Author, Yoga Teacher, and Singer

Photo by ArtRose This came from a recent video I did. I was able to bring it closer to a song. I’m still working on it. It comes from my personal story yet reflects to so many others’. To Be a Woman Again I lay my head back so elegantly  Bending my head to my feet  You stand beside me supporting me to let go And go further than I ever thought I could  Even though I don’t know where I am sometimes  You pick me up With broken wings And a tethered soul Sometimes I don’t know who I am If only I can find the flower inside of me So I can be a woman again I’d never do this without  You still see beauty in me I forget to look for this I could never imagine  not feeling so awkward in my body Feeling proud of what I’ve accomplished  I’ve had such a hard time connecting to I feel the air in my head My body drink in the movement My entire happiness surrounds these times If I can only get better to be a woman again I’d carry the heavy load for you Even if it’s ever...

I've updated my poetry book cover that's coming out this Fall. I'm pleased I'm feeling more comfortable expressing myself with my work. I feel confident I'm getting closing to communicating fully in a way I want. It's such a good feeling.  I love the color of the cover and the photo I took. I took many photos of flowers hiking and at my local park that I walk around. I'm so proud I pushed myself even when tired to do this. I even wrote a song about the exhaustion of this in "On the Edge of Death" which I put into poem form as the other songs I've written from my weekly podcast. I'm  not happy it doesn't fit my artist photo on the back cover but I didn't like the photo I had anyway. There still may be changes to come but I'm getting closer. Photograph by Lori Jean Finnila

  Photo by HUNGQUACH679PNG at Pixabay.com. I had fun turning this acoustic into an electronic song. Free song at ⁠ ⁠SoundCloud⁠ ⁠ under Lori Jean Finnila and at ⁠ ⁠Google Drive⁠ ⁠ .  More streaming music from Lori: Pandora Artist Radio Artist iHeartRadio Spotify Artist Radio Songcast Music Apple Music Amazon Artist Radio Tidal Deezer Listen to the podcast here:  Apple Podcasts ,  Audible ,  Spotify Podcasts ,  Amazon Music ,  RadioPublic ,  Pandora Podcasts ,  TuneIn Podcasts ,  iHeartRadio ,  ivoox ,  Google Podcasts ,  Blubrry , and  Pocket Casts ,  Castbox ,  Substack ,  Spotify for Podcasters ,  Listen Notes ,  Anghami , Audacy , and  Bullhorn.fm . Lyrics: Verse I now write for your love Your safety I can’t be any closer to you Than what’s in my mind Chorus I want to veil you Hold you Protect you The beauty you bring to the world Is so much more   than I can compare to the vei...

Photo by Arulonline at Pixabay.com. Video:    I love this remake of this beautiful song I made for the kiddos!!! Free song at SoundCloud and Google Drive . More streaming music from Lori: Pandora Artist Radio Artist iHeartRadio Spotify Artist Radio Songcast Music Apple Music Amazon Artist Radio Listen to the podcast here:  Apple Podcasts ,  Audible ,  Spotify Podcasts ,  Amazon Music ,  RadioPublic ,  Pandora Podcasts ,  TuneIn Podcasts ,  iHeartRadio ,  ivoox ,  Google Podcasts ,  Blubrry , and  Pocket Casts ,  Castbox ,  Substack ,  Spotify for Podcasters ,  Listen Notes ,  Anghami , and  Bullhorn.fm . Song lyrics: Verse Begin now thru sound, memories, music life, smiles, eyes, lips skin glowing Chorus They’re so brave They’re so brave they are I want to reach them in the woods hiding from wrongs They’re so brave they are to stand up against what’s wrong I support them with my angels ...