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Ana

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds Einstein AND I once kne

About Me

I am an artist. A COMMUNICATOR! A Host. An actress. A Producer.A writer. A woman.I believe we need to defy the stereotype and replace it with an archetype. Humanity and art can inspire! Health is more than a toned body, it is a state of mind and heart balanced with consciousness. If we are infinite beings then what keeps us from attaining health and happiness? The ego! I am striving for that enlightenment, detachment, awareness...what ever you want to call it... but until then I will enjoy all the earthly pleasures life has to offer... I love to dance, sing, paint, write and enjoy lavish meals with complementary wine...maybe some jazz playing... Let's dance. I like Life! I like People! I like Animals! There is so much to see out there... Traveling! I love Paris...I lived there a few years ago...India, Greece, and South America next!All is well! As Hedy Lamar says, "All I want on my tombstone is that I lived a colorful life" Well, heaven on earth...so far I have a kalidescope of a view!Life is... what we make it everyday and today was pretty damn good.Play on.

My Interests

Learning to Live in the Moment, Agape, YOGA, Digging into my soul and living from my spirit through this amazing body, detoxing, indulging, fasting, drinking, living in balance and throwing ecstasy into the mix when I feel like it, Spinning, chanting, Traveling, wine tasting, dining, working out, pilates, reading, randomly painting, meditation, acupuncture, saunas, singing, horseback riding, laughing at myself, swimming in warm water, heights, Chinese medicine, learning languages, movies, concerts, theatre, modern dance and jazz, belly dancing, cooking, receiving and giving massages, salsa dancing, discovering people, watching animals, Santa Barbara wine region, picking flowers, sitting in sand, exfoliating...

I'd like to meet:





An inspiring Spirit An old Soul An honest Artist A motivating Humanitarian A humble Man A powerful Woman A Kind Heart

Music:

Om Kolthoum, Jai Uttal, Krishna Das, Hakim, Cheb Mami, Louie Vega, Old School House, Issac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul, Quincy Jones, Thievery Corp., Damion Marley, Deva Premal, Jai Uttal, Ricky Byars Beckwith, Tosca, Ryan Denton, Portis Head, Miles Davis, Cannonball, Nina Simone, Krishna Das, Celso Fonseca, Bebel & Astrud Gilberto, Duran Duran, The Cure, Johnny Cash, Gotan Project, Blue Six, Dimitri of Paris, Tito Puente, Cesaria Evora, Brazilian Girls, Paris Combo, Sterelab, Common, Mos Def, St. Germaine, The Dead, Floyd, Hed Kandi, El Grande Combo, DeBussy, Satie, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Nancy Wilson, Coltrane, Amr Diab, Marley, P-Funk, Everything But the Girl, Ella, Roy Hardgrove, Charnette Moffett, Baez, Charles Aznavour, Montand, Carla Bruni, Donovan, Neil Young, Beatles, Lennon, Ludacris, Bone Thugs, Air, 36 Mafia, Easy E, Tribe, Boozo Bajou, Neil Young...

Movies:

THE SECRET!!!!Little Miss Sunshine! Charlie WIlson's War, Baraka!!! Refugee All Stars, The Squid and the Whale, Walk the Line, Stealing Beauty,The Constant Gardner, Malena, Il Postino, Roman Holiday, Sideways, Charade, March of the Penguins, Two for the Road, Belle de Jour, Lost Horizons, Night of the Iguana, Shane, Giant, Chinatown, Red River, Hustle and Flow, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Big Chill, Hard Eight, A Place in the Sun, What the Bleep, Butterfield 8, Catch 22, Annie hall, Manhattan, Amadeus, Grease, Dumb and Dumber, Can't Buy me Love, Shakespeare in Love, Aviator, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, Sex, Lies, and Videotapes, Secretary, Million Dollar Baby, House of Sand and Fog, Robin Hood (the cartoon), The Sword and the Stone, La Dolce Vida, 8 1/2, Satyricon, Bad Education, Talk to Her, Lost Horizons

Television:

Meditation is my television...but I do love The Office Larry David and Seinfield, of course

Books:

ONENESS, The Prophet, Rumi, The Koran, The Bagavad Gita, The Bible, History of God, Ramtha, Conde Naste, I am That, A Course in Miracles, Anatomy of the Spirit, The Science of Mind, Lolita, On the Road, Sacred Contracts, The Return of the Hummingbird Wizard, Anatomy of the Spirit, The Second Sex, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Brave New World, Naked Lunch, The Tao of Pooh, Naked Lunch, Jazz, A Womans Worth, Celestian Prophesy, The Bible, Rumi, The Good Body (Eve Ensler), The Alchemist, Deepak Chopra, Chekhov, Louise Hay, Euripides, Homer, The Way of Qigong, Women who Run with the Wolves, L'Amant, Walden, Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome, all of WIlde, *Rilke, biographies, so many plays, Jung, Freud, Neruda, Cummings, Caroline Myss, Plath, Poe, Burrows, Tennesee Willams, Shakespeare...

Heroes:


I'll have the...Hot Buttered Soul, please. OR Those who pursue their passions! That includes Jesus, my mother, Krishna, my father, Buddha, my aunt, Vasalisa, my grandmama, Oprah, my nanaw, Yogananda, my papa, Gandhi, Jennifer, Krishnamurti, Ann Howard, Cher, Miss T, Robert Ahola, Rev. Michael, Tej and Gurmuk my yoga teachers, Sherry Lansing! And my grandfather, Milton, whom I never met. Me! "When one battles with ones soul, the life and the soul of the world enter, and one is set free" Rabindranath Tagore

My Blog

The Music of Marriage

The Music of MarriageA fantasy in BrooklynBy: Ana Berry 1-'08"I fed you a piece of glass and you said 'Thank you'". That's what she said as we sipped our wine, listening to Artie Shaw outside on our r...
Posted by Ana on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:24:00 PST

Sending out an SOS on Craigs List

Sending out an SOS on Craigs ListIt reminds me of the song from The Police, Message in a Bottle,Ill send an s.o.s. to the worldI hope that someone gets myI hope that someone gets myI hope that someone...
Posted by Ana on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:29:00 PST

Off to the East

Off to The EastI'm about to go&Go SeeGo Taste Go BeGo see you in me !Whoever you areI'm about to go&Jump in your springs taking me to the treesJust enough to touch the tip of the sky and take a bite o...
Posted by Ana on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:43:00 PST

To Catch a Love by Moonlight

The reason we find a lover is to learn new ways in which to love ourselves. Each new lover that comes into your life will bring an acknowledgement of something to shine the light on in celebration in ...
Posted by Ana on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:03:00 PST

TO be Beautiful or not to BE Beautiful

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070918/sc_livescience/ eyescantresistbeautifulpeopleBlog for the Article: "Eyes Can't Resist Beautiful People"-Author: Andrea Thompso...
Posted by Ana on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:20:00 PST

Coporate Warfare

Corporate WarfareThe combats of ego.. pulsing through the walls. As each elevator chimes its arrival, new faces laced with false smiles enter and exit as they grind their brains with the newest way t...
Posted by Ana on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:26:00 PST

American Gypsy

DO you know how happy I was when I was a gypsy. Floating around this city like a foreign traveler flows through the ancient city...the city of mystery. Enchanting opportunities at every corner where s...
Posted by Ana on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:38:00 PST

The Hunt for Leftovers

As the other realtors finish their meeting in the lunch room, stuffing the fridge with their leftover pizza, donuts, and cheesecake, I toss my salad into the trash. Oh how delicious! There is nothing ...
Posted by Ana on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

Skinny Cheese

I swear, every industry party and lavish lifestyle gathering always have a huge spread of fine cheeses. And ironically, the hostess is always dressed in a tight silk dress that loosely fits over her s...
Posted by Ana on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

The Pressue Points of Bone

As I search for the muscle to massage, my fingers can't help but be interrupted by bone. For there is no muscle on this body, only loose skin surfacing the bone. Emaciated bodies do not appeal to me. ...
Posted by Ana on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:58:00 PST