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Music, the doorway to your emotions and intuitive self | Alexandra Gabriel | TEDxSquareMile


my name is Alexandra Gabriel and I’m a

my name is Alexandra Gabriel and I’m a new-age musician and composer and I’m

new-age musician and composer and I’m

new-age musician and composer and I’m here just to shift the energy and bring

here just to shift the energy and bring

here just to shift the energy and bring the whole thing to a close so I just

the whole thing to a close so I just

the whole thing to a close so I just wanted to also extend my thanks to the

wanted to also extend my thanks to the

wanted to also extend my thanks to the organizers and the speakers it’s been a

organizers and the speakers it’s been a

organizers and the speakers it’s been a really inspirational day to sit sit

really inspirational day to sit sit

really inspirational day to sit sit through had to be lost

through had to be lost

through had to be lost someone has to be lost so I’m going to

someone has to be lost so I’m going to

someone has to be lost so I’m going to do a very very short tiny introduction

do a very very short tiny introduction

do a very very short tiny introduction about why I perform music and then I’m

about why I perform music and then I’m

about why I perform music and then I’m going to sing something to you and then

going to sing something to you and then

going to sing something to you and then we’ll bring the day to a close so when I

we’ll bring the day to a close so when I

we’ll bring the day to a close so when I was at university I was identified as

was at university I was identified as

was at university I was identified as having severe learning difficulties and

having severe learning difficulties and

having severe learning difficulties and disabled because of my inability to

disabled because of my inability to

disabled because of my inability to learn and understand concepts that

learn and understand concepts that

learn and understand concepts that traditional teaching methods needed me

traditional teaching methods needed me

traditional teaching methods needed me to conform to but that being said I was

to conform to but that being said I was

to conform to but that being said I was in one sense of the word highly

in one sense of the word highly

in one sense of the word highly successful I left school with high

successful I left school with high

successful I left school with high grades and a first class honours degree

grades and a first class honours degree

grades and a first class honours degree it’s not a new concept that a

it’s not a new concept that a

it’s not a new concept that a one-size-fits-all education system is

one-size-fits-all education system is

one-size-fits-all education system is challenging for our students teachers

challenging for our students teachers

challenging for our students teachers and development as a country we’ve been

and development as a country we’ve been

and development as a country we’ve been having this conversation for some time

having this conversation for some time

having this conversation for some time and the labeling of students and those

and the labeling of students and those

and the labeling of students and those around us can have a negative and

around us can have a negative and

around us can have a negative and seperating impact rather than creating

seperating impact rather than creating

seperating impact rather than creating these supportive and unified

these supportive and unified

these supportive and unified environments of learning my brain

environments of learning my brain

environments of learning my brain operates in a unique way and whose

operates in a unique way and whose

operates in a unique way and whose doesn’t and although I honor and thank

doesn’t and although I honor and thank

doesn’t and although I honor and thank my many great teachers I believe we all

my many great teachers I believe we all

my many great teachers I believe we all ultimately have the responsibility to

ultimately have the responsibility to

ultimately have the responsibility to make this world make sense for ourselves

make this world make sense for ourselves

make this world make sense for ourselves so how did music helped me and how can

so how did music helped me and how can

so how did music helped me and how can it help you well music is one of the

it help you well music is one of the

it help you well music is one of the only activities which stimulates your

only activities which stimulates your

only activities which stimulates your entire brain the brain of a musician is

entire brain the brain of a musician is

entire brain the brain of a musician is noticeably larger and more symmetrical

noticeably larger and more symmetrical

noticeably larger and more symmetrical in an education environment music is

in an education environment music is

in an education environment music is totally encompassing everybody can be

totally encompassing everybody can be

totally encompassing everybody can be involved and nobody needs to be left out

involved and nobody needs to be left out

involved and nobody needs to be left out but the real ultimate benefit of music

but the real ultimate benefit of music

but the real ultimate benefit of music that I want to share with you today is

that I want to share with you today is

that I want to share with you today is that it connects you with your heart

that it connects you with your heart

that it connects you with your heart emotions and more intuitive brain to me

emotions and more intuitive brain to me

emotions and more intuitive brain to me what it means to be human

what it means to be human

what it means to be human in that space we make decisions very

in that space we make decisions very

in that space we make decisions very differently

differently

differently and our digitalized world can be taking

and our digitalized world can be taking

and our digitalized world can be taking away this need to feel from us with a

away this need to feel from us with a

away this need to feel from us with a OneTouch solution to our uncomfortable

OneTouch solution to our uncomfortable

OneTouch solution to our uncomfortable feelings and problems in our reality

feelings and problems in our reality

feelings and problems in our reality emotions and emotional intelligence

emotions and emotional intelligence

emotions and emotional intelligence require us to connect to our hearts and

require us to connect to our hearts and

require us to connect to our hearts and when our day-to-day lives does not

when our day-to-day lives does not

when our day-to-day lives does not necessarily ask us to step into that

necessarily ask us to step into that

necessarily ask us to step into that space or into that role then music can

space or into that role then music can

space or into that role then music can be that doorway to help you to do that

be that doorway to help you to do that

be that doorway to help you to do that I know for myself that when I’m busy

I know for myself that when I’m busy

I know for myself that when I’m busy doing all day it’s challenging for me to

doing all day it’s challenging for me to

doing all day it’s challenging for me to walk through the door at home and go

walk through the door at home and go

walk through the door at home and go into a space of receptivity with those I

into a space of receptivity with those I

into a space of receptivity with those I love around me taking moments to be and

love around me taking moments to be and

love around me taking moments to be and not to do not only bring us greater

not to do not only bring us greater

not to do not only bring us greater spiritual connection but also stillness

spiritual connection but also stillness

spiritual connection but also stillness and inner peace I write music to take

and inner peace I write music to take

and inner peace I write music to take people into that space for a moment so

people into that space for a moment so

people into that space for a moment so I’m going to invite you at 2:00 at the

I’m going to invite you at 2:00 at the

I’m going to invite you at 2:00 at the end of this day today I’m just gonna

end of this day today I’m just gonna

end of this day today I’m just gonna move this mics time before I start if

move this mics time before I start if

move this mics time before I start if you would please and allow yourself just

you would please and allow yourself just

you would please and allow yourself just to go into a sort of state of stillness

to go into a sort of state of stillness

to go into a sort of state of stillness closing your eyes and relaxing what’s I

closing your eyes and relaxing what’s I

closing your eyes and relaxing what’s I performed to you a piece of music from

performed to you a piece of music from

performed to you a piece of music from my album unconditional

I love yourself to take a nice deep

I love yourself to take a nice deep breath in and out

opening your eyes when you’re ready I

opening your eyes when you’re ready I hope you’ll enjoyed that experience

hope you’ll enjoyed that experience

hope you’ll enjoyed that experience thank you so much for listening

thank you so much for listening

thank you so much for listening [Applause]

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