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Honestly, this story starts at the beginning of the pandemic. My co host and I were put on “furlough” for the unconceivable future at the beginning of March. During the next few months, both of us were thinking about our future and how this is the time to finally start doing what we want to do. Life is too short and we have to at least take a stab at something. We decided to take our love of watching movies, wanting to make movies and our love for NBA basketball all together and we decided to create a film and…
My name is Luiz Otávio Pereira, however, I am known professionally by my nickname, Varal. I was born and raised in Brazil where I first began to learn capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art. When I was 11 years old, I had the opportunity to participate in a social program that, through capoeira, helped kids in my neighborhood stay out of trouble, kept us active and inspired by being around mentally and physically healthy mentors. Since then I have made capoeira my lifestyle. It guides me make good choices in life and has encouraged me to be a culture carrier, something…
When I was eight months pregnant with my second child, I was preparing divorce paper. Thousands of emotions surrounded my broken heart. Through my life’s challenges and working with a variety of people with different personalities, I started to get inspired to help others. This inspired me to start my company, Ocean Soul Life Coaching. Separation, anger, guilt and frustration, for example, are very strong emotions that can keep you from attaining the life you wish to have. Continue Reading Meet Doris Garrett of Ocean Soul Life Coaching
Ive been singing professionally since the age of 12. I moved here to Hermosa Beach in 2003 with my original band The 3 Heads. We played all over the South Bay, and opened for a few large acts in Reno and Nor Cal like Five for Fighting and Sara Bareilles. Since then I’ve been singing in a few bands for weddings, corporate events, festivals, etc. all over the US. I also sing lead in a Journey tribute band and am Frankie Valli in a Jersey Boy tribute. Since the pandemic Ive been keeping it low key, I recently performed in…
