Shamvara is Elisha Sigle and Kathleen Brimlow's inspired art business. We are God daughter and God mother to each other living here in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. We are dedicated to spiritual lifestyle and our families. Our business is an extension of this and we hope you enjoy seeing the manifestation.
Elisha Sigle is a mother of two small children, Linneya Sapphire and Yeshe Sitarah. She teaches tai chi and is a liscenced massage therapist. She recycles as much as possible when making her cushions including using a local source of stuffing that would otherwise grace our landfills.
Kathleen Brimlow has a great appreciation for fine art and sacred art. She is the story teller of our family and is always filled with exhuberant love. Her son Jeremiah frequents India studying Yoga and returns importing a lot of our favorite materials.
Occassionally, Elisha's mother, Linda, contributes to Shamvara her fantastic artwork of intricate bagua mirrors and mandalas. E-mail us if you are interested in seeing one. Her gardens are amazing and her main source of inspiration.
We are the founding women of Shamvara, striving for those moments of blissful contentment, enlightenment. Thanks for supporting our sincere efforts and we wish you peace and fulfillment on your path.
What does Shamvara mean?
Shamvara is the earliest recorded account of a woman becoming enlightened that we could find. She was a low cast, hard working, rare single mother of 4 sons. She was honored to get permission from the government to build the Great Stupa of Nepal. When she died, supposedly, flowers showered from the sky.When her sons completed her work three years later, the earth shook and the light from the radiant beings it attracted eclipsed the sun and illuminated the night for five days.
