"Welcome Home," - India Arie
The marvelous India.Arie is an American singer/songwriter who has sold over 3.3 million records in the United States and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards for her 23 nominations, including Best R&B album. She made a masterpiece film, "Welcome Home," to help calm the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are an interdependent species, Arie told me. “We were brought up to believe wellness is an individual pursuit, but we must expand our vision from me to we.”
As a wellness practitioner, she insists that our economic, political, and social systems are not well, so our people are not well. In the absence of systems that care for us all, mutual and community care are critical pathways to our collective well-being. In striving for wellness, we must expand our vision from me to we. According to Arie, this unprecedented time is the perfect time to offer wellness, peace, and tranquillity using her music as a vessel for thought-provoking lyrics and mindful meditation.
I had the privilege to sit down with Arie to discuss her ideas on how we can become well in an unwell world and become more connected in a culture ruled by separation. And how it all starts with each one of us by looking inside.
Bryan Robinson: India, I’m excited to talk with you. You’re a phenomenal music artist, but I’d like readers to know about your own personal journey into wellness and some of the things you’re doing to help the nation heal during these extraordinary times we’re living in.
India.Arie: When I got into the music industry, my health was hit hard on all levels—mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. I started looking at my spiritual practices not as a hobby but as tools to make it through life. Now my self-development, wellness, and contemplation are my favorite things to do.
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