In the Yoruba pantheon, Ṣango is the ideal lover for Oshun as her fierce protector. Ṣango provides Divine and positive masculine energy to balance well with Oshun's Divine feminine energy. As part of coming to terms with the imbalance and challenges of modern relationships today, OSHUN searches for the Divine and positive masculine energy in this video.

Oshun is the "unseen mother present at every gathering", because she is the Yoruba understanding of the cosmological forces of water, moisture, and attraction. Manhattan-based vocalists Niambi Sala and Thandiwe sing and perform for the purpose of spreading her essence and the essences of her sisters, specifically Yemaya, through music. Together they are OSHUN, a duo characterized by yellow and blue (the colors of Oshun and Yemaya, respectively), soul, hip-hop, community service, and love.

Check out their website oshuniverse.com

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett reading Sonnet 102 'My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming' from Touchpress on Vimeo.

This performance is from THE SONNETS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. for iPad, described by the Sunday Times as 'an extraordinary achievement, that brings the sonnets bracingly to life and definitively sets the bar for the future of digital reading.'

Often, we hear of conversations of inspiration with sistas about the Garden. Photographers are inspired by a sista’s presence and/or she is curious and inspired by the images in Pangea and this leads to discussions creating captures of afrosensual glamour, possibly as earthSistas. It takes a level of boldness to step in front of the camera, baring your natural beauty for the world to see. And such an action is not for everyone. But every woman should have the opportunity to explore her inner diva. Thirty Minutes in the Garden is a way to do that from an afrosensual perspective. CLICK on the images below to see sistas who already have and ask yourself: Would you want spend thirty minutes in the Garden?