Having grown up in Korea, Thanksgiving has been a new holiday for me. I have to admit that I am still puzzled by the National...

I remember always having two groups of friends at my high school before a test. The ones who stayed up as late as possible to study and...

When I first moved to San Diego, one of the first things I noticed was the bilingual characteristics of the city being so close to...

This week I pondered the idea “Ask, don’t tell - the question/behaviour effect” from Steven Bartlett in his book The Diary of a CEO. He...

About two years ago, I started my surfing journey. If you recall, I promised to share my journey at some point after announcing my new...

Several months ago, my dentist asked me at my regular checkup whether I ground my teeth at night. I said: "No. Absolutely not." She...

August is almost over. All of a sudden I am having a sense of urgency that everything is about to start, but I am not quite ready. My...

Last week I celebrated my forty-third birthday (ah, already? Time flies.). Even though the number of my age has not affected me in any...

Sometimes people comment that I am lucky to have found my passion in life. Some have asked for advice about how to help their children...

I write this in my hotel room on Jeju Island, South Korea, listening to a wild ocean. The rainy season is about to start in Korea. The...

The light is on. The noise of enthusiastic crowds is filled in the space. it is finally time to perform. I felt that familiar sensation...

There is always something we are asked to do more than we would like. We are often guilty of saying yes to something we feel half-hearted...

There is often a guest book at my concerts that people can leave messages in. I started this tradition about six years ago, realizing...

Hello friends! I always find that preparing for a concert feels like a musical feast that I set for everyone to enjoy. There is always an...

As I write this, I am in NYC attending one of the biggest performing arts conferences in the U.S. called APAP (Association of Performing...

Having a new year around the corner, I am all pumped up as usual with a fresh look at the time and things I want to try in the new year....

I have been pacing around my house, doing not particularly important things - mopping the floor, reorganizing the closets, doing the...

Sitting in an airport in Denver, I am waiting for my flight to San Diego for a 5-day break for Thanksgiving. I just finished my elevenths...

Since the last newsletter my performance season has taken off at the strongest force. Last month alone I have been Calgary (Canada), Red...

Over the last three weeks I traveled to South Korea just in the time for the publication of my book Whenever You're Ready, which I...

Last week I had a pleasure to be a conference artist at the Oregon Music Teachers’ Association (OMTA)’s state conference in Florence,...