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World Dance for Humanity, based in Santa Barbara, California, is offering FREE Zoom classes EVERY DAY at 10:00am (PT). Open to all ages and abilities, a fun workout to great music from around the world! No experience needed! Stay in shape and inspired with a warm, welcoming community of dancers. Or follow our classes on YouTube:
http://worlddanceforhumanity.org/schedule/

Use a length of fabric to get the most of your yoga practice! And, join WorldDanceforHumanity.org free online zoom classes any day at 10 am!

Strengthen and Stretch using Fabric and Gurmentor Breathing App These yoga breathing exercises, movements and stretches use a length of fabric and the Gurmentor Breathing App to keep pace. They are designed to improve bal...

New 20-minute session of yoga along with breathing app, narrated by Teresa. I invite you to join me in "My Happy Place!"

Yoga for Strength and Flexibility Using Gurmentor Breathing App This 20-minute yoga session uses steady, natural sounds of nature to pace your breathing as you practice various movements designed to strengthen, to create ...

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Sikh Volunteers Are Delivering Thousands Of Meals During The Pandemic Sikhs in New York, California and Washington state are cooking up large batches of food and buying groceries for families in need.

Pronounce the Sanskrit names for yoga postures like a pro with Encore!!! Language Learning app

If you’ve every tried to memorize the names of yoga poses, you know it takes practice! But how great it is to be able to say them correctly and to know what the posture means. Strengthen not only your body with yoga, but also your brain! This video demonstrates how you can use the app to learn the words and even to write them in a different script…Devnagri (the ‘alphabet’ of Sanskrit and also of Hindi).

See how the Encore!!! Language Learning app can be used to create your own customized learning playlists through the unique Edit My Entry function of the app. Out of the 11 language choices paired with English, this playlist uses the Hindi text-to-voice function to say the words aloud 3 times. We’ve added some fun graphics during the editing process. You can make your own screen recording of any playlist on your app. You can use the screen recording as is, or use a video editing software to add other elements. You can add more repetitions, a longer pause to say what you hear, or even switch the two languages.

As you listen, make an intention to say the words aloud. Challenge your brain as well as the more than 100 muscles of the mouth needed to pronounce a new sound.

(available on the Apple store now and soon to come on Google play)

Jasprit and Teresa have been working hard to release the new Encore!!! Language App.
Now, you can get it for FREE (iphone and ipad) on the app store! Listen to any of the 11 languages as you take a walk, exercise, or relax. Nourish your brain cells with new sounds!
android and full versions will follow soon!

‎ENCORE!!! Language Learning ‎Start speaking with your first Encore!!! lesson. Easily make customized text and audio playlists using the app's vast library, plus add you own content for targeted learning. Adjust the repetitions, the pauses and the speed for each playlist item. Unlike any other language learning app, Encore!!!...

Thank you to each of you who send encouragement, donations, and good wishes to help end Alzheimer's! My Mom is 97 and still living with Dad (99) in a home, being well-taken care of. Let's hope each one of us enjoys a good quality of life through our lifetimes.

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Our Sikhseverywhere Team is hard at work in Punjab! They sent us a new video this morning on a recent Vaisakhi celebration in Punjab, including a spokeswoman describing the history of Baisakhi [google it, if you're curious and you don't understand Punjabi, OK?]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKzDrdJXICI&feature=youtu.be

Baisakhi [Vaisakhi] Festival in Punjab 2018 Baisakhi is celebrated worldwide, particularly wherever a population of Sikhs live. The festival has a deep connection in Sikh history. Vaisakhi is a Harvest...

After 3 days of filming in Amritsar, and a few weeks of editing, we just uploaded the Best Giddha Folk Dance video! Thank you to our sikhseverywhere team, plus all of the welcoming neighborhood ladies who showed up to lend their voices, their smiles, their dancing skills, and their wonderful spirits! This video demonstrates a powerful traditional folk dance, infused with modern sensibilities, that flourishes today in Punjab (and elsewhere!) Hope you enjoy it!

Best Giddha Folk Dances of Punjab INDIA Sikhseverywhere brings you glimpses of Punjabi culture through dances, festivals, interviews and language lessons. This episode was filmed on location in Amr...

wish I could see it in person!

The Singh Twins' Latest Exhibition Uses Indian Textiles To Link The Past To The Present The acclaimed artist duo's 'Slaves Of Fashion' explores the story of Indian textiles through the lens of history

Just published a new video on 'Amritsar: Tour My City!' produced by Studio Jeetz Recordz of Amritsar, narrated by Jatinder Singh Jeetu (Punjabi version) and voice-over English narration by Teresa Singh. If you like it, please subscribe to our youtube channel and 'like' the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PFe-GXicM

Tour Amritsar-English version-The most comprehensive video guide Please share and subscribe: We bring you videos on the heritage of Punjabis and the Sikhs. What to do and where to go in Amritsar: This video guide, narrated...

Come, enjoy a beautiful film and yummy samosas tonight! 7 p.m.

Film Screening - Santa Barbara Independent Jan 31, 2018 - Trinity Episcopal Church - Participate in this free community event our beautiful Parish Hall. This visually stunning film, "Table for Sixty-Thousand," presents the Si...

Today is "Lohri" a winter festival, popular in Punjab, India, celebrating the passing of winter solstice, the lead into spring, a time when children sing door-to-door and are offered sweets. Our sikhseverywhere channel offers a very current version of the celebration in a village in Gurdaspur. Enjoy!

Happy Lohri!! A Glimpse of the Festival of Lohri in Punjab, India: Joy and Celebrations Please share and subscribe: We bring you videos that showcase the splendid traditions of Sikhs. In this video we provide our viewers a glimpse of Lohri the f...

things I noticed while walking around Torino: both small and grande, old and new, strange and oddly familiar...

My 'hat's off' to Jasprit and Nihal who took on the challenge of walking up the 6-kilometers of stoney pathway (a total of 5,000 feet climb) to Hemkunt Sahib (at 15,000 feet) armed only with a bamboo stick, fortified by the sweet sound of live kirtan which could be heard broadcast from the Gurdwara at the top.
Nirala, who was battling a cold, started on a horse, but ended up going by foot the last half of the journey.
The previous two days we had all been hiking (9.7 kilometers and 4,700 feet elevation the first day, and then to Valley of Flowers, a 3.7 kilometer trek to an altitude of about 11,000 feet). There is also the option of taking a helicopter, which Parveen did: she enjoyed the view from way up high!
Laurie and I decided to avail ourselves of the "ghorey-wallas" (horsemen) and rented a Himalayan horse (a smaller variety of horse) and an expert horseman to guide our horses up.
Our ghorey-walla looked to be about 14 or 15 years-old. Spry and fit. And, thankfully, very cautious with the horses (and therefore, with us!).
We could enjoy the views from atop the horses, but snapping photos was a bit of a challenge, with the constant movement of the sure-footed creatures.
The sound of the bells around their necks gave some comfort to us, knowing they were still on the path (many of the horses like to walk right on the edge of the path, making it extra scary for the passenger!)

A designated Unesco World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the Nanda Devi National Park contains treasures of the Himalayas.
Alpine flowers and fauna, many having medicinal properties, and elusive, rare and endangered animals like the Asiatic Black Bear, snow leopard and blue sheep.
You may read that the VoF trek is not so difficult. But beware! It's a tough climb, and an even tougher descent!
I'm glad we chose to buy the bamboo walking sticks to help us navigate the rocky steps and uneven surfaces of the stone pavement!
Even though the best flowering season had passed, going in Sept is less crowded, less chance of monsoons, and pleasant temperatures. The aromas of the birch forest, and the remaining flowers filled the senses with the richness of what nature has to offer 11.000+ feet above sea level!

First day of the trek from Gobindghat to Ghangaria...started with 'mata-tek' (giving thanks) at the Govindghat Gurdwara: a beautiful mountainside place of worship and peace.
Leaving the charming "Ganga Resort Homely Stay" Inn, we began walking up the mountain, stopping for snacks, delicious fresh fruit, meeting and greeting many kind pilgrims who were also going on to Hemkunt Sahib.
The difficulty of this 9.7 kilometer trek is lightened by the kind greetings of "Sat Shri Akal" (Truth is Timeless), Wahe Guru (God is Wondrous), and "Hello!" from fellow pilgrims/trekkers.
People share their snacks when they spot a weary hiker who needs rest and a quick pick-me-up.
The bells tied around the donkeys necks signal to the hikers to give a wide berth, to avoid donkey-human mishaps.
It was a magnificent day of trekking.

RussaYog Yoga updated their business hours.

Perfect day to spread smiles and optimism: join us at Hamsa Ojia at 2 pm (or be with us in spirit...jiggle your shoulders and laugh!)

Just 3 more Sundays: Aug 13, 20 and Sept 3 at Hamsa Dance Studio in Ojai. 2-4:30 pm please join Jasprit and Teresa for Bhangra laughter!

Our podcast is 'out' today: you can hear the full interview on itunes now of Teresa & Jasprit being interviewed by Jeremiah (Santa Barbara) about "A Table for Sixty-Thousand," our documentary about the Sikh practice of Guru-ka-Langar at Shri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). Go to interview #104 and if you like what you hear, please subscribe to thejeremiahshow on itunes, and share a link to the documentary now on youtube.com/user/sikhseverywhere. Thank you!

The Jeremiah Show by TJS on Apple Podcasts Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of The Jeremiah Show by TJS for free.

The Best Bhangra Basics video! Jasprit shows the moves-step-by-step for all to follow the fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezSsQgkIaoU

The Best Bhangra Basics Learning Video: 70 basic moves Dances of Punjab: Bhangra Basics presents a number of bhangra moves starting from very simple ones to more advanced ones. If you want to learn bhangra this v...

Thank you to the Institute of World Culture (Santa Barbara) for hosting last night's packed house for the screening of "Table for 60,000". We need to update the title of the film because now 100,000 meals are served daily at Harmandir Sahib! Shown is 'Bob' introducing the Institute and the Film: thank you to Bob, Donna, Carolyn and to all who attended, participated in the Q&A, and showed support! The film will soon be posted to youtube for all to enjoy!

worldculture.org