Zayra Yves: News

On March 7th and 8th in Los Angeles Genpo Roshi, Bill Harris and Zayra Yves are sharing the stage. Zayra is scheduled to read inspirational poetry in between Bill and Genpo's workshop sessions.

It is a remarkable combination! Here are the details:

https://www.centerpointe.com/bigmind/details/
And, if you register early you'll also receive a copy of Genpo's amazing book, "Big Mind, Big Heart" and a collection of Bill Harris' articles about spiritual growth, "Oneness Isn't Metaphysical."

On Sunday, March 1st at 4 in the afternoon there is a poetry reading at Ernesto's Studio in Pt Reyes Station. Reading poetry is Zayra Yves whose modern-day poems are spiritual, earthy, mystical, flowing. Joining Zayra is Renata Santerre reciting the poems of Rumi, Hafiz, Kabir, Rilke, Tagore, and Maya Angelou. These two women will present an inspiring afternoon of words from the heart, both past and contemporary. Refreshments will be served.
Ernesto's Studio is next to the Reyes Cafe outdoor patio.

--
Ernesto Sanchez
P.O. Box 43
Pt Reyes Station, CA 94956
Art Studio (next to Cafe Reyes)
415 370 4339

UltraFeel TV has invited Zayra's poetry back onto the scene to release Retrograde Motion!

There is one special audio poem in this feature you will want to hear because you cannot find it anywhere else on the web or inside any of Zayra's current audio collections: Houdini's Handcuffs. Yep! It is a mixture of erotica, spiritualism and tiny bit of fetish, just enough to keep you interested!

Here is the link:

Check out the UltraFeel sharing Zayra's new Poetry CD: Retrograde Motion http://www.ultrafeel.tv/zayra-yves-poetry-retrograde-motion/
We LOVE our UltraFeel TV!

Crowned Compassion, Zayra's first audio poetry collection, is being featured on Daily Buddhism.

Check it out!

http://www.dailybuddhism.com/
It is a wonderful blog dedicated to modern Buddhism as it applies to every day living.

The second edition of Ordinary Substance is now available at Lulu. It has a new cover and it suits the collection! For those of you who purchased the first edition of Ordinary Substance, I wish to thank you for your support and remind you that only 150 copies were printed of that book so you officially have a collectors item. May your new year be filled with joy and the beginnings that are born from lotus seeds, thus the new cover of Ordinary Substance!

Finally it is here and fully loaded onto CD Baby! Check it out and listen to samples!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/zayrayves3
RETROGRADE MOTION” is poetry unlike the poetry you are familiar with. It is not spoken word and it is not a song but it is somewhere in between. You definitely want to own and indulge yourself in all twenty-two richly complex pieces, which are set to a bed of music created by Gardner Cole with tribal sounds, new age vibes and an all around moody meditative feeling. The temperament varies from the sensitive feminist to the morose, from the artistic to sarcastic, from the beautiful to gritty, from the transformational to spiritual and on into the unknown where one simply decides to be unfinished.

Zayra Yves is not like any other poetess you have heard, she poetically sheds the layers of life to bring out the volume of emotion and experience underneath the lyrical observations. Zayra is a poet who has a gift for sharing rare intimacy with her listeners and has a natural inclination toward courageously exploring the adventures of the heart. Her ability to recapture the past and echo it in the present as if it were a living moment reminiscent of friends, lovers, exile, discovery, sorrow, boats, rouges, bandits, trees, dancing naked and butterflies, is seductive and colorful. It leads you down the path of love.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/zayrayves3

"RETROGRADE MOTION," Zayra's long awaited and newest audio poetry collection is currently in production at Disc Makers and is scheduled to arrive off the UPS truck on December 3, 2008. It is over due and past schedule but well worth the wait.

"RETROGRADE MOTION" is poetry you definitely want to own and indulge yourself in. It is worthy of personal immersion into all twenty-two richly complex pieces, which are set to a bed of music created by Gardner Cole with tribal sounds, new age vibes and an all around moody meditative feeling. The temperament varies from the morose to artistic to sarcastic to beautiful to transformational to spiritual and on into the unknown where one simply decides to be unfinished. Whatever your mood, attitude or vice, you are certain to find yourself or lose yourself in these interestingly diverse audio gifts of poetry from Zayra's new collection "RETROGRADE MOTION."

Here is the line up:

1. Becoming Abstract
2. The Blurred Version
3. Caught in the Fading Light
4. Consider the Sound of Water
5. Evaporation
6. How a Stone Comes to Life
7. An Invitation in Exodus
8. Listening to Charles Bukowski
9. A Lost Cry
10. A Lover & the Echo
11. Ms. V
12. My Sin
13. The Night Bird's Last Tear
14. Not Waiting
15. Pilgrim Hitchhiking
16. Red Clay
17. Sanctuary
18. She Transforms Herself
19. Star Flowers
20. Sudden
21. Unfinished & Untangled
22. What Might Still Be

Several of the poems on "RETROGRADE MOTION" appear in her book "ORDINARY SUBSTANCE," while others are brand new poems released in this collection for the first time, and are slated to appear in her new poetry book due for print in January of 2009.

Sign up to reserve your copy of "RETROGRADE MOTION" now! Send an email to Zayra at zayra.yves@gmail.com to find out the details or add your email address to the list for announcements.

Al Diaz and Zayra Yves connection on BlogTalk Radio to share ideas about the transformative influence of art in our lives and how to bring that into living on purpose.

Tune in....on September 1st at 6:00 PM.

Direct link for more info:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ilumine-Ao/2008/09/02/Ilumine-Ao

"Are you ready to free up your spirit and live from total abundance?" Do you want to tap into your creativity as a means of growing and sharing your joy?

This is your opportunity to become happier, healthier and more prosperous through powerful exercises, poetry, art, music, movement and energy healing!

Rayna Lumbard, Al Diaz and Zayra Yves have joined together to share a special presentation to inspire others to live with passion, purpose and prosperity.

Rayna is an LMFT, psychospiritual healer and holistic therapist with Inner Success Transformations. You may visit her website at www.InnerSuccess.com or call her at 408.358.3756.

Al Diaz is a high conscious facilitator, radio talk show host and the author of The Titus Concept. Go directly to Al's blog talk radio site at www.blogtalkradio.com/Ilumine-Ao and be sure to catch the interview with Zayra at 6:00 PM on September 1st and Rayna at 6:00 PM on September 4th!

Al Diaz can be contacted through his website at www.TheTitusConcept.com or called at 909.282.7744.

Pre-register for the September 13th workshop and come join us from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for the Law of Attraction in Action at Our Sacred Space in Willow Glen: 2075 LIncoln Ave. Suites e & F, San Jose 95125

Please contact Rayna Lumbard for registration at 408-358-3756 or go to her website: www.InnerSuccess.com

Frank Wiedemann is the graphic designer for Zayra's new audio collection titled: "Not Waiting." The new audio collection of poetry by Zayra Yves with music by Gardner Cole is due to be released in late October or early November. Wiedemann will be combining Zayra's artwork and his fine design expertise together. It is destined to be an enticing and abstractly dreamy combination!

Check out Frank Wiedemann's graphics website: http://www.frankwdesign.com/
Also, if you wish to pre-order "Not Waiting" then please email Zayra: zayra.yves@gmail.com.

"The Power of Poetry"

The power of poetry is an expressive and meditative practice. It lends itself to discovering grace, as well as how to be more receptive to our intuition.

Metaphysical poetry is evocative, soulful, uplifting and heart centered.
Come be inspired!

The Awareness Network meets every Thursday 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
at the Divine Science Community Center
1540 Hicks Ave., San Jose, 95125

http://www.theawarenessnetwork.org/

From the creator and editor of UltraFeel...

"Ultrafeel.tv is proud to publish some of Zayra Yves‘ erotic poetry and two of her latest photos."

"Zayra from San Francisco, California, is an exceptional poet with a great variety of themes. Her deep insights into the dualistic nature of life merges with the erotic reunion of the male and female energies into a spiritual, archaic and mystical image of existence."

http://www.ultrafeel.tv/zayra-yves-erotic-poetry/

Several people have asked lately what the new project is for Zayra Yves and Magdalena & Co. Is there a new CD in the pipeline? The answer is "YES!"

The new CD is not titled as of yet but Zayra Yves and Gardner Cole are working full tilt on a heart centered artistic production!

It will be announced as soon as it is complete and ready for market!

To find out more about Gardner Cole's amazing talents, please visit his website at:

http://www.GardnerCole.com
We are excited about this new venture! And, hope you will be too!

Zayra's audio poem "Our Passions Might Be Numbered Like This" is featured in the Poetry + New Media section of UniVerse of Poetry

www.universeofpoetry.org
UniVerse presents Poetry + New Media,
a living archive dedicated to poetry
married to music and film, giving voice to exquisite,
compelling artists internationally.

http://www.universeofpoetry.org/newmedia.shtml
There is a wonderful collection of audio tracks to listen to from International Artists!! You won't want to miss this one! Go listen to it now and be inspired!!!

Peace!

Two of my favorite poems "Time to Give My Heart Away" and "Love's Sanctuary" are published in WINS Verlies. Gained LOSS, a South African publication. This is a gorgeous publication with a high level of integrity and spirit!

WINS Verlies.Gained LOSS
Samesteller Myra Magdalena Lochner Editor
Voorwoord M.Dianne Berry Foreword

Omslagfoto’s en Kuns Myra Magdalena Lochner Cover Photos and Art
Format: Soft Cover, 220 pages

Published and distributed by/Gepubliseer en versprei deur

KREATIV
PO BOX/POSBUS 4404 GEORGE EAST/GEORGE-OOS
6539
SOUTH AFRICA/SUID-AFRIKA

All rights reserved/Alle regte voorbehou
Copyright © Kopiereg 2008 Myra Lochner KREATIV
Copyright of individual submissions remains with the authors
Kopiereg van individuele bydraes berus by die skrywers

First Edition First Print 2008 Eerste Uitgawe Eerste Druk

ISBN 978-0-620-40296-5

PLEASE ORDER AT: Myra Lochner myrataal@mweb.co.za

PLEASE NOTE: WINS Verlies.Gained LOSS is in English, with some of the poems submitted in Afrikaans; some poems are translated in English or Afrikaans — those are a special bonus for the reader.

Under the Ribs (prose) is published in the Memoir Journal Vol. 1 No. 2

http://memoirjournal.squarespace.com/table-of-contents-summer08/
It is not like anything I have published to date. Scroll down to the prose
area and click on the piece to read it or you may use this link.

http://memoirjournal.squarespace.com/under-the-ribs/
It has adult content, is graphic and it is not erotic.

Thank you again to everyone for their support!

The Night Bird's Last Tear is posted on YouTube
with music by Nicholas McNair and art by Anthony Christian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47d9BeuJPk
The artistic images are sensual and erotic.

Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone at Myspace for their support of my poetry and music! We hit the 100,000 plays mark this weekend! And, as a way of saying thank you, I am offering "Sanctuary" as a free down load. "Sanctuary" was merged previously on Youtube with Nicholas McNair's music and Anthony Christian's art. The version of "Sanctuary" I am offering on Myspace is vocals only without edits. Enjoy!

Go to this link to pick up your free download:

http://www.myspace.com/zayrayves
Yay! Poetry is alive!

Once again Nicholas McNair has performed an act of every day beauty by bringing together his music with my poetry and Anthony's art!

On YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqqd2ptzkLU
The power of intimacy to change our lives... Poem "Sanctuary" by Zayra Yves http://www.zayrayves.com Music "Nightfall" by Nicholas McNair http://www.nicholasmcnair.com Paintings and drawings by Anthony Christian http://www.anthonychristian.co.uk
Please enjoy it and pass it on!

"I am SHE" is the theme for the Embrace Your School event taking place in Puetro Rico on July 16, 2008 with Shanti Ragyi, the president of the Om Shanti foundation and the School for Mistical Arts with Mara Quiara, the director of Woman and World Peace.

Thank you to my dear friend Zoe for introducing my poem "I am SHE" to Puerto Rico. I am so happy to hear the goddess continues to go global and touch the hearts of many people everywhere!

On KWMR, West Marin's Community Radio, Zayra's books and CD's are being auctioned off to contribute to raising money for KWMR's pledge drive. Be sure to tune in during their pledge drive week (April 9 - 18) to hear the latest tracks from her audio collection, as well as some of the favorites!

Thank you KWMR!
http://www.kwmr.org/

This is truly an artist's dream: Zayra's poem "Pilgrim Hitchhiking on the Road of Life" is complimented by the soothing and graceful piano music composed by Nicholas McNair (http://www.nicholasmcnair.com), then it is illustrated with soulful paintings and sensual photos from Anthony Christian's portfolio (http://www.anthonychristian.co.uk).

In the near future look for more heartfelt collaborations from this trio of artists!

YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRlQikoZX24

It is true! My first poetry book "Empty as Nirvana" is available through Target and Barnes & Noble. If you are interested in purchasing it through either of these two retailers then you can book search it under my name or by book title, also it is listed under poetry, then under my name or the book title! At this point "Empty as Nirvana" is in full distribution and should be available for any bookseller to order. Having said that, I am personally partial to Lulu (www.lulu.com) or refer to my purchasing links for a direct link to my Lulu storefront. But that is a long story for some other day. I am just grateful that Empty as Nirvana is making her way across the US and around the globe to inspire the hearts of thousands! Wow! Thank you to everyone for all their support over the years!!!

This past weekend I was a guest at the “Big Mind, Big Heart” event with Genpo Roshi (www.bigmind.org), Bill Harris of Centerpointe (www.centerpointe.com ) and Erika Luckett (www.erikaluckett.com) a gifted signer who performed with fire and beauty in between the Big Mind Big Heart sessions. I was also fortunate to share the light with these big hearts and give the audience a taste of my poetry. As a true bonus dear Erika enhanced my poetry with her background guitar and shared her spirit with me. There were 250 plus people in attendance! Genpo and Bill were outstanding teachers! All in all, it was another significant highlight in my life and a rare opportunity to stand among teachers and friends alike as we collected the voices we had long since forgotten and welcomed them in our hearts once again. I will post photos soon.

Big Heart Big Mind was not the only event in town! My art was in an art collective show in a slide show presentation along with my poetry audio track “I am SHE” from Crowned Compassion at The Hive Gallery on Spring Street in L.A. It was a powerful group of artists that came together to celebrate the integral approach to art and Paul Lonely’s birthday (www.suicidedictionary.com), the soulful music of Michael Garfield (also featured on Integral Naked) and the grace of many others. Even though I could not make it across town to the gallery in time for the show, I am so grateful to be part of this circle. I encourage you to visit their websites to get familiar with their talents and gifts! You will be glad that you did!!!