With a heigh-heigh-heigh and a ho-ho-ho…
I skip into the big box store to buy a few light bulbs for the office. 
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, 

Music in all its many forms can be captivating as well as reflective of the changing seasons in our lives. It can help us get through the fun times or the tough times. And it can all start with just a little whistle…

If we search deeper the importance of breathwork can be found even further back to 800 BCE within the ancient texts of the Upanishads. And prior to the Upanishads the actual practice of breathwork had been disseminated from teacher to student for hundreds of years more.

Years ago I developed and taught a course for College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois called, Yoga for Chronic Pain. I had studied this subject for years prior and really wanted to help in some way all the many loved ones I knew who had pain issues. I didn’t have any problems with pain myself at that time, but my heart and mind were brimming in creative ways to help others. 

Music. It can captivate, motivate, inspire, or deepen emotions. In fact, it can do all of these things and more.

With every image that comes to mind you become the observer and learn the emotions attached to that image. You develop the ability to release negative emotions by first acknowledging them and then becoming the observer of them. You learn the constant shifting of observations and emotions of your life do not define who you really are.