Find Peace with Healing the Spirit Within One Note at a Time

It’s time to find peace with Healing the Spirit Within One Note at a Time. My flute program is finally ready to go and I’m excited to share it with the world. After having a recital last year, I knew I wanted to keep performing and find a way to share my love of music, poetry, and art journaling on a more intimate level. It’s important for me to share my journey and show others how I found and continue to find peace and joy through the hardships and messiness of life. Keep reading to learn more and watch my quick video.

The Road to Healing the Spirit Within One Note at a Time

It’s been years into the making of this beloved project of mine. It all started about 4 years ago when I decided to jump back into playing my flute professionally after being away for over 25 years. My dream since I was a little kid was to play in an orchestra. So I eventually headed to college and got my undergraduate and masters degree in performance. But then real life kicked in and I decided that I wanted a family more than giving it all to music. But that yearning never went away and when the pandemic hit I realized that music was gift given to me by God and I should use it to bring Him glory. Art journaling made me realize how important music was to me and that I should share it with others.

After getting back into lessons with several wonderful flutists, I started working with Jennie Oh-Brown. She encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone when it came to playing the flute. Jennie challenged me to bring other creative areas of my life to my flute world. Through her coaching I put together my first recital in over 25 years that combined music, poetry and art. I also received an Illinois Arts Council grant for the recital. The experience was amazing and it fueled my passion to bring this type of program to more people. I want to give hope to others that are struggling with finding joy and peace in this crazy world.

What is Healing the Spirit Within One Note at a Time?

After a lot of blood, sweat and tears, this program/mini-retreat is ready to go. What is it? It’s a one hour program that combines music (my flute playing), words (reciting poetry), and art (displaying my art journal). Within this framework I share my story through the themes of love lost and found, hope, joy, peace, and gratitude. My hope is that all who experience this hour discover new ways to express themselves and find a way back to joy and peace. To get more details head to my new website page here. Also watch this video below which is gives a little taste of what you would encounter.

My plan is to bring this much-needed healing experience to communties around me and beyond. This program is perfect for community groups, faith-based groups, libraries, park districts, retreats, and so on. If you are interested in learning more, contact me here or feel free to send this blog post to someone who you think would want to bring this to their community. Please spread the word my friends and help me bring some healing to this broken world.