When a  friend sent me this article, I thought of a sacred part of my life, in addition to family, poetry, and visual art: music. 

I have been playing the classical guitar for many years, and it give me enormous pleasure to play the guitar for patients, families and staff at Memorial Sloane Kettering. It is also, each week, a moment of connection with my parents.

Mindfulness and Guitar Playing and Performance for the Amateur and the Professional -Event at the New York City Classical Guitar Society

As we return to the stage or to playing for family and friends after this challenging year, mindfulness can help ease the transition and enhance both the quality of our playing and our enjoyment of practice and performance. In this hands-on session, we will practice and discuss mindfulness techniques for the classical guitarist.