learn, teach,
and play percussion together and to energize the community at large
through our performing. World music is emphasized at the center.</i></span></div>
-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-45150564534072758142013-04-11T17:00:00.004-05:002013-04-11T17:00:52.845-05:00Mother's Day show "Devi: Songs of the Mother" canceled<span class="userContent">Due to unforeseen circumstances we regret that
the May 11th, 2013 "Devi: Songs of the Mother" concert has been canceled. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">The Idisi anticipate that we
will host a Mother's Day show next year. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Thank you for your support of
our work and we encourage you to go see out special guests, Lojo Russo
and Atomic Lotus, at their upcoming events.<br /> <br /> Brown Paper Tickets will be refunding your credit card for the tickets you pre-purchased.<br /> <br /> Have a wonderful Mother's Day! The Idisi</span>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-64689975276760632592013-04-05T21:22:00.003-05:002013-04-05T21:22:45.764-05:00 A show in honor of Mother's Day: Devi: Songs of The Mother- Saturday May 11 2013<br />
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">The Idisi invite you to
their premiere concert series they present in honor of Mother’s Day
featuring special guest, singer songwriter Lojo Russo:<br /> <br /> “Devi: Songs of The Mother”<br /> <br /> Saturday, May 11 2013<br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> @ 7:30pm<br /> <br /> Jeanne D'Arc Auditorium<br /> 2004 Randolph Ave <br /> St. Catherine University<br /> St Paul MN<br /> <br /> Tickets: $20.00 </span></span></span><br />
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The Idisi and special musical guest, Lojo Russo</span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"> celebrate the Divine Mother in all Her forms through music,
storytelling, and movement in sacred space. A</span></span></span>long with members of
Atomic Lotus Dance, the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, and musicians Dylan Hatch and Joel
Burks.<br /> <br /> Join us as we honor and celebrate the beauty of Mother, and all Her blessings. <br /> <br />
We will also be hosting a Bake Goods table with yummy single servings,
and gluten-free options.... as well multiple serving sizes baked goods
available for suggested donation.<br /> <br /> <br /> Come celebrate Mother’s
Day with The Idisi, our talented artist friends...and your mothers,
aunts, grandmothers and all lovers of Moms!<br /> <br /> It will be an event not to be missed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theidisi.com&h=XAQHaj_KT&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.theidisi.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lojorusso.com&h=dAQHbx6OB&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.lojorusso.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredastairemn.com&h=vAQEyYUSv&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.fredastairemn.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Photo Credit: Terry Bebertz <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phototell.net&h=GAQGTuJe0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.phototell.net</a></span></span></span>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-51332678999861808422013-02-25T15:25:00.001-06:002013-02-25T15:25:28.676-06:00from a sister of Idisi- Mary Elizabeth<span></span><br />
Feb 24 2013 <br />
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Last night, I caught the show, Nexus: Transitions of the Heart
on the Centennial Show Boat down on the River. Dayna Wolter and The
Idisi collaborated with other local artists to create a showcase in part
Spiritual Cabaret, part Performance Ritual, all orchestrated to move
the spirit of the audience as a whole and the individual soul of each
audience member. It was truly a sonic journey into the collective
unconscious, through the beautiful imperfections of live human
performance, designed to release the adhesions of your spiritual fascia
by shifting the internal perspective from grief to hope.<br />
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These
women, these glorious and brave women, came together to raise their
voices for you, for me, for all the beings of this planet, and for the
earth, herself. They called to them those who can speak without words to
join them; the drummers, the dancers, the strummers and the plinkers,
all to share in the subatomic shifting of each being by subtly
rearranging our frequencies to resonate with The Song of the Universe.<br />
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They
reminded us all : You are here to bring forth from within yourself all
the wild and raging beauty of your soul and leave your creative mark in
this life. Every single one of us is here to share the glittering
brilliance of our vision of life, of our voice, with one another. May
you be willing to be even a quarter as fierce as these women and trust
that you are here to more than a cog in the machine of modern life.<br />
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With voices strong, they unbound our societal and self-induced constrictions.<br />
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With voices strong, they bound us to the Oran Mor.<br />
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These Brave Women.<br />
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These Fiercely Loving Women.<br />
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The Idisi.<br />
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-reprinted with permission of Mary Elizabeth- <br />
-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-10095566682412245292013-02-18T01:51:00.002-06:002013-02-18T01:51:27.060-06:00From Dayna Jean<i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Well…we came through the much hyped “End of the World in 2012” business as
intact as we could be, some more than others, some less.<span> </span>I hope this finds you regrouping and making
the most out of each day…that is what we are charged to do. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">As some of you may or may
not know, I have had a very rough time of the transitions between the Worlds,
as it were. Much grief and loss as well as reaching an age where all the
desires, plans, dreams etc… I have been making since I was 8 are thrust in my
face and I am asked to look at “what do you REALLY want your life to Be?” Some
of that is very hard, hard deep “stuff”to dig through… and I am fighting a lot
of it daily…hoping I can be brave enough to surrender where I need to and be in
ease about it all.. I look around and see many of my dearhearts/circles
fighting the same battle…so how to help?</span></i></div>
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course.So…. I invite you to join The Idisi for “Nexus: Transitions of the
Heart”</span></i></div>
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<em>I have had the privilege of creating The Idisi with an enormously brave and
powerful collection of souls. We have been hard at work the last 3.5 years
learning about ourselves as women, singers, and humans; about the power of the
voice as a healing tool; and the amazing results of holding space for the
community at large.</em><br />
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As with last year’s production, m<em>uch of our work is culminating in our 2<sup>nd</sup>
Annual premiere concert to be held </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Saturday, February, 23th
2013</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em> on the </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Minnesota</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em> Centennial Showboat. </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br />
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<em>We are elated to be holding this even on the Showboat with its rich history
of theater and art, and most excited because we will be performing ON the
Mississippi River, which is such a vital source of water for the United States
at large, and its far reaching effects.</em><br />
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<em>Our show brings attention to Transitions, a time of Critical Juncture for
us all as individuals, and as a global community, We can all bear witness that
a change is no longer coming, it is here…and it is now time to choose…are we remaining
in the comfortable zone, or are we embracing our fears and taking a leap toward
what we desire to Be, no matter how terrified we are of Change?</em></span></i></div>
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</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Jo</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>ining us on the stage again members of Atomic Lotus
Dance Company, dancers </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Derek </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Phil</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>lips</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em> and Adrienne Ebun, musicians: </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Jo</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>el Burks, Scott Keever, </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Jenny Klukken</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>, Thomas Nuendel, as well as several
members of the Women's </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Drum</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Center</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>.</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <br />
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<em>For more </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>info</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>rmation about some of our collaborative guests:</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br />
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<em>Scott Keever and Pirates of Dreamtime</em><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/pirates-of-dreamtime" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/pirates-of-dreamtime</a></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<em>The theater holds 220 seats and we have about 140 seats remaining, so
be sure to book your tickets asap. There is not a bad seat in the house, and
the space itself is gorgeous! Here is the ticket link </em></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.riverrides.com/pages/public/idisinexus.html" target="_blank">http://www.riverrides.com/pages/public/idisinexus.html</a></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<em>I am so grateful for the support many of you have giving to me and my
musical endeavors over the years. I have been blessed to work with so many
talented artists, and they enriched my life in infinite ways. And I know now
that all of that experience was to prepare me to teach these women, to learn
from these sisters- of -my- heart, and for us to make a joyful noise, and yes,
even terrible noises..lol..but in essence, if you could count yourselves among
the souls we are singing for on the 23th, I would be so very grateful. I know
some of you are out of town, and I promise it will be a journey worth taking.</em><br />
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<em>These women have worked through so much of their own journey to present
this program...and I know it will be something you will walk away from
transformed, and at the very least, with an open -heart about your life and
what is possible.</em><br />
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<em>And those of you not in the Twin Cities, MN area...if you could think o<span style="font-size: small;">f us on the ni<span style="font-size: small;">ight of our show...and lend us your en<span style="font-size: small;">ergy for creating sacred space to do this work, we would be so grateful....</span></span></span></em></span></i><br />
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<em>Be well and in </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Jo</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>y,
Namaste'</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><em>Dayna Jean Wolter</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br />
<em>www.theidisi.com</em></span></i>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-53693905827475487572013-02-04T21:51:00.003-06:002013-02-04T21:51:48.328-06:00Tickets available for The Idisi on the Showboat Show Feb 23 2013!<a href="http://www.riverrides.com/pages/public/idisi.html" target="_blank">Tickets for The Idisi show....Nexus:Transitions of the Heart -Feb 23, 2013</a><br />
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<em>Weaving the sonic vibrations of Life into a community ceremony
that explores the transitions of the individual and the collective, The
Idisi will engage your spirit, challenge your comfort zones, and rally
your soul to take action in your world.</em><br />
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<em>At this critical juncture in Time, come and transform your fears into joys, your dreams into realities<br />
...all in one beautiful evening of sound, movement, and sharing.</em><br />
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<strong>Special appearances by members of the Women’s Drum
Center, Scott Keever, Joel Burks, many dancers, sprinkles of
beauty-makers, and a lot of wyld folk.</strong><br />
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<em>Join The Idisi and friends on a journey through a tipping point of human consciousness.<br />
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Seating is limited, so <a href="https://tix.riverrides.com/scripts/webret.dll?EV=27224%21group=SHE%7CHIM1=/scripts/sbidisi.jpg">get your tickets now</a>.<br />
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~A Cerulean River Productions and The Idisi Event~-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-7716728941132337962012-12-06T16:44:00.004-06:002012-12-06T16:44:53.743-06:00Celebrate the Winter Solstice with The Idisi, Friday Dec 21 at 7pmWinter Solstice Celebration & Community Drum Circle<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7pm-9pm</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The wyld womyn's chorus, The Idisi, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.theidisi.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theidisi.com</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> will be <span style="font-size: 10pt;">performing with the wyld chicas of the Bee Merry Holistic Center</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.beemerry.org/" target="_blank"> http://www.beemerry.org</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> in Long Lake, MN. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dayna Jean Wolter will be facilitating for their Winter Solstice Community Drum Circle, with special music by The Idisi</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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will be a sacred event marking the passing of the longest night, and
ushering in a new dawn of a shift in our humanity we are hopeful for
becoming the people we are born to be. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We hope you will bring your
drum, your voice, your soul and come share this powerful evening with
us....let's be strong in our communal rituals of coming together in joy
and <span style="font-size: 10pt;">remembering</span> who we are.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Suggested donation at the door is $10.00, but please do not let that <span style="font-size: 10pt;">hinder you in joining us for a <span style="font-size: 10pt;">soul- to -soul connection. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Long Lake MN 55356 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-23592869154141184662012-10-18T17:43:00.001-05:002012-10-18T17:43:14.941-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How I adore The Bard...He was beyond Time...<br />
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We had a good first Core rehearsal for Season 4 last night... brought some new chicas into the Core...it was chaos and order , visceral and raw....hopefully getting us off on the strongest footing in learning some new music that is a step up in complexity.<br />
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I am very excited for that potential....it means growth in so many ways for many of the wyld womyn<br />
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I am always in awe of how so many of them are willing to risk and take on things that scare them...like reading music, or learning by aural process.<br />
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so..yay them...and looking forward to more work to be done.<br />
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-Dayna Jean<br />
Director of The Idisi<br />
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-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-33134733730488484652012-10-11T20:41:00.003-05:002012-10-11T20:41:53.861-05:00Jera: Change & Transformation...Season 4 has launched! Hello hello!<br />
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The Idisi are excited to have launched their first rehearsal of the Season 4 last night ...can it really be 4 years already?<br />
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<br />We happily inducted several new wyld womyn into the circle and sadly, but happily blessed the parting of a handful of womyn who are off on other adventures.<br />
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This renewal in the time of the Bone Mother...it is always bittersweet for me in The Idisi process..why you ask?<br />
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I am a person who is invigorated by Fall..it is a time of beginnings for me and my cycle..even tho the nature of the season is about coming to endings and rest...but then..Life is an ever evolving/revolving circle so...it can be perceived subjectively..lol!<br />
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When Goddess called me to this vision...I had birthed, or co- birthed many a musical venture in the 20+ years as a professional musician. There is a formula no matter the genre of musical style that is pretty constant...<br />
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Not so in Idisi Land..lol...it is quite the NON norm.....so each season's beginning is a surprise, and I have to engage heavily in the Act of Detachment in regards to assumed outcomes. Womyn come and go as the Universe moves them, such is the nature of the work we do...and it is all good.<br />
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So blessings to those we part ways with, thank you for your gifts as you traveled with us, and welcome to the chicas who join the circle and take up the mantle of becoming an Idisi.<br />
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I look forward to sharing all the good with you and those who would be open to our work.<br />
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Namste'<br />
Dayna Jean<br />
The Idisi-Director<br />
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<br />-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-54292956155845891162012-07-30T13:02:00.002-05:002012-07-30T13:02:35.914-05:00REMINDER: The Idisi in The Park-St Louis Park<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Come and catch The Idisi at St Louis Park's Veterans amphitheater in Wolfe Park<br />
Thursday, Aug 2nd at the Open Mike series.<br />
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Show starts at 7pm and goes
til about 8pm. One of the last shows of our season and it's FREE!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.stlouispark.org/events.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.stlouispark.org/events.html</a>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-87055208922136127412012-07-26T13:59:00.000-05:002012-07-26T13:59:10.294-05:00An open THANK YOU to the Wyld Chicas<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}" style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Ladies,<br /> <br />
Thank you for a very beautiful, fun, and productive rehearsal last
night. There were so many growth spurts, moments of "ahh" and
laughter..it was a delight to my battered heart chakra.<br /> <br /> The
Scribes will put forth notes soon..just wanted to say that the first
chanty- WHOO -ha left me quietly in tears at the end of it...it was
such a proud mamma hen moment for me and Goddess smiled in my heart as
She held space for us all. <br /> <br /> For those who were not physically
present, our first chant was for ourselves, as sisters, and encompassed
all who Have Been, Are, and Will Be with us in the circle. I hope you
all felt that in the Ether. <br /> <br /><span> This has been a very challenging journey for us thus far...pioneering/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>remembering... how we do this as a circle of circles upon circles of women all over the planet, and thru Time itself.<br /> <br />
I never claimed to be the most awesome director /musician...all I can
ever do is show up and do my best..and even that is not consistent.I am
learning everyday what I think I can do can become real, and how the
impossible can happen when I allow....you all are a gift.<br /> <br /> Last
night was a culmination of so many countless hours of time, tears and
patience we have all sacrificed, and the yield was so simple and
beautiful to behold...it moved me to tears.<br /> <br /> I hope, on your own
paths, and in your circles...your support folks and loved ones see how
much growth and beauty resides in each an every one of you...and how the
intertwining of The Idisi's path with your soul walk has brought to you
some riches and strengths you did not know you had....as well as
sisters .<br /> <br /> You all glowed last night...it was a thing of such Beauty.<br /> <br /> I look forward to singing with you all again soon. To all our sisters who walk in the World...we miss you.<br /> <br /> Thank you for sharing your gift of Self with this vision of The Idisi.<br /> <br /> Namaste'<br /> Dayna Jean Wolter</span></span></h6>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The Idisi-Director </span></span></h6>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-9653889669698145392012-07-19T16:02:00.001-05:002012-07-19T16:02:06.541-05:00The Idisi in the Park!Come and catch The Idisi at St Louis Park's Veterans amphitheater in Wolfe Park<br />
Thursday, Aug 2nd at the Open Mike series.<br />
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Show starts at 7pm and goes
til about 8pm. One of the last shows of our season and it's FREE!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.stlouispark.org/events.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.stlouispark.org/events.html</a>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-80755237761836606552012-07-09T19:20:00.002-05:002012-07-09T19:20:56.269-05:00Open Audition workshop on Saturday August 11th,2012 11am-6pm<br />
for The Idisi, an unconventional chorus of wyld womyn<br />
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www.theidisi.com<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Idisi/369972595954" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Idisi/369972595954</a><br />
<a href="http://theidisi.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://theidisi.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/theidisi" rel="nofollow">http://www.reverbnation.com/theidisi</a><br />
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The Idisi is a gathering of women intent on singing and opening the
world up to the sonic healing, especially that of the Divine Feminine.<br />
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We are a chorus of women raising the vibrations of ourselves, and of
those we encounter through music of many cultures, faith practices,<br />
and life paths.<br />
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The Idisi come together with great love, respect, and honor among
ourselves as artists and access the healing properties of sonics to
share that energy with as many people as we can.<br />
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Bring a prepared a cappella piece (no accompaniment) 16-28 bars long..can be simple..just need to hear you.<br />
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Audition will be a 2-3 hour process as it is a rehearsal sample with
members of the group, as well as interview and vocal coaching with
Director<br />
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To set up audition time, please send email to queenvalkyrie at hotmail dot com and use "Idisi" in subject line.<br />
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We are a unique bunch and are looking for more sisters to join us on the
journey...waiting for you....and yes, I am looking at you...lol.-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-65120088639253914112012-04-23T15:38:00.000-05:002012-04-23T15:38:59.155-05:00Rhythms of LifeThis past Saturday, The Idisi were guest performers at the Women's Drum Center Annual benefit concert "Rhythms of Life" at the Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium at St Catherine's University.<br />
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If you are not aware of the Women's Drum Center..I HIGHLY encourage you to check them out.<br />
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<a href="http://www.womensdrumcenter.org%20/" target="_blank">www.womensdrumcenter.org </a><br />
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The center is a vital part of our arts community in St Paul and the Twin Cities at large. The wondrous women who inhabit the many different drum technique classes, ensembles such as Drumheart, Women Who Groove, HeartRHYTHMS, and Million Women Drum Circle are truly women with Change in their hearts, and on their minds.<br />
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The concert was a wide spectrum of rhythms and drumming styles, and included The Idisi performing several songs with various drummers. Most of the songs featured being from West Africa such as Yemaya, Baba la gumbala, and the beautiful ensemble piece we all did to end the show, Oya De, celebrating the Goddess/Orisha Oya, and the Winds of Change.<br />
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The entire evening was one of celebration, amazing skill, vibration, and joy. The featured dancers also brought such grace and beauty to the stage, I could not help but beam the entire time.<br />
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As I stated to my Idisi chicas at our centering pre-show chat...we had a lot of "twatenal torque" (I am so trademarking that) on that stage..and it was glorious!<br />
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The audience was ready to play and were warm and inviting. The Idisi had a fantastic time. It was also beautiful to be invited to sing a channeled solo piece at the opening of the show with Cheri Bunker's frame drum women. It was truly special and moving for me.<br />
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I am heartened, literally, by the resurgence of women stepping forward and taking the reins to enact change in the world. I see so many women who have entered their Crone stage leading the way, as if to say "Come sisters, we have much work to accomplish, let my wisdom be a beacon". As a women embarking upon my 40's...and finding myself in a leadership role I did not expect to be in...it gives me comfort to know so many are coming forth to be a force for change in a very Divine feminine way. Through community, through our open hearts, and through the arts....these gentle..but fierce... Winds of Change usher in a Great Remembering of what is possible for us all.<br />
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These Winds keep us all moving forward, however slow, despite the barrage of "you can not/should not/will not's" from the prevailing dualistic mentality.<br />
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I endeavor to keep my Faith strong that we WILL, because events such as this remind me...we always DO.<br />
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Thank you Marisa Cuneo-Linsly, Cheri Bunker, Krissy Bergmark, and all the fantastic drummers of the Women's Drum center for including The Idisi in your celebrations. May your organization celebrate many more years of community service, and keep the rhythm of Life going strong.<br />
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Namaste'<br />
Dayna Jean Wolter<br />
The Idisi -Founder and Director<br />
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The Idisi perform again on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at Patrick's Cabaretin Mpls MN at 7pm-9pm<br />
as special guests of Pirates of Dreamtime.<br />
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Join us for "Beltane Dreams: Songs of The Ether" A Sacred Sonics Performance and Ritual<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%22http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/236414%22" target="_blank">For tickets click here</a><br />
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I’m struggling to quantify the experiences of the past few days. Typically I find writing to be the easiest form of expression, but revealing this is proving to be something of a challenge. I am still conflicted about what happened and what it means. Perhaps it is best to simply tell the story and let you draw your own meanings and conclusions from it.</div>
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Let me say firstly that I find it very difficult to deal with certain emotions. Grief, anger, pain and sorrow are particularly hard for me to experience. I’ve spent a great deal of time learning how to avoid feeling these things. On the rare occasions where I have allowed these feelings to surface, I’ve found the resulting loss of self-control to be intolerable. This is not to say that I am a cold or detached person. I am very warm and loving. I make friends easily and find my place in social groups pretty easily. I am almost always the counselor or the care giver. I say these things so you will understand the absolute bewilderment and horror that gripped me when I found myself on my knees in my living room, forehead pressed into the carpet, weeping and wailing and screaming for MEANING on an otherwise perfectly pleasant Tuesday afternoon.</div>
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Nothing precipitated this explosion of emotion. No one said unkind words to me, cut me off in traffic, or otherwise made me feel less than. It was an average to fair day in so far as interactions with others might be measured. However, honest reflection tells me that I had been carrying a very heavy load of grief, anger and sorrow about my mother’s cancer and the impact it has on my life and our family. I was angry she had hidden it from me. I was angry that I had uprooted my urban life and given up my place on a waiting list for a loft I really wanted because I felt it was more important that I be near her during her illness. I was sad to have lost that lifestyle and had not grieved for the possibilities. I was angry with her siblings, who called me constantly, and made me feel like I was not being as forthcoming with information as I should be and I was angry at them for not being here with her. I was sad that my son’s visit had been brief and that he had chosen a college so far away from me. I had been carrying these things, refusing to feel these bad feelings, for weeks, if not months. </div>
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So, when I found myself on that floor, demanding that the Source tell me my purpose, I was shocked, amazed and amused. If I had the attention of the Divine- why was I asking about myself? Why wasn’t I demanding a cure for my mother? Why wasn’t I demanding that her siblings be nearer? Why wasn’t I demanding that my son decide to go to college in the state where I had a mainline to EVERYTHING and I wanted to know what I was supposed to do with my life? Was I really that selfish?</div>
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The next morning I woke early and wrote an entire book in under an hour. I thought it was a miracle- the answer to my calls for guidance! Only now do I recognize the true miracle: I let go. The space that had been occupied by all that hurt, and the energy I had been using to keep it contained was transformed. Where there once was grief and sorrow and anger, there was now the voice of the Divine, a connection to my Source, and a feeling of absolute certainty. If I could wish one wish for you today, it would be that after reading this you decide to sit back, examine your uglies and then let them go. Let go of your burdens and use your hands to hold onto your dreams instead. That space inside you was made for something bigger, better and far more beautiful than anger, grief or sorrow. </div>
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-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-4584874618555558652012-03-15T12:24:00.003-05:002012-03-15T21:41:48.911-05:00Music as a Method of Healing by Tanya Brody<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffd966;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,<br />
To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.<br />
I've read, that things inanimate have mov'd,<br />
And, as with living Souls, have been </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">info</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">rm'd,<br />
By Magick Numbers and persuasive Sound.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">These first five lines of William Congreve’s poem, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mourning Bride, (1697) </i>show the power that music has had over the human race for centuries. When we speak of “being lifted up” by a piece of music or “being moved,” we are referring to the energy that courses through our bodies when we hear a glorious set of notes strung together in a way that appeals to us. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sound travels in waves and these vibrations affect us physically as well as emotionally. Some people put on soothing music to get rid of a headache. Others perform their yoga routine to music, presumably for something enjoyable to listen to, but the sound also enhances the movement, adding to the healing potential.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our group, The Idisi, uses sound vibration as a healing modality. By setting an intention, let’s say, healing the waters, or sending healing energy to a specific person or area of the world, and allowing our subconscious to voice whatever feels “right” at that moment, our group of 30 women works together to create amazing sound healing and send it wherever it needs to go. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Please keep in mind, this is a group of women of all different backgrounds, vocal ability and training, all opening our mouths and letting sound come out. By opening ourselves to the task and hand and to each other, we are able to create some of the most powerful and amazing music ever heard, and never to be heard again. Each piece we perform is unique in its beauty. The only way to “recreate” any of what we do is through recording, which we have done, producing our debut album, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">chanty- WHOO-hah</i>.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By understanding the deeply spiritual nature of sound, we are able to channel it through our voices to where we wish it to go. This is not some superhuman feat; this is a talent everyone in the world has if they choose to do it. One of the great wonders of music is that it is universal. When a person starts singing in any language, people can enjoy the sound and feel the rhythm, no matter where they are from or whether or not they understand the words. That same power exists in all of us and takes little or no training to invoke.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In all energy work, the theory is that the energy created or channeled will go where it is needed. The beauty of music is that its sound enters through the ears but the sound waves go through the entire body, sending energy throughout the system. What’s more, because music is something that exists in every culture, there is no natural aversion to something that is “different” in terms of receiving the healing energy, as sometimes happens with people who are unfamiliar with energy work in its many forms.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The power of music as a healing modality is substantial and should not be ignored. Modern medicine is taking this to heart, with music therapists becoming much more common in hospitals and musicians coming into hospice situations to soothe the way for those who are at the end of life. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So take some time to listen to music today, after all, it’s good for you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Tanya Brody is a professional Harper/Singer/Songwriter, copywriter and member of The Idisi. Her music can be found at <a href="http://www.tanyabrody.com/">www.tanyabrody.com</a>. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">You can learn more about and hear The Idisi at our website, <a href="http://www.theidisi.com/">www.theidisi.com</a> Our album of vibrational chant, “chanty- WHOO- hah” is available on our site, through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-IDISI-chanty-WHOO-ha/dp/B005K0HTD6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331832099&sr=8-1">amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/idisi" target="_blank">CD Baby</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cosmic-mother/id462929188?i=462929297&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iTunes</a></span></i></div>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-30749025328603112862012-03-08T12:34:00.000-06:002012-03-08T12:34:54.724-06:00Poetic thoughts of a wyld woman-Jenny G<span>I find myself in a garden. It is not one that is precisely planted, neatly pruned and color coordinated, or contained by fences and moats. This garden’s beauty is in the way it grows wherever the wind blows, however the sun shines, and wherever the water flows. Its beauty is in the diversity of its inhabitants, and in the way they blend together to stun the eye and soothe the mind. I watch each flower growing taller, stronger, more beautiful and fragrant as time goes by. They reach for the sun and giggle in the breeze, and reaching deep under the earth they sing with all their being to the waters that nourish them.</span><br />
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As I admire the divine garden around me and ponder its intertwinement with the universe, I see my reflection in the water. I too am growing and singing with the others! My joy grows as I realize that there is no window I’m looking through, no painting I’m gazing at, no dream I’m waking from, but I can feel my body swaying in the breeze. I can hear my voice blending with the others, and we brush against each other to the rhythm of the cosmos. When the sun is blazing too brightly, one flower holds its leaves above the other before the favor is asked. After the rain pours down in torrents, sisterly blossoms nudge each other to spring back toward the sun and allow healing to begin again. We are a glorious, fragrant garden rich in blessings.</span><br />
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If one doubts her ability to sing, grow, love, sway, comfort or contribute, the others chide her gently point out that none are void of flaws. They remind her that each mistake or disappointment can become another opportunity for growth and learning. Their love encourages her love and together they transform painful events into a powerful medicine that compounds strength by incalculable numbers.</span><br />
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If one forgets to comfort another or spends too much time in meditation on her own being, the others guide her attention to the whole garden and its needs. Our strength is in our unity. No contribution is too small. No mistake is unforgivable. Our power is in our ability to adapt to the world we live in, and support each other in success and in failure. Trust grows; love grows.</span><br />
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Allowing ourselves to see from another’s perspective without forgetting our own allows ourselves to grow and improve. Becoming more aware of others and ourselves allows us to be more open and honest, more loving and accepting, and to choose how we respond to circumstances rather than reacting. We begin to participate in and create our journey. Not desiring control, but seeing possibilities. <br />
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I am so blessed to be a part of the divine collaboration known as The Idisi. </span><br />
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The diversity of all the women involved and their shared passions and talents make up a beautiful garden that is at once changing and growing yet also firmly rooted in a mission to spread love and joy. It’s not a ruthless crusade of inflexible conversion, but rather a genuine presentation of what can be when you allow transformation to do its groovy thing. The Idisi is a being that exists, nurtures, gives and allows. Members, listeners, and followers come and go at will. Each is encouraged to follow their own life path, wherever it may take them. Love is limitless. I am surrounded and supported by the tremendous talent of singers, healers, teachers, seamstresses, linguists, performers, writers, chefs, dancers, warriors, drummers, mothers, wives, daughters and priestesses: my Idisi sisters. With them I am not only learning about music. I am learning to trust, appreciate, contribute, relax, support, believe, and most importantly, to just be.<br />
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“A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.” -Siddhartha Gautama</span>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-71874291604727329202012-03-08T12:31:00.002-06:002012-03-08T12:31:43.238-06:00Dreams of a Wyld Woman- Fjorgyn<pre>Now I dream about Idisi all the time. But the first time was two years
before our inception. And three years after the death of my dear friend
Rachel.
In college I went through a terrible depression. Its cause or result
was that I lost most of my friends. Many lessons were learned from
that. But Rachel was there through it all. She was never my best
friend. It is hard to say we were even close. But her door was always
open. I could always go there and not be alone. This saved me.
In the dream I was at a house party and feeling very alone. I don't
deal well with groups of more than two including myself. The house was
strangely washed out and pastel. White and peach and light blue. There
was a plain white stairway leading up into a light. Not a dazzling
light. Sort of flat. Like fluorescent, or cloudy sunlight. But I
couldn't see past it.
Rachel came down the stairs. She was wearing a white, shapeless gown.
He hair was long and her face cheerfull, like I knew it in college, not
like when she was so sick. She talked to me for a while about my life
and aspirations. I don't rememebr what we said exactly. Then she took
me to a room. I didn't want to go. I didn't want to meet strangers. She
said, "You want to meet these."
She opened a door and there was a room full of women in white robes.
They were sitting or standing casually. Talking to each other. A few
looked up at us, welcoming without any demands. One was Dayne Jean.
Hard to miss her. I didn't recognize any one else.
That was my first introduction to Idisi.
Fjorgyn</pre>-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831149580931924945.post-77205030083545623962012-02-20T14:52:00.000-06:002012-02-20T14:52:46.088-06:00From the Desk of Dayna Jean-The Idisi's Artisitic DirectorI wish you could all see the awesome going on for The Idisi show this Saturday Feb 25th on the Minnesota Centennial Showboat in St Paul, MN..wait...you still can!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.riverrides.com/pages/public/idisi.html" target="_blank">For Tickets click here!</a><br />
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Only 40 seats remaining..<br />
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Guest artists include: Derek Phillips, Dylan Hatch, Joel Burks, The Women's Drum Center, and Atomic Lotus Dance Company with Stephanie Engebretson and Joshua Engebretson...wondrous artisans vending their wares...Xses, X-STaTIC Accents & Accessories, Jeffrey Tyler doing readings, Dave Shannon's visual art, and Nan Thompson photography art...seriously epic....as well as the wyld womyn of The Idisi and their vast talents within....<br />
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Did I mention epic?-a wyld woman of The Idisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487916530855053366noreply@blogger.com0