Tuesday, July 20, 2010

ways to support the oil spill in the gulf coast...

the oil spill in the gulf of mexico could be one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history...and recently, i have been hearing people ask "how can i help? what can i do? the situation in the gulf of mexico is so overwhelming, and i am just one person...what can be done?"
well...below i have listed a few organizations that are on the front lines in an effort to support local groups that are working to clean up, support nature preserves and locally gathering resources and teams to help with this disaster. yes, we would all like to go there and help with this situation, but there are thousands of volunteers and organizations that need our help! and we can support them! so let's come together and share our resources with the greatest source of all...LIFE and our mother earth and ocean.


we can also offer this prayer together:

i'm sorry. please forgive me. i love you. thank you.

it is the ho'oponopono prayer of the huna tradition in hawaii...

ho'o/to bring about -

pono/correct, in perfect order -

ponopono/ attended to, connotes what is socially approved and desirable




The Nature Conservancy - Protecting nature, Preserving Life


The Nature Conservancy - Protecting Nature, Preserving Life.
The Nature Conservancy has committed to the long-term restoration work needed in the Gulf and states along its coast, and has launched their Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration to support this effort. The Fund was set up to aid in re-establishing critical habitats such as marshes, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and coastal wetlands. You can text the word "coast" to 50555. That'll donate $10 through your mobile phone.

go here for more info: nature conservancy




The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the community foundation serving the 13-parish region of metropolitan New Orleans.

WE DO OUR WORK BY:

Designing and leading
initiatives to improve the region.

Connecting donors to
community needs.

Identifying and supporting
great nonprofit organizations.

Strengthening civil society.

Go to the link below to find out more about this great organization:

gulf oil spill fund





WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE



Support the front lines

Waterkeepers are the voice for the Gulf Coast's waters.

The Gulf Waterkeepers are our first line of defense against the BP oil disaster. Their incredible knowledge of the marshes, wetlands, beaches and inner-coastal waters make them invaluable first responders. Their commitment makes them critical and effective community leaders. Their wealth of scientific, legal and political expertise provides answers to the questions we have about our environment. Their dedication to a full recovery of the Gulf is unmatched.

Won’t you help them protect our Gulf coast and seek the truth about this disaster? Donate to the Gulf Waterkeepers’ efforts. Stay current with the updates from the Gulf Waterkeepers on the front lines. Spread the word by sharing on Twitter and Facebook. Return often for breaking news and ways you can Save Our Gulf.

The Gulf Waterkeepers need your help. Please support them by donating, and together, we can Save Our Gulf.



Monday, July 19, 2010

come one...come all...a call to sacred action!!!

have you been feeling sad, angry, frustrated, overwhelmed and helpless by the result of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico? come out this sunday and join us in prayer, song, ritual, drumming and offerings of love to the ocean and all beings affected by this disaster. through this love in action we can be agents of transformation and trasmutation!
we hope to see you this sunday,
July 25th at 6pm
where rose avenue meets venice beach.



Thursday, July 15, 2010

upcoming events in july!

This Saturday July 17th @ Exhale Center For Sacred Movement...Join Nianna Bray and Ena Vie as they share yoga and musical healing for a special class from 11-12:30pm. This class will be an introduction to the Core Empowerment Workshop coming July 31st. See info below:

Ena Vie will be the featured musical artist for Nianna Bray's Core Empowerment workshop at Exhale on July 31st. If you want to cultivate a deeper connection to your core, on all levels, please join us for a shakti inspired workshop. 1-4pm





Then...July 25th


In honor of the lives lost in the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, please join Laura Amazzone, Mbali Creazzo, Nicola Graydon Harris, Denise Kaufman, Ena Vie and Chani Nicholas for a powerful healing ritual at the waters, July 25th at 6 p.m. on the Venice beach at Rose. We will chant, grieve, pray, laugh, love, dance and sing the waters back to health. Inside and out. AUM!





Wednesday, July 14, 2010

a prayer to our mother ocean























Low rising crescent moon
Above the horizon where
The ocean meets you
Venus sits above your stoop
And I humbly bow
as I recognize your power
The oceans are burning now
The dolphins dive their last descent
Into the dark, black stench of gases surging
The whales are breeching
in the rainbow colored sea
that is not its color by nature
the waters are drowning in gallons of oilthat we pierced and now
these are our transgressions…
she is hemorrhaging...
her wounds may not be restored
for a long, long time...
and tonight, my heart is in agony over this death-
over the many deaths of the winged ones, the finned ones…
And those celestial beings…
Who came from pleiades to bring harmony
and peace to the earth
they dove into the sea from the sky
carrying eternal knowledge and ancient wisdom in their dnato awaken in us our divine expression
and now…they gasp at their last breath, they take their final plunge
into the mother that birthed us and who is now dying…
My soul clings to the edge of the moon
As she sinks into her hammock
Hanging between venus and mars
Waiting to become her full expression again


Oh Great Spirit…mysterious one…creator of all things…
Keepers of the west and the thunder beings
Keepers of the north and the elders who hold the knowledge
Keepers of the east where the sun rises and the eagle soars
Keepers of the south…the blood of the mother, the womb of our beginning
I cry out to all the people…the stones, the forests, the winged ones, the four-leggeds and those in the oceans…
To those who have walked before us, and who will walk after us…
To those seen and unseen…
I pray for assistance now…
Teach us to live more simply
to walk softly and to live in a good way…
To the Star nations, Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon
I give thanks to you for lighting our way in times of darkness.

Aho...all my relations!


Thursday, July 8, 2010

Ena Vie's upcoming music events

Starting tonight and going through the weekend...come join us in celebrating summer in Southern California with music, yoga, good food, devotion, sound healing and inspiration! C U out there!!! love love love - ena


Tonight, July 8th,7:00pm
We will be featuring the lovely and talented
Ena Vie and broadcasting live online
beginning at 7:30pm PDT:
We are seeking to cultivate a refined
and supportive creative environment for the arts.
Dress: Sensually Creative!
General
Admission: $5 donation, also receive a five-dollar coupon toward any purchase.
Reserved
Table Service: $25 minimum


July 9th 9pm



With - Joey Lugassy - vocals/harmonium
special guest-Ena Vie - Vocals
Matt Pszonak - Guitar
Deepak Ramapriyan - Violin, Vocals, Guitar
Eddie Young - Cello, Bass
Jeff Andrews - Drums

Suggested Donation: 15.00

Bring a pillow!



July 10th 2-3:30pm


Special Sweet Sounds of Saturday Sadhana Streaming LIVE! Ena Vie will rock you gently with her unique and heartfelt melodies, while Chani rocks your body with her creative and inspired flow. AUM!

July 10th 8pm


4417 matilija ave sherman oaks! ca 91423
$18.00 A PERSON!!

PICK UP TO GO!! $15.00
Then we will be shine the lite on arts! RUSSELL FEINGOLD!!
bringing U A Touch of Heart Wisdom and songs - 7pm to 745pm
www.heartwisdom.com

AND ONE MORE GUEST! ENA VIE-she sings from her heart!! 8PM TO 830PM!!


July 11th 6:30-8pm




New moon solar eclipse in cancer @ Yoga Desa in Topanga Canyon


Yin Yoga with Janice Craig and special musical guests Ena Vie with Howard Lipp






Wednesday, June 30, 2010

ENA VIE this friday July 2nd @ Trip in Santa Monica

This is going to be a great set...if you have missed other gigs....come on out to this one cuz we are going to have a full set...plus you will get to hear some new songs...support some great musicians and feel good about life afterwards...so what are you waiting for? Can't wait to see you...bring some friends and let's welcome summer in together with some fun, some love and some great music! ♥


Hollow Body @ Trip
2101 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90405

Ena Vie acoustic guitar/vocals
Howard Lipp on keys
Bob Cutarella drums


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

This Saturday and Sunday...two beautiful events...LIVE MUSIC!

this saturday...The Breath of Life Tribe...Rock Kirtan Experience...featuring ENA VIE and her sacred music of peace...with www.peacealliance.org & votehemp.com along with Peter Sterling and his angelic harp music...LIVE @ Kula...c flier below for address and more details.


this sunday....Main Street Summer Solstice, Euphoria loves Rawvolution and Bhakti Yoga Shala presents...Elias World Music Stage...

ENA VIE ~ LIVE @ 1pm
check flier below
for all the other great artists
being featured.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Ena Vie LIVE at Dakota Lounge June 5th 7:30-8PM

Saturday - June 5th - 7:30-8pm Ena Vie LIVE

Avon Breast Cancer Charity Event 7-midnight

this is going to be such a great event...come on out and hear some rockin' music, win prizes, give your presence and money to a powerful charity and enjoy life together!

can't wait to see you there!!

i go on early 7:30-8pm

so you can get to other great events in the evening as well...or stay and hear the rest of the great bands playing tomorrow night!!!



Wednesday, May 5, 2010

ena vie LIVE @ DAKOTA LOUNGE - May 10th 8:15-9pm




Come on out and hear Ena Vie LIVE!!

@ the Dakota Lounge - 8:15-9pm

Songs from her album "From Within" plus new songs and some special cover tunes!!! come and support music with a message!

Featuring:

Ena Vie - vocals/guitar

Howard Lipp - Keyboards

Deepak Ramapriyan - guitar/violin/vocals

David Watts - Bass

Rochelle "Rocky" - Drums


It's gonna be a great set - a great night...

&

it'll be great to see you there!!! ♥




Dakota Lounge 1026 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401
(the old Temple Bar)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Songs for Chile...TONIGHT!!





























come listen to a great line-up of musicians and artists...tonight we are giving back to those who were affected by the earthquake in Chile. hope to see you there!


Tuesday, March 9, 2010

ena vie - interviewed on "indie on air" tomorrow March 9th, at 12 Noon PST- LISTEN IN!!




hey y'all...

yes...i just said "y'all" .....it sounded all inclusive...

more great news for my music...I am being interviewed tomorrow, March 9th, at Noon (PST) on Indie on Air...

go here for details!! Ena Vie interview

Indie on Air! is a show that not only discusses the business of music but also helps promote indie acts.

so tune in...and listen to an in-depth discussion of my music, the message behind the music and the passion of being an indie artist...thanks for listening.....and see you on the web!!

much love
ena

go here to check it out!!!

indieonair

next 3 months!!! check out my music on Triple A and Acoustic Radio!!















hello to you my friends...

my music is being featured for the next 3 months on


for the next 3 months!!

Acoustic Show Fridays 4-5 PM Pacific, 7-8 PM Eastern

Triple A Show Mondays 5-6 PM Pacific (8-9 PM Eastern)

they are featuring my songs 'down that road' and 'ashes to ashes'

dive into the lyrics below...

check it out...give it a listen and support indie and women's music!!



down that road

you've been down that road

you know where it ends

and that's not where you want to be

and now it all depends

on you to accept the lead

chorus:

so take my hand

and come on board

step onto land

back on the shore

you've been gone so long

going here and there

take my hand

and we'll discover more...

what is real?

what i taste and feel?

electric signals in the brain

i've been -

living within a dream

that exists in the misty rain

depending on others to survive

fate is not without irony

and now we must live

to no longer hide

chorus

i didn't say it'd be easy

i just said i'd give you truth

you can't go back

and if you could,

would you choose that road again too?

while the myths exist

the human race cannot be free

we've been searching long,

and now you've shown us

how to see

and live, freely

chorus

I’ve done what i did...

the answer lies within

the search is over now

and zion's door is the

cosmic spin

chorus


ashes to ashes

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

we are only here

to discover each one of us

rising high

and then soaring low

we are here to come to know

chorus:

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

we have come here to discover

each one of us

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

it is really each one of us

i drive out in the desert sky

and lay out under the stars

in the dark moonlight

and sometimes the shadows

grow so high

that i see my whole life in hindsight

chorus

driving up to the mountains

i can see the ocean floor

we are both soaring

we’ve seen this all before

now i head on down south

to where my family is

and i remember who i am

and where my shining star lives

chorus

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

i am rising now like a phoenix

and i won't be left in the rust

well the river runs dry tonight

and there's been no rain

for over a fortnight

mountains crumble down

ice caps are melting now

we don't know where we can be found

chorus

this whole is passing quickly by

we are born then live and soon we die

and when we live we know

we’ve got so many things

to see and grow into

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

we are each here to discover the ONE in us

ashes to ashes

dust to dust

we are here to discover

the ONE in us

each one of us

ashes to ashes

dust to dust