Welcome to HeartCenteredDC
Heart-Centered DC is a hyperlocal blog and newsletter exploring the intersection of art, culture and spirituality in the nation’s capital. Inspired by solutions journalism, Heart-Centered DC gives voice to the diverse people and organizations who uplift DC.
This site and its community calendar are currently in soft launch with some elements of staging. To learn more, read the publisher’s note. But there’s already plenty to enjoy–read articles on the blog or browse our curated calendar. Questions? Suggestions? Story ideas? Send us an email.
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‘Beyond Love’: Adil Mansoor explores translation, faith and the spiritual core of relationships in “Amm(i)gone”
Earlier this year, audiences at the Woolly Mammoth experienced a vision of Islam seen through the lens of queerness in Adil Mansoor’s touching “Amm(i)gone,” a solo performance about how he’s been translating Sophocle’s “Antigone” into Urdu with his Pakistani mother. (“Ammi” refers to “mother” in
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Reuben Jackson scholarship to benefit poetry and jazz students at UDC
Back in the before times, I read poetry along with beloved DC poet, jazz archivist Reuben Jackson at a concert I co-produced with Harmonic Introductions, a DC area overtone singing ensemble. Titled “Autumn Embers,” the concert featured the venue itself as a sonic entity–Church of
Beyond the pose: How Yin yoga helps people connect in uncertain times
DC-based Yin yoga teacher Yael Flusberg shares what she learned after leading an online teacher training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet 15 of DC’s best heart-centered people and organizations
To celebrate its first year, our sister publication Heart-Centered Living News published a special edition gathering every monthly “From D.C. with Love” segment in one issue. The list may be from last year, but the people and organizations highlighted here continue to work intentionally to
Desecration of Bethesda African cemetery destroys culture and spirituality of descendents
It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that DC is built on top of bones–the bones of first nations people, and later, of kidnapped African citizens. One desecrated burial site around Bethesda’s River Road about a mile northwest of DC is sacred to the descendants of