Radhika Vekaria, a nominee for her debut Grammy for the album Warriors of Light, expresses how the Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach serves as a sanctuary filled with love and encouragement. Born into a musical family, Vekaria's passion for music began in her early years, aided by the communal music sessions at home. Her experience with mantra chanting also played a significant role in overcoming her childhood speech impediment. The calming presence of the ashram provided solace amidst the chaos of recent wildfires, highlighting its role as a reset point.
The Kali Mandir has been such a refuge, a place of a reset, everything that you would feel that your home should be nourishing, safe, re-grounding all these things and just full of love and encouragement.
Music has been around longer than oxygen for me. When I was in the womb, my parents were having music parties in their homes.
The peaceful energy of the temple melted away the stress and heartbreak we had internalized.
Reciting mantras and devotional chanting even helped me overcome a speech impediment I had developed as a child.
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