Yesterday a friend visited. She has been busy these past few years exploring various aspects of educational interest and within that journey was ordained an Interfaith Minister just a few weeks ago. My friend the Rev.
She saw the piano out of the corner of her eye. Took off her shoes and quietly walked into the Living Room. "This feels like a Sanctuary," she said, "A Sacred Space." There was such a sense of reverence about her as she explored the instrument and played a few notes.
She sat and listened while I played a little of this and a little of that. Then she stood next to the open lid and experienced the sound and vibration that comes forth only from a grand piano. She paid attention to how her body responded to Bach, to Brahms, to Chopin. Then she said the most amazing thing, "Have a client sit in a chair next to the piano. Tune your playing to have a healing impact on their state of mind and health. It's an extraordinary experience to feel the sound in the body and pay attention to where it is going and what it is doing."
Gee. Never thought of that. My friend the Rev.
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