FOLLOW THE JOY — I’ve been making a new song everyday for 30 days now! Spending so much time on the computer and sitting at instruments has my body feeling a little stiff and fluffy. I’m excited to be painting again and being present with paint on my fingers. Drawing or digital art just isn’t the same as getting messy and feeling the cold paint and even the nasty smells. I notice that when I paint I feel relaxed and naturally my playful silly parts come out to play. It feels really good to be goofing around and not focusing so hard on trying to accomplish anything in particular. Balancing the focus of the mind with the opening of the mind. ✌️ You gotta have both concentration AND expansion.
NUDE PAINTING VIDEO | what should we name this painting?
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✨ SONG: Tangled by Cha Wilde
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4eR07ZUAZzDwcS1OzJZ3A3?si=NrZIcEsqS0a5RlH9Tp59oA
LOVE, CHA
I painted this morning for the first time in weeks. I’ve been so focused on writing songs — racing around on computers. Finally I took of my clothes, turned up the music and rolled in color! Thank god! Creating with paint is so much more body alive than producing music. My legs get to be involved and I feel really free to make a complete physical mess. Lol my legs are a celebration of the experience and I love taking pictures of my legs covered in paint…it kind of becomes it’s own piece of artwork. Maybe I should create a leg paint collage lol sell it as a poster! Want one!? Lol
naked painting means I don’t have to worry about getting paint on my clothes..:that’s a real concern for me most of the time. I don’t really have special painting outfits. I’m usually in a bikini or naked or risking it with my clothes on. Lol once paint gets on my clothes it’s ruined for streetwear and I usually dont want to wear it again for long. So I keep it simple. Naked is always better.
My body is my home. ✌️ I’ve written a new song everyday for the past 16 days and I’ll be honest, I’m exhausted. It’s been way too much time at a desk/computer and in the creation process with other people in locations outside my studio. I’ve grown a lot already and I’m going to keep going. There are more songs to birth. I am improving my songwriting system to make each day quicker and easier so I can spend more time playing freely in my studio, on my yoga mat and outdoors in nature or chillin with friends. When I was younger I just ignored the signs from my body and soldiered on, creating my business at the expense of my health. These days though (especially after COVID times gave me a real chance to experience the deepest self care of my life) I listen and feel my body. My body is my priority. When my back says we’ve been sitting for too long. I get up and move. When my eyes hurt from staring at the screen, I meditate and gaze outside. The art and the work depends on my body. My body is my home and I love being at home. 🍍
Love, Cha
My favorite thing about painting is making a mess and it’s a total surprise how it will turn out and what patterns I’ll have on my body at the end of the day. lol
this is a new song I've just finished. It's called 'water heal my body' and it will be released on my next album. I made it this summer while spending most of my time at the beach, jumping in the lake and doing yoga outside. :) now autumn is back and I'll be in the studio most of the time doing yoga on the mat and painting.
what are you reading about?
what subject do you gravitate towards?
what are you excited to learn about?
what stimulates your mind and makes you excited to be alive and grow?
for me...
yoga, spirituality, chakras, meditation, rhythm, human psychology, internal family system therapy, consciousness, all things human body, business and sales, the magic of music in human culture and the universe, the elements, nutrition, relationships, communication skills etc... I love the watery inner world.
you?
WHEEL -- It's the most powerful pose for opening up all the chakras. Do you know what a chakra is? When I first learned about them a decade ago I thought it was woowoo weird made up witchy shit. Now I understand that they're simply another way of conceptualizing how humans function, mapping our bodies and understanding how we work. So a big back bend pose like this stretching us tightly from the legs all the way up over the armpits. The entire spine is stretched and the most vulnerable inner parts are exposed. We are peeled open and hella vulnerable. It's a position to go into to reverse all the hiding closing down stuckness that happens through life. When your feel discouraged, disheartened, disconnected, afraid etc... your energy is contracting and not flowing as much through your body. Too much in that direction and you full on stop and die. This wheel is the opposite. It's like whoah.....we are open and alive and ready for all the feelings, all the energy to be awake in us. My back bend in this video is HUGE. I'm super flexible since I've been dancing and yoga-ing my entire life. Most people start much lower and closer to the ground. I'm really just showing off this pose at it's full capacity but you can achieve the same opening benefits even if your ass is still close to the mat...as long as you feel the stretch in the front of your body and you can still take a big breath in. There's a lot more coaching I can give you on this. If you'd like some more instruction, a workshop video or a private session with me, send me a message. ;) I'd love to help you.
SUN SALUTATIONS A | 25min Warm Up
➛ new yoga class on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jrAWWo0l-jg
➛ do this one when you wake up in the morning or if at any point in the day you need to freshen up your energy and clear your mind.
➛ request a private yoga class with me or ask me to make a custom yoga video for you -- send me a message with your request, It's $150/hr
simple yoga flow + my original music and poetry --- something artsy for you if you're in the mood. ;) https://youtu.be/8R9PQfHCS1k The poem is called "Butterfly"
When you come to your yoga mat and join your body, feel the ground beneath your feet. Root down into the earth and let go of whatever you can. Pour it into the earth through your feet. Downwards. Let it go, even just a little bit. See if you feel better.
This is a basic yoga warm up or short practice accessible for most body types and levels of experience. This is a traditional sequence of yoga poses that is designed to warm up the entire human body, gentle moving all the limbs and joints, synchronizing each movement with an inhale or exhale, focusing the eyes on one single spot in each pose, all with the intention of calming the nervous system, clearing the mind and grounding our energy. Do this flow when you wake up in the morning to start your engine and prepare for your day. It can be practiced at any moment throughout the day when you need to stretch and refresh.
The traditional Sanskrit name for this sequence of poses is: Surya Namaskar A & B
Love,
CHA🍍WILDE
check your messages guys ;) I've been listening to Dillon Francis and flowing around naked....as usual. the summer sunshine is still pouring through my window and the studio is naturally warm. Soon I'll have to turn the heater on but for now...fresh air and naked yoga is easy peasy :) LOL are you spending time naked at home? anybody dancing around naked, cooking naked? you gotta take off them clothes boys. they just weigh you down. ;)
Happy Sunday!! :) I taught a yoga class this morning in my studio and recorded the whole thing, then edited the video to make it 500% faster, and slapped my song "Lightening Strike in Summer" on it. If you like this song, here's the Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3bOvN8rRLR2MNVRHLl6oNK --- it's hilarious at 2min into the video when I start waving my arms like a shakti goddess creature. haha enjoy! ;)
I have been working on a new song! well, lots of new songs actually. Here's a sneak peek of one of them. This one is called "Beautiful Gifts". Check your messages for the full version ;)
In my experience, there is little difference between making love and making music. Playing music and playing with our bodies. Being lost in flow with sound and being lost in flow with another human. It's completely primal & sensual, in the present moment (if you're doing it right), vulnerable ecstasy. Any musicians out there who relate? :) Love, Cha
hey guys :) What a fun weekend! I went to a baseball game, I birthday party & a rave. I rode in the biggest truck I've ever been in. I made out with more girls than I can remember/count LOL And I watched a dope movie. Keep doing things that are fun, that fill you up with light energy. The more we are having fun, our energy is vibrant and bright and we are attractive to the people who we want to connect with. We become magnetic! -- I was dancing through a huge crowd of people and whenever I saw people who were glowing with joy and fun dance moves, I just go straight up to them to say hi. It's hard to resist the high beautiful energy. Move toward the light! :) LOVE, cha
