Zen Piano

Imagine having a Zen experience at the piano.  The Stillpoint Piano Method was created to allow students to embrace mindfulness and multi-sensory awareness at the piano. Stillpoint provides an opportunity to discover your unlimited musical potential.  www.stillpointpiano.com

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An original jazz composition of mine.  Performed by the Coda Jazz Quartet.

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Most people that try to learn the piano bring a lot of tension and anxiety to the process. However, it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, practicing the piano can be a wonderful, relaxing, and deeply expressive experience. And, you'll find that is easier than you ever imagined! The Stillpoint approach combines relaxing and mindful contemplative techniques to make learning the piano a calm, pleasant, stress-free experience.

Thomas Rheingans Pianist, Composer, and Educator

Check out Piano Zen: the Stillpoint method on Udemy.

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SACRED GEOMETRY

Life Is A Balance Of Holding On And Letting Go

-Rumi

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Beautiful!

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Your own self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world. -Ramana Maharshi

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Once you soften the mind, your body and breathing will relax. When the body is relaxed, the touch of your finger tips on the piano keys softens too. You become more aware of the subtle sensations and sounds of every note. The idea is to enter into a state of mindfulness at the piano; a lucid state of awareness where every little thing about playing the piano becomes a beautiful mystery.

On Your Mark, Get Set… Wait! | Thomas Rheingans

Learn more about Zen Piano and how practicing the piano using the Stillpoint method can help create a more relaxing life. Here is a limited time offer to experience Stillpoint for only 9 dollars. Over 80% off.

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Zen Habits Live Simply

2. Do it slowly and deliberately. You can do one task at a time, but also rush that task. Instead, take your time, and move slowly. Make your actions deliberate, not rushed and random. It takes practice, but it helps you focus on the task.

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Piano Zen (StillPoint Method) is a great way to slow down and find an inner calm in your day to day routine. Piano Zen teaches you a way to play the piano with all your senses in a way that relaxes and calms. If you are interested in learning more about The Stillpoint Method follow this link to our Udemy course. There is a limited time 80% off coupon for the rest of July.   As the world gets faster and faster, we must build time to slow down into our day to day life.

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 What is your favorite book to read to students?

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Zen Shorts (Caldecott Honor Book) By Jon J Muth

"Michael," said Karl. "There’s a really big bear in the backyard." This is how three children meet Stillwater, a giant panda who moves into the neighborhood and tells amazing tales. To Addy he tells a story about the value of material goods. To Michael he pushes the boundaries of good and bad. And to Karl he demonstrates what it means to hold on to frustration. With graceful art and simple stories that are filled with love and enlightenment, Jon Muth — and Stillwater the bear — present three ancient Zen tales that are sure to strike a chord in everyone they touch.

I love this book. We read it to our kids also! Highly recommend! You can find it here

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There are many ways to learn the power of Zen.

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The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another.

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Check out Zen Piano with this great coupon. Save 30 dollars!

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Composed by Mozart at 7 or 8 years of age, recently identified in Austria.

Music as art.

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Build pockets of stillness into your life.

Build pockets of stillness into your life. Meditate. Go for walks. Ride your bike going nowhere in particular. There is a creative purpose to daydreaming, even to boredom. The best ideas come to us when we stop actively trying to coax the muse into manifesting and let the fragments of experience float around our unconscious mind in order to click into new combinations. Without this essential stage of unconscious processing, the entire flow of the creative process is broken.

The StillPoint Method is a perfect way to build stillness into your day and life!

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Yes💭

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What a great quote! The Stillpoint method helps you to listen to your body, to your spirit, and to the deeper sounds of the music.

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From the movie "The Peaceful Warrior" based on the book of the same title.  The journey within can be the most challenging one but also the most satisfying. 

Via the Stillpoint approach to learning the piano, students learn to play music that can create a relaxing and mindful contemplative mind that leads to a more calm, pleasant, and stress-free life.

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9 HOURS of Relaxing Music with Gentle Rain

by The Miracle Forest

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Wow. What an amazing find. 9 whole hours of calming rain and music. What a perfect way to put yourself in the right frame of mind to practice the Stillpoint method or just calm your mind after a busy day of fun in the sun. We have a special love for the rain here in the NW and this reminds us why. So calming!

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Learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no one, and full of magic, mystery, and enchantment.

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We have seen The Stillpoint Method help student achieve this state of being. It is magical.

How do you find your essence?

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This is an original jazz song written and performed by Thomas Rheingans (piano) and Annie Kaiser (vocalist). 

I wrote this song for a play that was produced in Portland, Oregon.  I'm on the piano and the lyricist, Annie Kaiser, is on vocals for this recording.  Let me know what you think!

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This is a great Introduction to Meditation by Deepak Chopra.

The Stillpoint Piano Method was developed with a deep understanding of meditation practices.  You can allow your mind to quiet and soften while practicing the piano. When you do, practicing becomes like a walking meditation.

If you let go of all of your expectations, you can experience what is often referred to as effortless effort. And with that experience comes a deeper level of musical expression.”

Learning to let go and experience the moment is an important element of the Stillpoint Piano Method