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Yom HaAtzmaut in Maaleh Adumim, Israel April 2010

May 01, 2010

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Israel is 62 years old! Celebrate with us!

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My Story 5: "HOME"

I lived in Israel from 1976-1998; 22 years! They were 22 exciting years filled with music, people, good friends, a small but important (nuclear) family connection, and with lots of learning, growing, enlightenment, revelation, and filled with CHAI – LIFE! I was always called “Ann” in Israel. In August 1976 I returned from Europe to my mother’s house, to the Anglo folk club, and to 6-months in a Hebrew language ulpan . I began to make a new life for myself. I became a person with a new identity; I became a musician and an educator. I became a student. I got religion for a while, and then became “spiritual”, but most importantly, I became a Jew . I gained confidence, strength and pride. There were no holidays now that I was left out of. I was part of the majority and that felt real good. Rather than go into the little details about my life in Israel, which included eleven wonderfully exciting and fun years as a single woman making a living as a musician – and eleven years married, rais...

Sing Along Seniors

Music is a wonderful thing. I, for one, cannot live without it in my life. It is music that enables me to live a joyous life and music that allows me to bring joy into the lives of others. I am blessed to be a versatile musician; I compose, perform, teach, and create therapeutic settings with my music. Please take the time to view this video of a SING ALONG SENIORS interactive concert at a senior residence in Nashua, NH. This concert was particularly fun and I want to extend my gratitude to the gentleman who filmed it. I share it with permission granted. Please enjoy all or just some of the fun musical moments.

I am a Therapeutic Musician - Sound Healing

"The essential art of the musician is to build melodies from pleasing vibrations that will dispel any vibrations of negativity." * Rav Avraham Greenbaum: The Wings of the Sun. Laurie Riley , author of Body, Mind and Music , writes: "Music is the birthright of humanity. It is something we are all born able to do. We cannot help it; we are music...Our cells, our molecules, our atoms, our quantum particles all vibrate with the aliveness of rhythm; without we are, literally, dead." Our bodies are affected by sound. More and more today, live music is being used as a complementary healing modality. Music transforms the experience of illness or death, it connects one person with another even when s/he may not be able to interact. It calms, relaxes,and creates a comforting environment. Live music can: reduce blood pressure, accelerate physical healing, stimulate memories, relieve anxiety, induce mental imaging, provide a way to release emotions, reduce stress, provide a way...

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