How I’m Leveraging My Wellness Knowledge to Grow Musically and Artistically (& Deepen My Communities)

my current supplement stack & ethos on wellness as inspired by the legendary divas of the past, and why ribs are wellness too.

I’m SaTar’Ra and I’m training to be a legendary recording artist and even more legendary woman.

As you can see from the thumbnail I had ribs for breakfast yesterday. Any type of barbecue or smoked meat for breakfast reminds me of my grandmother who although arguably one of the most glamorous women I knew, would always eat cold bacon, smoked ribs, or fried pork chops, with her hands. She said she preferred it to a sweet breakfast and I have followed suit in my adulthood.

Now of course this isn’t an everyday indulgence but I needed something on my stomach to take my supplements and we had left overs. Who could resist that? Not me! I pride myself on my wellness habits, but I am deeply attached to my roots.

Oftentimes it has felt like those two things were at odds. Being a musician, vocalist and dancer often meant sacrificing some of my favorite foods for the sake of the show, training under teachers with difficult teaching styles that put the body at risk, and questioning if the very environments that raised me as an artist put me at risk. In 2018 after a lifetime of musical study, I had an ovarian cyst rupture and hospital stay that forced me to reconsider what it meant to be in the music industry and to build habits that would carry me long beyond just that nights show.

I made a full recovery and dove deep into my spiritual growth, and wellness and fitness habits and now seven years later I am a certified yoga instructor, certified mat pilates instructor, and Afro Atlantic spiritual practitioner and initiated priestess along with producer, songwriter and recording artist.

In that time I’ve released three singles that I am proud of, but now I am looking forward to pouring myself into longer bodies of work. One of the ways that I care for myself in intensive creative periods is to supplement with the minerals and nutrients I might be deficient in. Studio diets are notoriously poor, and I am a girl with a sensitive tummy who can’t eat the fast hand foods served on tour, so supplements help to fill those gaps.

In my latest YouTube video I go over my favorite supplements I use as a recording artist to really nurture my health so I can be as expressive as possible.

The deeper I go into my creative and spiritual practices the more I am reminded that it is such a revolutionary thing to be well. Especially as a Black woman and artist.

I created Show Girl Club for likeminded women and femmes in the entertainment industry so that we can get together to support each other around wellness as we grow in our craft. If you are in the arts and this sounds like something you’d be interested in you can sign up to be considered for our first round of enrollment events.

When I send this message there may be one more spiritual consultation left. I opened my books briefly and may do so again if the spirit moves me.

March 1st in Atlanta GA, I’m doing a small electronic solo set @AtlantaSynthClubs meetup at Buteco. My set is around 2pm -2:20 and i’d love to see you all’s faces and play you some newish songs in progress. Playing live is my favorite way to workshop new music and it’ll be dope to be in a room full of other talented producers and artists.

All and all I hope to be as legendary as Diana Ross, ribs and all.

xo,

SaTar’Ra