During my four-day trip to Japan a few weeks ago, I visited the 11th-century Byodoin Temple in Uji, Kyoto. There, I fell in love with the 52 Bodhisattvas, 27 of which held an instrument like bell and drum, flute and pipes, lyre and koto.
Bodhisattvas with instruments Read More »
Some say music is the art of time. Maybe that’s why I often think it futile to try to measure time.
The Precious Things you can’t Count. Read More »
During World War II, when they were just fighting for their day to day survival, our grandparents would not have been able to imagine that their Jewish and Japanese grandchildren would share the stage in Los Angeles in the twenty-first century.
Music for Empathy, and World Peace Read More »
Did you know? There are many preventable causes that lead to dementia. One of them is hearing loss!
Hearing Aids as Dementia Prevention! Read More »
As we let the rhythms take over our bodies, we transcend our generations and cultural/ethnic differences, and even national borders and historical time periods. We have always danced, sang, and laughed together to bond, and to thrive in our unity.