I first heard the “Hang” or HandPan while practicing yoga last week. Our class was lucky enough to have a live musician there to play the HandPan during our practice, and I have been thinking about the instrument ever since. It really reminds me of the steel drums, which give off such an amazing sound. I hope you enjoy!

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~George Santayana

I first heard Brazilian musician Seu Jorge in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I really love the movie, especially the music in it. Seu Jorge covered David Bowie’s classics in Portuguese for much of the movie, the movie’s soundtrack is fantastic, and I hope you enjoy his rendition of “Changes”.

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“I was just trying to calm down. I put on some meditation music, burned some sage, had the candles going. Just tried to do a little bit of yoga. Yoga always comes through for me … It was all about good vibration. Thankfully, I slept really good. I did some mantras. It worked out for me.”

— Anderson, on her routine before the race

via Grantland

~ Bob Marley

Happy birthday to a great man and a true inspiration to so many.

 

For those of us stuck in this Polar Vortex, the winter can be quite frustrating at times. However, it can allow for incredible beauty, which Jamie Stuart shows us in his short documentary, “Man in a Blizzard,” during the Blizzard of 2010. Enjoy and stay warm!

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A cool vibe for this wintry weather.

Derrick Coleman, who was discussed earlier here on LP, is a deaf fullback for the Super Bowl bound Seattle Seahawks. It is no surprise that he has inspired countless people around the country with his story, but read here to see how he responded to a young fan’s letter. It brought a huge smile to my face, and I hope it has the same effect on you!

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Pipeline Winter 2013 from Eric Sterman on Vimeo.

Photographer Eric Sterman attached a GoPro to a quadcopter drone to film surfers at the famous Pipeline break in Hawaii. This video is the breathtaking result.

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