Inside This Lotus Letter 🪷

🎨 The Many Benefits of Buying Local Art

📿 Private Sessions with Angie: Reiki, Breath, and MORE

🎶 Kirtan Friday, September 25​

😻 Cat Corner: A repeat Kitty- Ernest!

📖 Book: All The Beauty in the World

Hello Reader,

Why should I spend my money on local art? Isn't it just more expensive?

Many of us are used to supporting local food systems, such as farms and local restaurants.

But we are not as quick to support local artists and makers. The same reasons apply for purchasing anything local. Remember- it might seem more affordable to buy your art from a big box store, but there are hidden costs of buying anything cheap at a large chain store, whether that is food, a painting, earrings, or a coffee mug.

Purchasing local art offers connection to real people. When you buy art from local galleries, you are supporting local artists, people who live next door, who then in turn support other local businesses, and other aspects of your own community. Supporting local artists helps to support the entire structure of our local economies and keeps us all financially healthier in many ways.

By purchasing local art, you'll also discover unique pieces that you could never find anywhere else. Why own the same painting or scarf as everyone else???

There's also speculation that supporting local art helps us understand and empathize with one another and cultivate a sense of cultural identity. I'd say these are pretty essential ethics these days.

I am excited to share my Summer Art Sale!

This is both an online and in-person sales event, with wall art, jewelry, handmade books, and more. We had a few really big expenses this summer; we had to replace both our hot water heater AND our studio wall furnace. This art sale will help us cover those expenses, and you will get great deals on my one-of-a-kind creations. It's a win-win!

​You can shop online HERE, shop before or after a yoga class, or you can hit reply to schedule an appointment for a private shopping experience.

A Lotus For You 🪷

Angie

Art Quotes

"Art is the greatest form of hope."~Banksy

"Why ask art into a life at all, if not to be transformed and enlarged by its presence and mysterious means?... By changing selves, one by one, art changes the outer world that selves created and share." ~Jane Hirshfield

​Summer Art Sale is live!​

Online and In-person. Shop anytime online, schedule a personal shopping appointment, or visit us before or after any yoga class.

Summertime Private Session With Angie

Summer is a time for restoration and enjoyment of our natural wonders. It is also a great time to focus on your self-care and self-rejuvenation (I mean, truly, is there ever a bad time for that?!?!)

​Consider booking a Reiki session with me to help you restore and relax this summer. Reiki is a great way to cool down and rejuvenate from the summer heat and stress.

Deepen your learning in yoga, mantra, breathwork, spirituality, creativity, and more...

I have a few sessions open and have free 15-minute discovery sessions available here. ​

Private sessions offer coaching and accountability when you need support with:

• a personalized yoga practice
• a mantra practice to help you feel more balanced
• practices for breath or meditation
• a specific creative project or idea

​You can also book a private yoga session to work on your asana, pranayama/breath, or mantra practice. A private yoga session is a fantastic way to align and recharge your yoga growth.

Hit reply, and we can begin the conversation to ignite your transformation!

Reiki Sessions — An Energetic Relaxation, Rest, & Restoration.

It’s been wonderful bringing Reiki back to my community!

Are you feeling the need to gather your reserves and rest? Reiki may be just your antidote to the constant rushing of our world.

I have made time available for private Reiki Sessions: 50 minutes for $75.00. Sign up here. ​

Reiki Energy Sessions with Angie 50 minutes: $75, or Sliding Scale. Weekly sessions are offered at a discount. Contact Angie for more info.

New Kirtan Album

A Live Recording We released a new album, Pure Kirtan, live from May 22. Some oldies revisited, and a few new songs never recorded! Listen Here

Jai Studios: Yoga Classes, Meditation, Kirtan, & More

Yoga Class Schedule 🌑 Sunday 9 AM–Rise and Shine 🌑 Tuesday 11 AM–Be Strong, Breathe Strong 🌑 In June: Moving into stillness: Yin & Meditation, Thursdays at 10 AM 🌑 Thursday 6 PM, Strength and Ease, live music with Josh Hall All classes are about 75 minutes long. Our Studio is located at 1383 Rt 44, Brownsville, VT New Student Pass – 2 for $35. We offer multiple ways to join classes. See ALL class offerings

All The Beauty in the World By Patrick Bringley ​ Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They're the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two-million-square-foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought that he'd be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer, and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew. Check it out!

Cat Corner 😻 Welcome to the Cat Corner of my weekly newsletter. The Cat Corner showcases a diverse range of animal companions. I'd love to feature your beloved pet. Please send me pet pictures! Cat Corner: Amy's cat Ernest Please send me your pet pictures!