Seva (selfless service) [rare books]

Sistashree was born in the 1950's. As a child, she grew up horrified and saddened by the U.S. policies on racism segregation and discrimination. Seva shows how the fusion of yoga, civil rights and music reconstructed the shattered pieces of her heart and soul. It follows her life's work: teaching yoga to AIDS patients in hospices, women in halfway houses, senior citizens and children in the inner-city schools of California, New York, Boston and India. Intertwined in the narrative is her love of music and her journey as a musician. Sistashree is renowned in spiritual circles for her unique brand of devotional music, a fusion of Gospel, Funk, R&B and Indian Bajans (Indian devotional music). She beautifully recounts how music has always been her teacher, enhancing her journey and how the ancient paths of Yoga and meditation have been her guide for living.