An hour ago I gave my first TEDx talk. I wish you could have been there, in the sold out black box theater at Lewis & Clark Colelge, packed in with the 80 eager listeners. The title of my talk
Following Brightness: My TEDx Experience
Energize Your Circuits (Shine Your Light #5)
I loved building circuit boards in 5th grade. It wasn’t rocket science, but I felt a sense of satisfaction when my fumbling fingers connected the circuit and the tiny bulb finally lit up. Something clicked on in me, and it felt
Draw the Current (Shine Your Light #4)
A river runs through it How would you live your life if you could draw from an unlimited river of energy to fuel your light? If instead of staying stuck, you could draw from an unending current of inspiration? Unlimited
Switch On (Shine Your Light #3)
Thinking about cake What lights you up? The signs are unmistakable: awakened energy, captivated attention, and a joy that beams through your smile. Well, that’s easy! Cake! Cake lights me up! Especially angel food cake with raspberries! Actually…I was talking about
Plug In (Shine Your Light #2)
Step one of Shine Your Light is to open the blinds to let more ambient light into your life. Step two is to plug in your inner lamp to your source of light. Your light is your energy, your level of
Open Your Blinds (Shine Your Light #1)
If you want more light in your life, open your blinds. That seems so simple, so easy — just open up! But perhaps you’ve experienced how difficult it is to develop new willingness around fixed habits. And trying to open
Shine Your Light: Ten Ways in 30 Days
During this month of September, I invite you on a journey to increase your musical and spiritual brightness using the concept of light. Religions and spiritual practices reference both sound and light. I’m intrigued to see what they have in common,
The Secret Beyond Stillness
(This blog is from the mystical side of my musical/spiritual practice) I use music daily before meditation to awaken my relationship with the Divine, chanting sacred sanskrit verses with my harmonium. The effect is always uplifting, energizing and centering, but
A Gift Given
I’m about to share something dearly close to my heart. On July 4th I led an all-star group of colleagues and former students in a concert celebrating Ananda’s 50th anniversary in California. As we played Life Is the Quest for
Music, the Heart, and Hope
Tuning my share of 150 elementary string players before their joint rehearsal the other day was the perfect opportunity to practice sharing kindness and love from a relaxed heart. It kept me calmly focused, and definitely helped me perceive one