Harp-Abilities continues in 2010

2010 will bring a better understanding of Harp-Abilities, more postings of health support group participation and experiences. I will try to do better with a posting of each event. I have found that I am unable to post my hospital and therapy center experiences due to privacy issues and I will continue to honor those. I have found it hard to express in words the sudden gatherings by people in motor carts around the harp playing, the child hooked to the life saving drip bags and monitors strumming the strings, patients who check the activity board to see when I am coming next, the staff who walk quickly to their next duty but bend over to whisper "blessings, thank you", the ones who are unable to speak but hug the harp and its sounds.

I will post scheduled events on my Xina Music website.

Harp-Abilities continued in 2009

7 months has passed since last posting - so sorry. A lot of Harp-Abilities happenings the last part of 2009, mostly playing for patients and staff in hospitals, senior fairs, various home care settings, yoga group and support groups. My dedication resulted in weekly playing whether for one or many by September through the end of the year. A new website, Xina Music, was created to show my growth as a harper and audio describer. I had audio description training in December and look forward continue to provide services to those with challenges.

It has been 24 weeks now, since my dedication kick off on Sept. 1, of some type of Harp-Abilities sharing, and the experience has been live changing for me. We all have some type of challenge or disability and the response to live harp music is an instant bonding and sharing, of joy or tears or exhilaration, bringing us into the now and shedding labels and scars of a disability. Thank you to all who have shared with me.