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Two Perspectives on Personal Transformation Two Perspectives’ is a bi-monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Dr Janet Smith Warfield (based in Florida, USA) and  Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Dr Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective, USA Drumming is a practice that uses sound, rhythm, and vibration to heal. By fully immersing oneself in the experience, the drummer can enter into an altered state of consciousness that is sometimes verbalized as "journeying between the physical and spiritual worlds." Cultures all over the world have practiced drumming for thousands of years. The experience is an end in itself, not preparation for a performance.  When the drumming becomes synchronized, it is very powerful. Drummers often take turns setting the rhythm and beat. The circle itself is the perfect form within which to drum. All participan...

Click here to add this blog to your feed and you will not miss out on any story 3E Story Blogathon Post #7 by Ananda Sukarlan For Day 7 of the 3E Story Blogathon, the piano maestro, Ananda Sukarlan talks about the importance of stubborness (aka perseverance), passion and carrying on with one sided love, for mega success. Zapped, read it for yourself                                               Do you think I am gifted in music? Well, not everybody thought so. When I was at my early age, for several years I studied piano with my sister at home. We were 7 siblings, and my parents only had enough money to send one of us to a music school, so my sister had to "forward" her knowledge she learned to her brothers and sisters. She quit her lessons before I was a teenager so I took over her piano lessons at a music school in Jakarta (at that time in the late 7...

An epitome of 'Never Say Die' Spirit Ananda Sukarlan listed in "2000 Outstanding Musicians of 20th century” and "International Who's Who in Music" compiled by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK has done numerous recordings with world's most reputed composers. He regularly gives concerts and recitals in Europe, Asia as well as Central & South America and has toured several countries of Africa too. He is one of the most popular classical musicians on social media too, and you can join his facebook group "Ananda Sukarlan's friends" at http://www.facebook.com/groups/129832433758788/   Ananda was born in Jakarta, Indonesia in a middle class family. He made so much noise with the family piano as a toddler, the parents asked his elder sister to teach him piano at the age of 5 so that he made pleasant sounds at least. Later he pursued his passion for music in spite of parental opposition (parents had been supportive but no...

'Uncovering our Greatness' is a monthly column on becoming a great human being and has two opinions on the subject from western and eastern part of the world viz. Michael Thallium from Spain and Dr Amit Nagpal from India. Michael Thallium’s opinion Michael Thallium is a global and greatness coach based in Spain. Michael has spent many years of his life traveling around many countries and continents, sailing the seas, flying the skies all over the world. Since 2008 he is dedicated to his passions viz. coaching, language & communication and music. I had never written an article this way before. I am writing it at 35,239 feet high and about 7 hours from my final destination - this is at least what the screen says, while we are flying somewhere over Greenland. I would have liked to start writing it earlier, when we were crossing the skies over the Atlantic Ocean, but it has not been until now, that I opened my laptop and began to write. Anyway, it does not matter...

Dedicated to my musical friend Michael Thallium, Global & Greatness Coach, Spain I must have been born with music inside me from day one. The moment I would hear music, it would either make me dance or would stir my soul. Some of my life’s most beautiful memories have a musical connection. My maternal uncle introduced me to the world of English and other international music in childhood. I learnt it early that music is beyond language. So my favourite songs included a Bengali song, Ricky Martin (Ale, Ale, Ale), a load of The Beatles, Urdu ghazals, Turkish instrumentals, besides Hindi songs of course. I loved Turkish instrumental cassette my childhood friend Amit Gupta brought from Libya. It was so soothing I would often play it while having meals. Music has given me company in the intense moments of loneliness; music has been a friend, philosopher and guide. Two years back I got the courage to publicly sing on stage (thou...