b"NEVADA COUNTYS OWN SUPER SENIORSKalyani Marsh, 60 She started listening to A Course in Miracles. Grape-picker, caregiver, massage therapist, jewelry maker, loverThe spiritual study of wide open spaces, future artist. program was undoing some part of my ego, n a clear and pure soprano, Kalyani Marsh sings ofMarsh says. I learned peace, light, gratitude, joy and the journey of spirit.that I can create, not Voice twines with guitar, sometimes piano, or both, infrom misery, but from her original compositions. Marsh has loved music andwholeness and joy.singing her whole life, discovering and performingEvolving again, in the Minneapolis music scene as a teen-ager. In her 20s, sheMarsh, hit the road, felt empowered by Indian classical dance. It taught me, throughalighting in Nevada City after listening to KVMR Radio. I the discipline and intention, that I could become a channel forwanted to live in a beautiful place where I could be around energy, Marsh recalls. people and share music. She arrived with a newly purchased She bounced around the country and the world, and startedTaylor guitar and $1,000. Since then, she has settled in Rough writing songs in the late 1990s as catharsis. Thats how it starts,and Ready. Some of the beautiful connections she has formed usually. Your music is your medicine for yourself, Marsh says.included a band, Kalyani and Circle Up Music; plus musical I would sing myself lullabies. She recorded her first CD intours, playing for local spiritual congregations and, most 2002, while living in the Bay Area. In Hawaii soon after, Marshrecently, composing music for meditation. Now working on her found herself singing in isolated places. I would have thistenth album of song gifts, she feels blessed to overcome her incredible experience of nature listening to me, she recalls. Itfears and pursue her passions, because time is precious.was so alive! My songs are my teachers, Marsh says. She hopes they Thats when songs started coming in dreams. One morning,would inspire self-discovery and healing in others.in that sweet liminality between sleep and wake, Marsh heard a voice. Im sure it was the Christ, speaking to me, yelling, sheListen to Marsh's music:recalls. He wanted to imprint a message upon me: Be fulfilledSoundCloud.com/kalyani-marshon your path!Get a CD:circleupmusic@gmail.comCAREGIVER RESOURCESAlzheimers Outreach Program (AOP) Of the Earth and Sky by Kalyani MarshA community outreach provided by Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital that helps support any individual/caregiver suffering from a memory impairment. There are two componentsEvolving I am, open to a new beginningto AOP: the educational and clinical. Call 530-274-6007 ext. 5595 to leave a voicemail. Hours are typically Tuesdays/Wednesdays. I gently connect to the source of lifeCaregiver Training Dancing in light, I feel inspiration withinOffers free classes for caregivers, family members, or anyone interested in improving their skills while caring for a senior or person with a disability. Topics include universalDancing in light of the earth and sky.precautions,liftingandtransferring,disasterpreparedness,diabetescare,stress management, yoga and preparing healthy meals on a budget. Contact: Connecting Point, 208 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, 530-274-5601 to register for classes or register online at: connectingpoint.org/events. Make everydayDel Oro Caregiver Resource CenterPrivate nonprofit agency offering services to family caregivers of adults with chronic andextraordinarydisabling conditions or diseases. Respite care, family consultation and case management services, legal/financial consultation/education and training. 916-728-9333/DelOro.orgOne Source - Empowering CaregiversProvides in-home assessments for both caregivers and loved ones to help create a companionship plan of care. Provides volunteer respite caregivers at no cost. Offers outsideIn-Homereferral recommendations to caregiving assistance organizations in the community. One SourceEmpowering Caregivers, 524 Brunswick Rd., Grass Valley. Facilitator: CarolynCare ServicesSeyler 530-205-5865Personal careTri-County Caregiver RespiteCompanionship Provides appropriate time-limited care of individuals with developmental disabilities, brainand housekeepingimpairments and at risk designated persons. Most persons are referred by another agency. Demential andCoordinators working with families determine that respite care is needed to support the530-274-8600 Alzheimers carefamily. Contact: Tri-County Caregiver Respite,1557 Starr Dr., Ste A, Yuba City 530-755-3500 908 Taylorville Rd., Ste. 205-A, Grass ValleyRespite careHCO# 584700001 marysville-37 4.comfortkeepers.comSafety solutions2022-2023 Western Nevada County Edition SENIOR DIRECTORY 23"