"Vision helps clarify distant goals, making them visible and more attainable." The dristi, or gaze, is a very important part of a yoga practice. It helps improve focus and informs your alignment. Where your gaze goes, the body will follow. This all-encompassing, insightful practice, with a tree and a large rock to focus on, emphasizes your dristi to improve alignment and improve clarity. How you hold yourself directly impacts how you feel, and vice versa. When the body is properly aligned, you feel more alert and present and can connect with your vision to help achieve your goals.
Enjoy the sunny woods and calming brook as we reconnect you to your abdominal muscles with gentle seated exercises using a chair for support. Including moves to ignite the core as well as activate the hip flexors and quadriceps.
The Campbell Kids are a family trio of brothers and sisters from White Bluff, Tennessee. Sabrina Patel is a 10-year-old fiddle player from Birlington, North Carolina.
Award-winning country/gospel music talents Jimmy Fortune, Ben Isaacs, Bradley Walker & Mike Rogers continue their journey as Brothers of the Heart with this impeccable collection of timeless songs. Recorded at The Grand Ole Opry's Studio A and hosted by the legendary Don Reid, Will the Circle Be Unbroken showcases the excellent musicianship and unbreakable bond that have taken these friends from the Opry stage and national TV networks to the hearts and homes of countless listeners.
Alka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. Her books have been translated into 29 languages. The Perfumist of Paris is the conclusion to the complicated trilogy of family, relationships, secrets of a young Indian woman making her way from Jaipur to Paris.
We visit the two state towns of Bluefield Virginia and West Virginia. Join us as we learn about the history of rail and coal, discover gems from the past, and talk with locals about a hometown on the comeback trail.
Healing Strides of Virginia often refers to itself as one of the region's "best kept secrets" for its work providing therapeutic horse-riding services for people suffering from neurological disorders including children with autism and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. But thanks to a $25,000 "marketing makeover" by 5 Points Creative, the nonprofit based in Boones Mill is a secret no longer.
Guest: Robert Kessler, Veteran U.S. Treasury Bond Manager (retired). On this week's Consuelo Mack WealthTrack: Retired Treasury bond manager Robert Kessler has always been skeptical of Wall Street's "stocks for the long term" mantra. He explains why he is completely out of stocks in his personal portfolio - and why you should consider doing the same.
Gated estate Challis Court is a tight-knit community for retired police officers, but when a new arrival is found dead, the other residents regard the murder as an affront; Barnaby realizes that the killer is likely an ex-police officer. Guest stars include Tom Conti (Oppenheimer, Doc Martin).
On this episode of GREAT CONVERSATIONS, lawyer and author Stephen Bright, visiting lecturer at Yale University and former director of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, discusses his book "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts" with James Forman Jr., professor of law at Yale University and author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America". The program is recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.
TOMMY EMMANUEL is arguably one of the best and most influential guitarists in the world. From Australia, across America and around the globe, Tommy is packing major concert halls to the rafters with his amazing, brilliant guitar skills. LARRY CAMBPELL & TERESA WILLIAMS are a husband and wife music powerhouse. Larry Campbell is perhaps best known for his time as part of Bob Dylan's band. Teresa Willias is an accomplished musician who has worked with artists such as Julie Miller, Levon Helm, Peter Wolf, and Hot Tuna. WoodSongs Kid: ISAAC BEVERS is National Thumbpickers Award winner from Freeburg, IL.
This programme takes music students from Woodward Academy in Atlanta and Charlottesville High School to the beautiful church of Santa Maria in Portico Campitelli, in Rome. This is a stunning venue for the Woodward Academy Band and the Charlottesville High School Wind Ensemble to perform in. Look out for the magnificent murals and religious icons which form the backdrop to this stunning concert.
Fire Island is a party in the sand. Forty-five minutes from New York City, this 32-mile long, 1/4-mile wide ribbon of sand offers 17 very different and distinct communities which include the famous and infamous gay and lesbian enclaves of Cherry Grove and The Pines. This segment celebrates America's freedom to live loud and proud as viewers follow hundreds of drag queens in the annual invasion of the Pines, play drag BINGO, and participate in the weekly offering of Broadway on the island, diva style!
On this episode of All Across Oregon, get ready to meet three amazing hard-working families. We are going to visit a family run bakery, another very popular mom and pop breakfast restaurant and a cool clay maker.
Liora, Maya and Yolanda visit the cradle of Argentinian red wine, the famous Malbec Nation in Mendoza. In search of exquisite wines and exciting cuisine, the hosts meet the artisans behind Argentinian wine production. Later the hosts challenge acclaimed Chef Nadia Haron to cook a traditional meal with a personal twist that compliments their chosen wines. Will the flavors harmonize?
Sheri shares peach recipes, including peach sorbet and fresh peach and summer vegetable salad with basil-lemonade dressing. She stops at peach stands on her way to the coast and reunites with Cheryl Day, cookbook author and founder of Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice, who shows how she bakes her prized peach hand pies. Sheri also shares a tip to prevent peeled peaches from turning brown.
Grammy-winning country music legends The Oak Ridge Boys bring to the stage their heartfelt renditions of 15 of their favorite hymns and gospel classics. Showcasing their unmistakable, four-part blends on "In the Sweet By and By," "In the Garden," "I Love to Tell the Story" and more timeless favorites, Duane, William Lee, Joe and Richard visit with longtime friend Bill Gaither, talk about their careers in country and gospel music and share what these classic hymns have meant to them for decades.
The series begins in Bethlehem and travels throughout the Holy Land. With the Gospels as a guide, host Jonathan Phillips traces the life of Jesus from his birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection.
Roots singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah performs a stirring solo set from the Pushin Building Artists' Studio in Bowling Green, KY.
Mary Gauthier, the Grammy nominee brings her healing songs to an audience of veterans at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. During the taping, this performance brought a very emotional audience response from veterans and non-veterans alike. The album she wrote with the help of veterans and their families, Rifles & Rosary Beads, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Accompanied on the show by singer-songwriter, Jaimee Harris, Mary is also the author of the book, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, which explores the art and healing power of songs and songwriting. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.
Take a stroll down memory lane with host Darrel Magee and enjoy Bluegrass, gospel, and country classics of yesterday.
FNX is proud to present our music performance series STUDIO 49, featuring in-studio showcases by Native and World Indigenous artists!
Scabaret (aka Three Bad Mamas and a Microphone) is a tour-de-force of blended styles, combining classical and swing technique with down and dirty rock sensibilities. Add generous splashes of tango, disco, R&B, cabaret, and country, and you have an intriguing amalgamation served up with humor, wit and style.
In this wilderness adventure, Lia, a 16 year-old urban princess, is sent to spend the summer with her Gwich'in grandmother in a small Arctic Circle community. Desperate to return to city life she steals a boat and sets out into the vast Northern wilderness hoping to reach the nearest town. Totally lost, she is discovered by Alfred, a Gwich'in hunter who reluctantly takes her under his wing as he navigates the massive landscape in search of caribou. When Alfred is severely wounded, Lia pushes on and fights to save both of their lives.
A misfit from the Northern Territories endures relentless bullying after surviving a family tragedy in this poignant teen drama based on a novel by Richard Van Camp. Larry Sole (Joel Nathan Evans) lives in an isolated community where most teenagers pass the time with drinking and sports. A member of the Tlicho First Nation, his extreme musical tastes and general disinterest in such frivolous pastimes make him not only a target for adolescent aggressor Darcy (Adam Butcher), but a virtual unknown to Juliet (Chloe Rose), the pretty girl whom he quietly pines for. When rebellious Aboriginal Johnny (Kiowa Gordon) transfers to their school and quickly puts Darcy in his place, both Larry and Juliet are impulsively drawn to their fearless new classmate.
Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People is a groundbreaking series inviting you to discover rich tradition and compelling modern stories told through a documentary lens. Hosted by Cherokee Nation citizen and award-winning journalist Jennifer Loren, each 30-minute episode profiles fascinating people, and explores history, culture, and language. As the largest federally recognized tribe in the US, Cherokee Nation and American history and culture are uniquely interwoven. Awarded with six Heartland Regional Emmy Awards, season seven includes stories of artistry passed down through generations, athletes with a passion for inspiring others, comedians earning their first laughs, and environmental warriors.
Orange Shirt Day, an annual remembrance of the harm of Canada's residential school system; professors of the Ojibwe and Dakota languages discuss the importance of preserving the languages.
This action packed episode kicks off with the St'at'imc Fountain Valley Xaxli'p First Nation declaring a state of emergency due to a dangerous rock slide closing a major road. Constable Mitch Thevarge responds to confusing reports of a man in crisis. Chief Officer Dee Doss-Cody reveals the impacts of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on the job.
Wind and water are two elements that can throw a challenge to even the most seasoned photographers, and Gracey faces new experiences by shooting the Canadian Open Freestyle Kiteboarding event at the Squamish Spit, and features champion kiteboarder Sam Medysky.
Brandy starts her journey of Alaska in Anchorage where she visits the Alaska Native Heritage Centre. She then sees Alaska from the sky in a floatplane from Lake Hood. Next she travels by train to Denali National Park and Preserve to see it's iconic nature and famous mountain Denali. In Seward Brandy boards a cruise and explores Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Haines and Ketchikan.
Brandy Yanchyk travels to Iqaluit, Nunavut to learn about Inuit culture and view grizzly bears in Bella Coola, British Columbia.
Filmmaker Ed Breeding takes viewers into depth with Mother Earth. He shares the beautiful landscapes, and areas of Mother Earth, and the negativity that has been taking place as a result of the human effect. Also, several tribal elders and leaders in the community voice their thoughts and give advice on the human species finding balance and living in peace in harmony with the environment and each other.
Native Cry By Deep Wells, Featuring Geronimo Vela
Chizh for Cheii (Dine' for 'firewood for grandpa') is providing a warm home environment for Dine' elders living on the Navajo Nation. Many elders on Navajo Nation live in remote rural areas with limited resources to acquire their household needs, such as firewood. Fire plays a huge factor in offering warmth, cooking food, and purifying hauled water for many Dine' relatives during the cold seasons that do not have electricity. Chizh For Cheii (CFC) is a grassroots organization founded in 2011 by Dine' Actor/Musician/Activist Loren Anthony. In 2020 Loren and his team cut and delivered 1,700 loads of firewood which is over $500,000 in mutual aid. With his team of dedicated volunteers Loren not only provided firewood , but over 112, 000 food boxes and supplies and home repairs throughout the winter to the elders in our Dine' community. What began as an idea to aid our community, has turned into a movement of love, hope, and inspiration under Loren's leadership.
Traditional Indigenous Ways of Being is an excellent blueprint for us all. Our Sacred Earth Mother is the Star of this film, and from her messages of great wisdom, we learn about the importance of balance and harmony with our environment and all living things. She teaches us about the need for incorporating, Respect, Discipline, and Responsibility (RDR) in all our actions.
KVIE Arts Showcase celebrates arts from around the world and right here at home. Come with us as we experience America's most interesting and talented artists.
Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People is a groundbreaking series inviting you to discover rich tradition and compelling modern stories told through a documentary lens. Hosted by Cherokee Nation citizen and award-winning journalist Jennifer Loren, each 30-minute episode profiles fascinating people, and explores history, culture, and language. As the largest federally recognized tribe in the US, Cherokee Nation and American history and culture are uniquely interwoven. Awarded with six Heartland Regional Emmy Awards, season seven includes stories of artistry passed down through generations, athletes with a passion for inspiring others, comedians earning their first laughs, and environmental warriors.
If you Google "beyond Standing Rock" you will see pipeline battles in Oregon, Tar Sands debates in Alberta and threats of another military action along the Great Lakes. Paul DeMain reports featuring an interview with an Ojibwe elder.
Teepee goes camping and goes fishing for the very first time.
In Noongar Boodgar, Noongar Country there's so much to see, from the boorn, the trees, right down to the djet, the pretty little flowers.
Gertie has hurt her paw and Jodie has sore feet because her shoes are getting too small. The backyard friends think about how important our hands and feet are and make up a song about all the things we use them for. Jodie goes with Dad to the Hearing Impaired Centre to meet Suzanne who uses her hands to talk. Later, Tiga, Gavin and Gertie try to tickle Dad?s feet while he snoozes - will they get caught?
Buddy finds himself in a basketball shooting competition with his dad, Chief Madwe, so he needs to learn how to sink a basket double quick! When his friends lose the basketball Buddy uses his bear strength to save the day then impresses his dad by combining lacrosse skills with basketball moves. When Smudge the puppy goes missing, Nina, Joe and Buddy interrupt their outdoor gymnastic practice and track his paw prints up to where he's stuck on a rocky ledge. Realizing Smudge is too scared to jump down Nina uses her balancing skills and leads the team in rescuing their little puppy friends.
Little J finds an imaginative solution when Ally misses her Dad at her first-ever sleepover. Little J has a big plan for Ally's first sleepover, but Ally refuses to join the fun. She's pining for her Dad, who's far away on an emergency call out. Will Little J's pretend road trip to see her Dad cheer Ally up?
Little J can't wait to teach B Boy all about mutton birding - but B Boy is terrified. It's a big adventure going to Mutton Bird Island, and Little J can't wait to show B Boy the rookery with Uncle Mick. After B Boy sees a snake he's way too scared... until Little J takes him under his wing.
The wild woman of the woods captures the children to take them to live in her home forever. Theodore finds the courage to rescue them, but not without a little help from Mouse Woman. The lesson learned is always listen to your parents.
The Guardians must find and rescue a Phoenix-like bird with healing powers.
Visit with Elder Woody Morrison who shares about how it all began - from an Indigenous perspective and we learn some of the science of the big bang.
Chef Kevin is no stranger to incredible kitchens as he did his time in a few Michelin star restaurants. When you ask what type of food he serves, its hard to put your finger on one particular style but I will say he can do it all. Fresh, local ingredients with hints of Chinese, Japanese, American. All that matters is his food is clean and ONO. Today he shares one of his secrets from his menu that won't disappoint, Chilled Poached Shrimp Salad.
Matricia forages for juniper berries, which she uses in a salmon dish cooked over an open fire and in a fermented juniper berry mocktail. After she smudges her drum, she wraps up the episode by drumming and singing a song called "Sokapiskowin."
Host Simon Baker travels to New Zealand's North Island to see how science and indigenous knowledge are combining to breathe life back into a sacred lake decimated by years of industrial pollution.
While injury forces a star forward to make a difficult decision, the coaches focus on penalty-killing and power play drills. The players then test their brainpower in a difficult puzzle-solving adventure game.
Dust and true grit is the theme for Gracey's next shoot at the Northern Alberta Native Cowboy Association (NANCA) Finals in Onion Lake Saskatchewan. Gracey creates a photo essay on teenage phenom bull rider Ty Thompson and pitches Urban Native Magazine for a sale.
In this episode of "This is Indian Country," host Ruth-Ann Thorn explores the vibrant Native culture of Minneapolis. Viewers meet Chef Brian Yazzie, musician Colin Monette, and Chef Sean Sherman, who showcase how food, art, and music help preserve and celebrate indigenous traditions. The episode also highlights the transformation of Dayton's into the Native Roots Trading Post, a hub for Native art and culture.
This episode of "Indian Road" features a bio on Henrietta Mann, a story about Clinton's Mohawk Lodge, a look at Sooner Spectator's Native issue, a look at downtown OKC's Red Earth Museum, and info about Washita National Battlefield Historic Site.
Lisa sends writer and Six Nations part-time resident Falen Johnson into her reserve to explore the push and pull of reserve life. This episode features interviews with Santee Smith, Cheri Maracle and a round-table discussion with Falen's family.
Drew hits the highway with a unique Six Nations Motorcycle Club, circles the car racing dirt track with Billy Cook "The Mohawk Express", and waxes up his surfboard with a team of Nova Scotia indigenous kids who are taking to the waves.
Art and Dan arrive in Iqaluit and while walking in the elements, are turned back by a blizzard. When the storm dies, they travel the hillsides hunting arctic hare. Later the hosts visit Sylvia Cloutier who gives them lessons on making aluk, an Inuit dessert of berries and caribou fat.
It's been estimated that at least twenty million people in developing countries need wheelchairs, but less than one percent have the ability to get them. Without wheelchairs, people with disabilities are often isolated in dirt huts or left to beg on the sides of roads, unable to maintain a viable existence. Yet, even for the small percentage of those with access to wheelchairs, most chairs imported from the U.S. and Europe do not hold up on rough terrain, dirt roads, or cobblestone streets. In A Wheelchair for Petronilia, award winning Producer Bob Gliner (Schools That Change Communities, Barefoot College, Lessons From the Real World) examines the challenges the disabled in developing countries face and the efforts of Transitions Foundation in Guatemala to build and provide wheelchairs suitable for Guatemala's habitat. Run almost entirely by people with disabilities, this non-profit organization not only employs the disabled themselves to design and build the wheelchairs, but in the process provides a model that can be emulated throughout the world.
This documentary gives a rare view into the powerful, unusual masks of the Pacific Northwest coast native peoples. Host Wade Davis (author- "The Serpent and the Rainbow") takes us on an unusual journey into the mystical world of demons and dragons which are embodied in these masks.
Three women entrepreneurs who are sharing their traditions to heal through medicine, counseling, and dance will pitch to the Bears for the episode prize of $10,000 and the chance for the grand prize of $ 100,000.
Rich Francis visits the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, Quebec, where he discovers a prehistoric fish that's lived in the St. Lawrence as long as it?s been a river! He will visit with Eric "Dirt" McComber, a local fisherman, hunter and lacrosse coach, who will show Rich how he smokes and candies sturgeon, and will take Rich out on the river to learn the process involved in harvesting the often very large fish. He'll also meet with Brooke Rice, Eric's niece, who studies food security and nutrition at McGill University in Montreal. Together, they will teach Rich about the history and relevance of sturgeon to the Mohawk of the St. Lawrence river regions. With his culinary imagination sparked by the flavours found along the St. Lawrence, Rich brings his new learnings to the firepit, inspired to create some new and exciting sturgeon dishes for everyone to enjoy, including the viewers at home.
Tom sends Shayla to the East Coast to see if their fairies are evil like the Bell Island fairies or if they are the same entity as Little People.
Written and directed by Roxann Whitebean. Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt founded the Onaman Collective, which represents a group of multidisciplinary artists who focus on land-based decolonization. They established a new traditional community called Nimkii Aazhibikong in Northern Ontario. Under the guidance of elders, they studied ancient markings from the past and are carrying them forward by tattooing individuals from various nations to unify the Indigenous peoples of the land.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina a Me Ka Po) a coming-of-age film from Hawai'i.
A rotating compilation of music videos featuring diverse talents of Native American & World Indigenous cultures. Different genres such as hip hop, rap, dance, rock, and many more are featured on The AUX.
DJ Shub, the Godfather of PowWow Step brings us a live visual performance of his JUNO award-winning, chart-topping electronic Indigenous album: War Club. Filmed at the Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Lower Thames Conservation, DJ Shub partners with special guests and Indigenous dancers bringing a message of protest and power. This celebration of Indigenous music and culture follows a narrative of a young girl who finds her long-lost brother with the guidance of an enchanted Indigenous War Club.Set on conservation land, The War Club special is an immersive, high-energy electronic music experience that places the viewer in the midst of the show. DJ Shub energetically performs at the turntable decks against dynamic movement from Indigenous dancers and featured artists.