Each night before bed I go outside to contemplate the universe. Sometimes the sky is opaque, thick with clouds, impenetrable. At other times the same dark sky is the thrilling diamond spread of the Milky Way. Nature, the great metaphor, comes softly home: This is the way it is. Whether there are clouds or stars, behind it all is a vast mystery—steady, eternal, formless, unchanged, always present …
Read MoreThree days in the beautiful French countryside with seasoned writer Mary Angelon Young and musician Marion Zammarchi for a deep exploration of the creative impulse, cultivating relationship with the creative Muse through singing and writing. Come walk under talk green trees, swim or sit beside a beautiful river, and tap the wellspring of your true nature.
Marion Zammarchi
Marion Zammarchi is an art therapist whose creative approach to healing and empowered expression through voice, song, and sacred language— with an emphasis on Sanskrit—is unique in the Western world today. Originally trained in classical violin, Marion’s traditional background has evolved into free improvisation that yields a deeply evocative and powerful performance repertoire.
She studied song, ritual, and sacred chants with song master Borys Cholewka—including the sacred songs of India, Siberia, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Native Indian of the Americas, as well as the songs of Eastern Christianity—and the the dhrupad songs of India with Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar of Paris. She currently practices, sings, and resides in Lyon, France.
Also in France 2016—
A weekend with Mary and Sharana.
Details to be announced