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"Where the Light Enters You" by ANANDA - Sacred Sound Immersion
Music for meditation and yoga. Full albums in my Ananda Healing Sounds playlist
How Soulforce Transforms Arts and Music Schools into Dynamic Hubs of Inspiration and GrowthImagine a community arts school where creative energy flows naturally — where students are eager to learn, teachers are deeply engaged, and the entire environment feels alive with possibility.Students […]
Discover the surprising benefits of embracing accountability — reach your creative goals faster, more consistently, and more joyfullyMany creatives have a love/hate relationship with accountability. 🙈On the one hand, it tends to bring up painful childhood memories of being forced to […]
It’s facing the parts of yourself you’ve been ignoring.When you’re feeling stuck creatively, it could be your psychological shadow at work. 🤔What is your shadow? It’s not the “bad” part of you — just the parts that you hide, repress, or deny. 🙈 🙊 🙉By uncovering your […]
Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation in Young Music Students“I told him that he doesn’t start practicing without me constantly nagging him, I’m going to stop paying for his violin lessons,” Robert’s mom, Lorrie, told me during one of Robert’s violin lessons.Lorrie was clearly fed up with […]
Artistic Masterpieces Move Us — But To Where?(Plus, how this knowledge fast-tracks creating your own masterpiece)There is a certain magic to artistic masterpieces like Michelangelo’s Pieta or Mozart’s Requiem. ✨Masterpieces like these transport us, move us, and take us out of our […]
The key to resolving the meaninglessness crisis that now pervades our society lies in recognizing that the perspectives that largely gave rise to it—modernism
“When you get curious about a part, you naturally gain clarity regarding what it’s all about, which typically results in a newfound compassion for
Healing the Inner Critic “When you get curious about a part, you naturally gain clarity regarding what it’s all about, which typically results in
Why I’m Offering Alexander Technique Lessons at a 90% Discount I’ve read a lot of marketing advice over the years.One of the biggest takeaways
“Why Artists Need Community” Plus Special Announcement! I still remember the moment I realized I didn’t have to do it all on my own.
Superficial Purpose & Shallow Expressivity “…our patient has no grasp of the whole, he sees only isolated parts and gets nowhere. In developing his
Discovering the Place Where Your Art, Well-Being, & the World’s Hunger Meet “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any
The Purpose of Art is to Experience a Larger Interconnectedness “Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.” “• Bukkyo
A Story of Artistic Purpose “A human being is a spatially and temporally limited piece of the whole, what we call the “Universe.” He
After playing her piece for me in a lesson one day, Sara, who was twelve at the time, asked, “Why does my music sound
Let’s imagine that you’re up on stage, playing a demanding and dynamic piece of music. You play all the right notes, you have perfect
Art matters… right? This question can bring up mixed feelings for many artists. On the one hand, every artist and art lover carries an
To many, it can seem like our world has lost its mind. Our current and past ways of making sense of the world are
Why do money and selling sometimes feel icky? In part, it’s because we’re wired to give and receive freely. When you give your gifts
(See below for an invitation to our second roundtable conversation about reimagining how we make a living in the arts.) What is it like
(Plus, invitation to roundtable conversation on how to align your livelihood as an artist with your Soulforce. See below.) One of the most frustrating
“Art & Money: Rotten Fruit?” or “Why Do So Many Gigs Pay So Little in both Money and Fulfillment?” (Plus, an invitation to a
Why is it so hard for many musicians and artists to make a decent living? Fundamentally, it has to do with the conflict between
When you learn ancient shamanic powers as a modern day performer, your performances will gain incredible depth and creative power. You will be able
Why do money and selling sometimes feel icky? In part, it’s because we’re wired to give and receive freely. When you give your gifts
The key to resolving the meaninglessness crisis that now pervades our society lies in recognizing that the perspectives that largely gave rise to it—modernism and postmodernism—are themselves but individual stages
“When you get curious about a part, you naturally gain clarity regarding what it’s all about, which typically results in a newfound compassion for all it’s been through and is
Healing the Inner Critic “When you get curious about a part, you naturally gain clarity regarding what it’s all about, which typically results in a newfound compassion for all it’s
Why I’m Offering Alexander Technique Lessons at a 90% Discount I’ve read a lot of marketing advice over the years.One of the biggest takeaways was never to compete on price,
“Why Artists Need Community” Plus Special Announcement! I still remember the moment I realized I didn’t have to do it all on my own. For many years, I had questioned
Superficial Purpose & Shallow Expressivity “…our patient has no grasp of the whole, he sees only isolated parts and gets nowhere. In developing his plan, he relies purely on his
Discovering the Place Where Your Art, Well-Being, & the World’s Hunger Meet “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” “• Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search
The Purpose of Art is to Experience a Larger Interconnectedness “Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.” “• Bukkyo Dendo, The Teachings of Buddha The
A Story of Artistic Purpose “A human being is a spatially and temporally limited piece of the whole, what we call the “Universe.” He experiences himself and his feelings as
After playing her piece for me in a lesson one day, Sara, who was twelve at the time, asked, “Why does my music sound so robotic?” What a great question!
Let’s imagine that you’re up on stage, playing a demanding and dynamic piece of music. You play all the right notes, you have perfect technique, you have a brilliant sound,
Art matters… right? This question can bring up mixed feelings for many artists. On the one hand, every artist and art lover carries an unshakeable, if unspoken, knowledge that art
To many, it can seem like our world has lost its mind. Our current and past ways of making sense of the world are proving ineffective to meet the increasing
Why do money and selling sometimes feel icky? In part, it’s because we’re wired to give and receive freely. When you give your gifts freely and they are freely received,
(See below for an invitation to our second roundtable conversation about reimagining how we make a living in the arts.) What is it like to make a living in the
(Plus, invitation to roundtable conversation on how to align your livelihood as an artist with your Soulforce. See below.) One of the most frustrating experiences as a musician or artist
“Art & Money: Rotten Fruit?” or “Why Do So Many Gigs Pay So Little in both Money and Fulfillment?” (Plus, an invitation to a roundtable conversation) The #1 challenge most
Why is it so hard for many musicians and artists to make a decent living? Fundamentally, it has to do with the conflict between the true purpose of the arts
When you learn ancient shamanic powers as a modern day performer, your performances will gain incredible depth and creative power. You will be able to lead your audiences on an
Why do money and selling sometimes feel icky? In part, it’s because we’re wired to give and receive freely. When you give your gifts freely and they are freely received,
