The more advanced and meticulous the way we record becomes, the more we seem to disregard our memories. And the more we trust the external record, perhaps the more we slight our subjective and embodied experience of our lives and relationships.
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Music induces the production of oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone.” Mothers, after labor, are flooded with oxytocin. We get it when we sing together, and share musical experiences in any other way. It’s a naturally human phenomenon, a part of our humanity.
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Music does heal and unite. While its social effect takes more time than an Executive Order, or military force, its power can be felt immediately, communally and viscerally, like that of a flower. And like a flower, music reminds us of our interconnectedness to each other and surroundings; it reminds us how what we share is greater than our differences.
Sakura and Sunflowers: Flowers and Music Read More »
The goal is to learn and to evolve. To me, to be able to share the fruits of these processes is the meaning of life.
Suffering is Good for you…Really? Read More »
To commit to listening is to be one with the sound, to resonate your body and soul immersed in it. And true self-expression is to let your own body and language be highjacked by your inner convictions and passions. The masterly of music may be to balance those two extreme states of being.
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