Chakra Girl and her gang of superhero yogi friends, "The Chakra Girlz," are working together to transform Planet MyAmi Vice into Planet MyAmi Nice. In December 2008, the Chakra Girlz battled the supermodels of Lincoln Road in front of the South Florida Art Center and in December 2009, the Girlz were part of a larger satellite exhibition called "Miami's Independent Thinkers" (www.MiamiThinkers.com). The warehouse is located in the Wynwood District at 222 NW 27th Street and the emphasis is multimedia and performance art between Dec. 3 and Dec. 6. Check out the Girlz battling the evil Femmebots on Sunday, Dec. 6. Doors open at 11 a.m. with an organic market and a yoga class, free massages, and other healthy faire to help art lovers get over their week-long hangover. Types of art to be featured: Digital art on canvas, video mash-ups, live yoga performances in costume. Main Artist: Clutch Deluxe, TheYummiest.com. Performance Artists: The Chakra Girlz: Arianne Oomm & Scott, Juliana & Michael, Annabelle Berrios, Angelique Sandas, Christy Nones, Emila Arenas, Alexandra Santos. Curator: Melanie Feliciano.
by Chakra Girl
Could I possibly be enlightened? No. There is still so much more work to do. The seventh chakra is our connection to the universe. That halo above Jesus’s head. The reason Buddhist monks wear those little caps on their bald heads. The whole reason we do yoga is to climb up to this [...]
by Chakra Girl
The purple (or indigo) chakra, i.e. my third eye, a.k.a. Ajna, is responsible for creating all the amazing art I saw this week during Art Basel. The world comes to me and Miami every first week of December. We are so freaking lucky. Vernissage, or the opening night at the Miami Beach Convention [...]
by Chakra Girl
My blue chakra, otherwise known as Vishudda, started to malfunction when I started working for a private equity company back in 2006. Before that, I never had a problem expressing myself. But in this office in Coconut Grove, I became mute.
That is why I am practicing yoga at the park on the bay [...]
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Green Chakra. The heart chakra. Otherwise known as Anahata Chakra. My heart has been broken 11 times in my life. I could blame my grief on the ones I thought I loved:
The B-O-Y who lived on a cobblestone road;
The B-O-Y who climbed through my window;
The B-O-Y who took me to a motel room;
The [...]
by Chakra Girl
Yellow Chakra Power! Ever since I created my Halloween costume, I’ve been wanting to wear it everyday. I think it’s because it’s not just a Halloween costume. Chakra Girl is the character I have been creating all year long. And I’m going to use every occasion I can to develop her. Art Basel [...]
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It’s all about the Svadisthana Chakra today. The ORANGE chakra. This chakra was activated BIG TIME in my body here in My Ami. Why? This is an orange chakra city. And I become what I am around, right?
So what is orange chakra?
It’s the energy center of our bodies located in the reproductive region. [...]
by Chakra Girl
Tonight I am dressing in RED to represent the first chakra - the ROOT chakra, or Muladhara, which grounds us to the Earth. It is located at the base of the spine (sacral plexus) and represents safety and our physical experience on this dear ol’ planet of ours.
I’ll be wearing my red at [...]
