By Cheryl B. Engelhardt   As a music composer and New Age recording artist, I have discovered that the cross section of creating music and its intention is the core of my mission as a composer: to provide experience through my own experience of composing. Which is why I made an album on a cross-country Amtrak train trip (and was the first person to do so).  I’m here to tell you the crazy story of how it all went down. ...

By Adria Carey Perez Windblown hair, sun-kissed cheeks, open ocean swimming, and fresh fish for dinner are the dreamy side of the boating coin; the other side is full of, “get away from that edge!” and sun poisoning and the joy of being confined in a small space with your family for a whole day with no escape, unless you have the swimming prowess of Diana Nyad. With the hope of a day out on the boat with kids landing ...