Welcome to Untangle, the podcast from five-star app meditation studio and muse, the brain-sensing

headband that gives you feedback on your meditation practice.

I'm Patricia Carpus, co-founder of meditation studio and your host on Untangle, along with my co-host,

Muse founder, Ariel Garten.

I'm really excited to introduce today's guest, singer,

and songwriter, India Ari. India has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million

worldwide and has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B album.

She's from a long line of preachers and musician.

So she's spiritual, poetic, and musical.

Here's a quote I loved from her interview with Oprah.

For me, music is a spiritual work, and this journey has proven my theory that the vibration of words and music do matter in the shaping of consciousness and culture.

At 19 years old, India began writing her own songs as catharsis, and she says music is still her most important outlet for all her thoughts,

feelings, and emotions that are deep inside. She's released five albums in her 17 years on Motown

records. Her deepest desire is to live with a joyful heart and do what she loves while making a contribution to humanity.

If you haven't heard her song, I Am Light, I hope you'll listen to it. It's one of my very favorites

and fills me up with so much joy each time I hear it. Now, here's the beautiful India Ari.

India Ari, I am so excited to have you on Untangle today.

I've been looking forward to this for such a long time.

Thank you.

Me too.

Yeah.

And thank you for continuing to try to get me on.

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