Lighting Up The Sky
video featuring
kisakye cream dancers

"Lighting Up The Sky"

Filmed by Sania Nakayiza in Kampala Uganda

Edited by Lea Pfändler

Produced by John Mc Lucas

Written and performed by Leyla

LIGHTING UP THE SKY MUSIC VIDEO FEAT.
KISAKYE CREAM DANCERS, UGANDA

I was grateful and honored to feature the Kisakye Cream Dancers in Uganda and to share their story with the intention of helping support their school and dance space.

At the time, the girls, ages 2 to 15, trained with their dance teacher, “Mr. Smile” (Ssengendo Henry). Dance brought them joy, confidence, friendship, and a way to express themselves.

I first discovered them through a video posted by Sania Nakayiza of the children dancing in the rain in Kitintale, Kampala. I was immediately moved by their joy and energy and reached out to ask how I could support them.

With love,
Leyla

Legion of light covid19 video

Edited by Lea Pfändler

Legion of Light

Legion is a call to action to remember who we are and tap into our truth. It’s about realizing that we have the power for change inside of us and that we need to believe in ourselves, but also to reclaim our spiritual power.

It’s often when we have no choice but to be strong, that we discover our own strength.

The song is connected to the crown chakra, traditionally associated with spiritual connection, higher awareness, meaning, and a sense of connection to something greater than ourselves. Its color is violet, and within the chakra system it represents consciousness, purpose, and inner knowing.

"Legion of Light"

Written and Performed by Leyla

Produced by Lynn Verlayne Studio

Mixed by Chris Montgomery and Scott Jacoby

Featuring Katherine Hamer - Singing Bowls

Directed by Todd Reynolds and Michael Graye

Photography by Todd Reynolds & Marvin Suarez

LEGION

"The deepest kind of strength is the courage to stay connected to your heart." —Leyla

Yoga Pop Music

I believe in love, compassion, unity, and equality — values that are at the heart of my music and the reason I call it Yoga Pop.

Yoga Pop explores the meeting point between contemporary songwriting, spiritual themes, and the ways music can feel healing and transformative. My intention is to create music that encourages people to connect with who they are, express their truth, and bring their unique gifts into the world.

There is a unique light within each of us. When we remember that, we can stand more fully in who we are and contribute from a place of authenticity, compassion, and connection.

The Seven Chakras

YOGA POP MUSIC

I believe in love, compassion, unity, and equality — values that are at the heart of my music and the reason I call it Yoga Pop.

Yoga Pop grew from my desire to build a bridge between contemporary songwriting, spirituality, and the healing potential of sound. My love for music has led me to continually explore how voice, vibration, rhythm, frequency, intention, and creative expression can affect the way we feel and experience ourselves.

Research has shown that music and sound can influence stress, mood, relaxation, and physiological responses in the body. Within my own creative practice, some of my songs are intentionally tuned to specific frequencies, and I work with elements of sound healing, voice, mantra, breath, rhythm, and vibration as part of the musical experience.

The chakra system has also influenced the development of Yoga Pop. Different songs explore themes traditionally associated with the chakras — grounding, creativity, personal power, love, expression, intuition, and spiritual connection — using music as a space for reflection, feeling, movement, and inner exploration.

My background spans singing and songwriting, Musical Theatre, voice, dance, Sound Healing, Reiki, Kundalini Yoga, Breathwork, Meditation, expressive arts, education, and somatic practice. These different disciplines continue to inform the way I create and understand music as an embodied experience.

Alongside Yoga Pop, I have written and collaborated on music for film and television, with original songs featured in productions including Love Is Blind, Temptation Island, Hollywood Houselift, and other projects.

Yoga Pop now lives within the broader world of Lumen EchoMedicine, my multidisciplinary creative practice bringing together music, voice, movement, story, meditation, somatic practice, and creative expression. Lumen EchoMedicine expands this work beyond music into a wider exploration of embodiment, self-expression, creativity, and the authentic self.