By Ramona M. Wis There are many ways to meditate that don’t look like Meditation. Mindfulness, meditation, and yoga have existed for thousands of years, useful tools for a life best-lived. More and more, in our modern world, these practices have come to the forefront as important, even necessary, means toward physical and mental wellness, for […]
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First a Voice, Then a Choir
By Frank R. Lloyd When I entered Occidental College in 1965 a friend from my hometown who was a year ahead of me urged me to take at least one semester of choir because the director was an extraordinary teacher and a dynamic personality. I took her advice and joined Occidental’s College and Chapel Choirs. […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Living Our Namaste
By Ramona M. Wis If you have ever been to a yoga class, you know that it closes by bringing one’s hands to heart center and saying “Namaste.” It’s a perfect way to end a time of shared space and practice but more than that, it’s a reminder to take what we experience on the mat, off the […]
Leading Voices: Something to Look Forward To
I used the phrase above to introduce my students to their last in-class activity before we left for online learning this Spring. It was titled “What Would it Look Like”? I was interested in getting their input and ideas on what online choir assignments might look like. The objective of this activity was to have […]
The Conductor as Yogi: You already are one
With this post, Dr. Ramona Wis begins a weekly blog series entitled The Conductor as Yogi. In the same way The Conductor as Leader applied foundational leadership principles to our conductor-teacher-leader roles, The Conductor as Yogi blog will explore mindfulness, wellness, inspirational writings, and classic yoga philosophy and practice to encourage readers towards greater wholeness […]
Leading Voices: Building A Community of Practice
In my last blog Agile Centered Instruction, I closed with the following quote: “Tell me, and I forget, teach me, and I may remember, involve me, and I learn” (Xun Kuang). This quote sums up my experience and sometimes frustration with the education profession for the last fifty-five years. “Tell me, and I forget” is […]