Aniya Maria has been writing and singing songs for many years for fun and for self-therapy. Most of her adult life has been spent close to nature, in the alternative health and nutrition field and in busy-ness. She had always found meditation difficult because of a very active mind and life, but she found that she could chant while she was doing other things and that it was both freeing and disciplining for her mind. After a while, she felt her throat chakra open in a funny way—it seemed that something very different was going on.

As she began to study A Course in Miracles, and to faithfully do the lessons, she began to open herself to a vaster knowing. She was taken by its profound meaning and poetic beauty, and could hear the music in many of the passages. Soon she was inspired to write songs to help herself to remember and to practice the teachings. She hopes that they will be enjoyable and helpful to you as you strive to apply the principles to your life, also.

Aniya Maria says that tunes and lyrics usually come to her simultaneously, sometimes with accents. All but a few of these songs were written after she began studying ACIM. All melodies are original, except for the for I Am Born Anew Today, the Holy Union and Since I am a Love Child, which you might recognize.