by Ariana Saraha | Oct 4, 2020 | Musings, News
As I type this, I have arrived in a very different habitat/ecosystem. My heart aches a bit for the wild forests I have left behind ~ soon to turn to dust and brown, all the while exclaiming one last display of glorious, colorful splendour, and shedding their last... 
by Ariana Saraha | Apr 29, 2020 | Musings
Wild ones… I don’t think this is the springtime any of us were expecting. But it is springtime nonetheless, so I’m peeking out of my [quarantine] cave to say hello and send blessings from my hermit heart… How are you doing? How is your family, your... 
by Ariana Saraha | Aug 16, 2019 | Musings
Beauty is essential. In nature, it bespeaks a healthy and vibrant ecosystem. As a human, it calms, enlivens, and inspires my soul, all the while reminding me simply that this. is. home. I feel very fortunate to be able to take myself to places that remind me of the... 
Ariana Saraha is a singer & musician based in the mountains of Colorado with a passion for pathos, primordial beauty, and the natural world. Whether writing, singing, or drumming, her mission is to invite us into the much wilder world beyond the trappings of civilization and the accepted meanderings of the mundane mind. She is working on a new album, From the Wild, and a book of musings to accompany it.![Raise your hand if you used to come to the Beltane fire parties I threw in Boulder 🖐🏼 {If you came, you would remember without a doubt ~ for the invitation came by phone: I called 300 people by hand (from my landline! 😭), and you all thought I was joking when I said we would get naked and leap the fire 🔥 But everybody came, and there was never a clothed person left standing. Even in the rain. We leapt hand in hand, two by twos and threes, sometimes more, sometimes solo. We shared and sang and uttered prayers. Some snuck off under the trees to make love. We played music late into the night. We embraced our aliveness wholeheartedly, unashamed. You all were glorious adventurers ~ thank you for joining me! 👏🏼} If you missed those times, let’s do it again someday! 🍑 #NeverTooOld #NeverTooLate (And in case there was any question, yes, I got naked and barefoot and jumped this fire. Multiple times.) .
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