

India’s unexpected meditation journey (6:00) 3. How India has been coping with the quarantine (2:00) 2. Learn the tools to create mindful moments throughout your day and how these practical tips can lead to mental balance, inner peace, and clarity even in these uncertain times. In this episode, we discuss: 1. Judy explains how the average human mind has some 50,000 thoughts a day and how mindfulness can be practiced in mere minutes and in a way that fits your unique personality. Hear about her personal struggle with self-doubt and how the power of music helped her reach self-acceptance and no longer fear judgment. Find out why compromising her truth and trying to create harmony at all costs made India physically ill. Calling the music industry racist and sexist, she recounts being manipulated and coerced by record labels and how she fought to speak her truth. India’s meditation journey started nearly two decades ago after a disappointing experience at the Grammy’s and she continued down the path to live her truth ever since. India opens up about her dark moments in the music industry and how she persevered to create eight albums in 20 years. In fact, she credits meditation and her spiritual practice for saving her when she wanted to walk away and retire. and abroad but her journey navigating the music industry has never been easy.

THAT I’d LOVE to “shed light on”.that conversation IS REAL, …let’s keep talking.Singer and songwriter India Arie has won four Grammy’s and sold over 13 million records in the U.S. Politically speaking racism/colorism in the black community is a MUUUUUUUCH larger #SongVersation #skinversaton The GLOW you see IS (magnificent) lightingĤ. i’m so in love with myself I have no DESIRE to BLEACH myself. Personally speaking! I’m happy to say I have NOT BLEACHED my skin LOL! ROTF at the thought.ġ. Love to all #SoulBirdsWorldWide are you ready for this #SongVersation ? India responded to the controversy via Facebook: The whole controversy is especially shocking since Arie is famous for songs that convey pride in her appearance, like “Brown Skin” and “I Am Not My Hair.”Īrie’s people say her lighter appearance in the photo is due to camera flash and angle.

The cover photo, seen above, shows a startlingly lighter Arie compared to previous photos of the singer. R&B singer India Arie has been accused to lightening her skin for the cover art for her new single “Cocoa Butter.”
