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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
What Scientists Can Learn from Artists on Transforming Public UnderstandingClose your eyes and bring to mind a time when you heard music that moved you to tears. Very likely, this experience left a lasting impression; it changed something in you, opening the door to new possibilities or healing an […]
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 […]
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my
Listen to this guided meditation when you’re tired, but you still need to get up and do more. The “secret” is to really allow
The most powerful spiritual practice I’ve ever encountered is what I call, “Asking the Mystery for Help.” It’s based on the ancient principles of
The “Knowledge of the Soul” is all about feeling, vitality, and those qualities that make each of us unique as artists. Teaching technique and
Why does a gig feel fulfilling or soulless? Why do are we proud of some students, but resent others? And what’s up with high-level
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my
I’m back from my two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest! It was a life-changing experience being in such remote place, getting to know the
I’ll be going to the Amazon headwaters in Ecuador for the next 16 days. I’m traveling with the Pachamama Alliance (pachamama.org), which is a
In order to achieve effortless mastery, we need more “effortlessness” skills. Learning how to operate in the “receiving mode” is one of the most
I have a student in grad school, getting a degree in music therapy. He was feeling overwhelmed with work and asked me about ways
How do you play something really fast, but without getting tense? After all, tension and effort actually interfere with your ability to play fast
It’s a cold, rainy day in Philadelphia and I didn’t really feel like talking, so I decided to play violin for you, instead! Day
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” “• Marilyn Monroe There
When you’re doing something difficult like playing music and you’re getting tighter than you’d like to, what’s happening to your “sense of space” in
Does your back get tired or even painful when you stand or sit for long periods? Sometimes it can feel impossible to find a
What is the full flowering of “playing from the heart”? What does it feel like, and how do we get there? At its deeper
The Spirit of the Gift rests on a deeper truth than the belief that we are all separate beings in a world of other.
The Spirit of the Gift helps us understand: – How to feel more at home in the world – How to make a living
When you practice music (or dance, or other creative arts), does it feel more like you’re “toiling” at music, rather than actually “playing” music?
You try to have good posture, but then why do your shoulders or back still hurt? You try to fix your slump by sitting
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my favorite pieces of all time –
Listen to this guided meditation when you’re tired, but you still need to get up and do more. The “secret” is to really allow yourself to be tired and not
The most powerful spiritual practice I’ve ever encountered is what I call, “Asking the Mystery for Help.” It’s based on the ancient principles of gift, offering, and sacrifice (although you
The “Knowledge of the Soul” is all about feeling, vitality, and those qualities that make each of us unique as artists. Teaching technique and repertoire – while it has its
Why does a gig feel fulfilling or soulless? Why do are we proud of some students, but resent others? And what’s up with high-level artists so often being a**holes? It
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my favorite pieces of all time –
I’m back from my two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest! It was a life-changing experience being in such remote place, getting to know the indigenous peoples of the forest. In
I’ll be going to the Amazon headwaters in Ecuador for the next 16 days. I’m traveling with the Pachamama Alliance (pachamama.org), which is a climate change advocacy organization that also
In order to achieve effortless mastery, we need more “effortlessness” skills. Learning how to operate in the “receiving mode” is one of the most powerful effortlessness skill that I know.
I have a student in grad school, getting a degree in music therapy. He was feeling overwhelmed with work and asked me about ways to improve his time management. Instead,
How do you play something really fast, but without getting tense? After all, tension and effort actually interfere with your ability to play fast – just think of how fluidly
It’s a cold, rainy day in Philadelphia and I didn’t really feel like talking, so I decided to play violin for you, instead! Day 24 of 100 Days of Soulforce:
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” “• Marilyn Monroe There is a direct analogy between the
When you’re doing something difficult like playing music and you’re getting tighter than you’d like to, what’s happening to your “sense of space” in that moment? Are you getting tunnel
Does your back get tired or even painful when you stand or sit for long periods? Sometimes it can feel impossible to find a comfortable way of sitting and standing,
What is the full flowering of “playing from the heart”? What does it feel like, and how do we get there? At its deeper reaches, playing from the heart means
The Spirit of the Gift rests on a deeper truth than the belief that we are all separate beings in a world of other. When we live and make art
The Spirit of the Gift helps us understand: – How to feel more at home in the world – How to make a living while doing something meaningful – How
When you practice music (or dance, or other creative arts), does it feel more like you’re “toiling” at music, rather than actually “playing” music? Why does this happen, despite our
You try to have good posture, but then why do your shoulders or back still hurt? You try to fix your slump by sitting up straight, but then you find
