I look into your eyes and I see my reality burn down I look into your eyes and I am met with a presence that I have known beyond time My mind’s chatter slows to a halt Everything that once seemed important just melts away All that’s left is endless beauty and divine grace Free at last, yes I’m free, free at last Free at last, yes I’m free, free at last Vines will grow through this skin That’s already gone softer with lines Each breath gets a little deeper Soon it’s time to fly Free at last, yes I’m free, free at last Free at last, yes I’m free, free at last Free at last Free at last…
elisa rose
Elisa Rose is a singer songwriter, DJ and the founder of InnerBody. She beckons listeners into her inner landscape with tenderness, warmth and a honey toned voice. Her original music follows in the path of her alternative lifestyle, traversing the worlds of folk, soul, devotional, ambient and electronic music. The resulting listening experience is one of immersion, where lyricism trail blazes through themes of love, lust and the spiritual journey and is backed by intricately designed lush instrumental arrangements.
A multi-instrumentalist, Elisa utilizes acoustic guitar, keyboard and her voice to craft her sound. To record both her EP, Emergence, and her LP, Breath & Bones, she teamed up with producer and multi-instrumentalist Oliwa~. Together they forged a sound that is rich with vocal layers, acoustic instrumentation, synthesizers, organic textures and ambient beats.
Herstory
A student of many schools, Elisa’s upbringing and mentality have consistently registered outside the mainstream — from being raised by revolutionary parents on a commune in Ojai California to attaining status as a Kirtan Wallah and studying Indian classical music on the banks of the Ganges. A true lover of humanity and an avid seeker of self-knowledge, Elisa's music is imbued with messages of awakening and healing. She attributes the incantatory quality of her sound to her work with various plant medicine and shamanic traditions of the Americas.
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I feel naked when I sing my songs. They emerge from the deepest space within me. It is both my greatest delight and vulnerability to share them.
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I feel naked when I sing my songs. They emerge from the deepest space within me. It is both my greatest delight and vulnerability to share them.
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As a DJ, Elisa loves to take her audiences on a journey with slow builds and ecstatic peaks. She plays grooves from around the world, favoring electronica that draws from the rhythms and melodies of Africa and South America and weaves original compositions into her sets. She often concludes her dance journeys with acoustic serenades. Elisa started a greatly celebrated weekly Ecstatic Dance in Ojai in the fall of 2022. Whenever she’s not traveling, you can find her behind the decks on Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at Light and Space Yoga.
innerbody:ALchemy thru movement & Sound
Elisa is in love with being alive and has formed the work of InnerBody to share this love. A musician, yogini, somatic practitioner, modern mystic and passionate student of transformation. Elisa weaves presence towards what is arising in the moment with her tools to transmit the bliss of being and connect with the creativity of our essence. Born in Ojai CA and raised in an intentional community; she has delved deeply in the ways of council, silent meditation retreats, group dynamics, long forays into the wilderness and shamanic initiations. Elisa is a certified “Big Leap Coach” by The Hendricks Institute and a graduate from their 2 year Leadership & Transformation Mastery Program. She is a certified Chakra Yoga Teacher and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner. Her passion for knowing herself at the core and exploring the Great Mystery has led her to many teachers including Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks, Adyashanti, Sahajananda, Kiran Trace, Kun Tanat (vipassana), Deepak Chopra and various 5 Rhythms facilitators. Elisa has been traveling the world sharing her music and facilitating transformational containers for the past 14 years.
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In devotion to the healing power of expression, I offer my voice and sing. Revealing my inner realms through these songs; allow me to serenade your heart, one beat at a time.
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In devotion to the healing power of expression, I offer my voice and sing. Revealing my inner realms through these songs; allow me to serenade your heart, one beat at a time.
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Elisa was born into a family of movers and shakers. Her father, Bob, was a leader in the Free Speech Movement, arrested during the People’s Park Protest in Berkeley and friend of Terrance Mckenna and many other 60’s luminaries. He spent years dodging the Vietnam draft; living in solitude in the mountains for months at a time foraging for food and practicing yogic texts. Bob went on to found an intentional community, Full Circle Farm, that is still thriving 35 years later.
Her mother, Adriana, a passionate and brilliant artist fled her native Buenos Aires, Argentina during the military dictatorship in 1970 for a life of creative freedom in London and Ibiza. In 1981, she made a courageous move to Santa Barbara, CA as a single mother. Her intuition led her to Full Circle Farm where she met and eventually married Bob. Adriana is the creator and designer of the socially conscious jewelry company, Love Heals. Through her work, more than 1.5 million trees have been planted and many environmental and humanitarian projects have been funded.
Elisa’s eldest brother, Gunnar, is one of her greatest allies, collaborators and sources of inspiration. He is the founder of Thrive Market, an online retailer of healthy and organic foods at below retail cost. He is a true visionary in service to humanity and the Earth. Gunnar bought Elisa her first guitar when she was 10 years old and to this day, they love making music together.
Lyrics - Emergence EP
Tender Love
You are my sweet and tender love Tender love I trust me heart you You shine like the sun on the golden hills On the golden hills I run to your arms in joy I am home, I’m home with you I am home, I’m home with you Darling you ignite my heart light My heart shines the brightest with you by my side Everyday I give thanks for all the blessings Blessings are as vast as space I am home, I’m home with you I am home, I’m home with you I am home, I’m home with you I am home, I’m home with you
I Have No Name
I’m a feather floating in the wind I’m an ancient tree offering her leaves I’m the sunlight dancing on your skin I’m the full moon rising in the sky I’m the bed that holds your body as it dies I’m beyond descriptions I have no name I’m the presence alive in every face I’m lovers moaning through the night I’m a young boy who just won his first fight I’m your victory and your shame I’m the man lost in the game I’m a cold dark night and the brightness of day I’m beyond descriptions I have no name I’m the presence alive in every face I’m fire, water and earth I’m a new born baby and his mother giving birth I’m an old woman living on the streets I’m a master of love kiss my feet I’m a bug so small you can’t even see me I’m beyond descriptions I have no name I’m beyond descriptions I have no name I’m the presence alive in every face
Let Go
I’m a moon made child In the dawning light I dream of fire When the day comes for me to go away I’ll rain sweet tears of desire When the Earth consumes me I’ll gently merge with all things When my heart let go of you The love between us only grew Go to the sea cast your stories to the breeze Then let go, let go, let yourself go I let go, let go, as all that I am falls to the ground Sadness, I’ve been running so long I’m scared to feel the embrace of your arms I call on the strength to deeply feel And the presence to stay with what is real Go to the sea cast your stories to the breeze Go to the sea cast your stories to the breeze Then let go, let go, let yourself go I let go, let go, as all that I am falls to the ground Let go, let go, let go…