Hello Smiling Heart
In April we featured a few chants from Michael Stillwater's ChantWave.
It was great!!!!.........so we are going to continue with with a few more in May. To hear some clips and
get some of his thoughts on chanting go to
http://www.innerharmony.com/chantwave.htm. His style of chanting overlaps quite a bit with that of
Smiling Heart's
I often begin these notices with a quote from
someone who has attended. Today, I'd like to relay my
own experience from last month. In April when our guest
performer Larry Frascarelli
played one of his chants with the group, I decided to not perform and for the
first time in 4 years and just take in the experience from one of the church
seats.
And...... how different it was!
After maybe 5 - 6 minutes, I detected the part of my body
between my heart and solar plexus was vibrating. People who
have attended over the past 4 years have talked to us
about vibrations they feel.... it was gratifying to experience
it firsthand! The experience does not lend itself to words... a few
that come to mind are calming, warming, tingling, and focused awareness
of wholeness and connection. It was a familiar feeling. I
had been there before. However, it took lots of
mediation practice to get there. It was like a step off the
stage and into The Now!
Sacred Chanting with
Smiling Heart!
Friday, May
9th, at
(on the second Friday of every month)
Unity Chapel of Light
(330)
928-2108 ~~~ Love
Offering
Smiling Heart is a group of musicians who combine their
talents with participants which together creates a musically rich and
engaging spiritual environment for chanting. The music features heart opening
blends of standards and originals. Smiling Heart perfor-mances calm,
clear and delight their audiences.
Featuring Barbara Bellamy on piano/vocals, Paul DiFranco guitar / percussion / vocals, Scott Evans on
bass / guitar, Rick Lees on mandolin / mandola, and
Samuel Salsbury on violin.
Come relish the clarity and calm you help create!!
Please do these at home, in your car, while jogging.....
or anywhere else you like.....and do stop
by afterwords and let us know what your
experienced! We love talking you.... esp. first timers!
So now mark your calendars... and see you there....Cheers ..... Paul 
Thanks so much for sharing this announcement with
all who may benefit!