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 yourself to...

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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...

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...

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...

In order to achieve effortless mastery, we need more "effortlessness" skills. Learning how to operate in the "receiving mode" is one of...

How do you play something really fast, but without getting tense? After all, tension and effort actually interfere with your ability to...

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...

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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...

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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...