Today we’d like to introduce you to Dijon Bowden.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
After going through a dark night of the soul, I began the journey inward at an accelerated pace through a yoga teaching training, vedic meditation retreat, and kundalini immersion. As my rituals for connecting with myself intensified, so did the synchronicities in my life.
I started writing poetry to process my emotions and someone suggested I check out Londrelle. I did, and ended up going to one of his shows where I had a profoundly transformative experience. I got to meet him afterwards and gave him one of my poetry books.
He read it and posted about it on IG, so we connected. Then I decided to book him for an event I was inspired to create to bring his healing presence to others.
After a meditation, I came up with the name Dharma Glow and set out to curate the first Glow Up in San Diego.
Londrelle stayed at my place; we became instant brothers and the first Glow Up show he played was legendary. There have been 7 Glow Ups in the past 16 months, featuring amazing artists and healers like Koya Webb, Lizzy Jeff, Toni Jones, Geminelle, Allie Michelle, Lavva & Fr33sol, Gayathri Krishnan, Akasha Rec, Nikki Nie, Christian Ahmed, and Casey Michelle.
People have traveled from all over the country to experience the healing and uplifting vibrations we co-create at these experiences, including coming to the first event in my hometown of Atlanta on 11/11/22.
Dharma Glow is an energy I’m excited to continue stewarding into the world through the Glow Up experiences, a podcast, international retreats, a YouTube channel, online communities, digital courses, and more.
Our mission is to inspire people to live liberated and luminous lifestyles so that they can leave legacies of love.
We welcome all that believe in our shared ability to co-create a world full of harmony and joy.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Growing Dharma Glow is an expansive journey full of challenges that are opportunities to grow.
When putting on large events, there are a lot of moving parts and personalities to interact with. I’m learning how to build teams and delegate while also holding the vision of what’s being created and making sure people are aligned to that.
It’s a mix of intentionality, precision, and surrender. Ultimately I come back to making sure I’m centered and that the energy I’m channeling is heart-centered. The sun rises and sets without us doing anything, so it’s good to remember we can trust life and just focus on being as loving and helpful as we can in each moment.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I love storytelling and creating community. I started SOULS of Society in San Francisco in 2011 and spent 7 years walking the streets and connecting with strangers so I could tell their stories via photos, podcasts, videos, and written stories. Through that project, I was able to build an international community of over 150,000 people that came together to witness and celebrate other people and their journey.
I’ve also released a few musical albums under the project Indigo Keys that I’d describe as Sonic Cinema.
I’ve released 2 volumes of poetry “From Infinity To Infinity” that chronicle my spiritual journey and the wisdom I’m connected with along the way.
I specialize in activating spiritual remembrance in people of their true nature in essence through unique and creative ways.
Dharma Glow is just the most recent expression of the same energy. By doing this in so many different ways, I’m showing it doesn’t matter what you do so much as how you do it. When you bring your heart and soulful intention, you can create portals of light that illuminate the journey for others.
I don’t think of pride as something I consciously cultivate, but one thing I’m really touched by is that someone contacted me recently (in 2022) about a SOULS story I did in 2013 that helped them find their grandfather (who they’d never met). They were heading to San Francisco to explore and see what else they could find out about him.
This story was an affirmation that the creative journey isn’t about producing things to be relevant, it’s about creating things that are timeless.
Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
Soooo many others deserve credit ~ first of all God. Everyone I mention after God is just an aspect of God: my mom, Lisa Borders, has always been my biggest supporter. Firstly, by her example of how she lives her life and how’s she’s dedicated it to empowering others, but also how she has been open to my perspective and supported the unique ways in which I feel called to contribute.
My great-grandfather William Holmes Borders, Sr., was a preacher, and civil rights activist who pastored at Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta. So, I come from a powerful line of people who came to the community in service.
Londrelle is a brother and a beautiful reflection of the divine masculine in a black male body. Sydney Strabala taught me kundalini and how to live as a radiant vessel. Light Watkins taught me Vedic meditation. Lizzy Jeff offers her friendship, dopeness, and dedication to uplifting the community. Alysha English is my OG roll dog.
And Jesus, for showing me how to walk the way of the heart.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.dharmaglow.com
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/dharmaglow/
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/iGyOJpK-PEw
Image Credits
Kristina Bakrevski, Caitlin Grace, Zin Vizion, Dijon Bowden
