Souloist Podcast, with Zohara Rotem

Suzuki talent education is much more than music. In Suzuki words “ Character first- Ability second”. We develop our hearts through the music. As parents we give birth to our children. We are the closest people to our children. We think “ nobody knows my child better than me”. Is it true? In this episode I’m inviting you to ask yourself the question: “do I REALLY know my child?” “Do I know her/him...

The Suzuki Triangle represents the team work that exists in Suzuki Talent Education. Parent, teacher and child work together in the optimal and natural way. It is essential for each part of the triangle to know their role. In today's episode we talk about how to make the Suzuki triangle effective for his vision to come about.    “I want - if I can - to get education changed frommere instruction to...

Reflections on: "Everyone can change” “You can’t teach old dog new tricks”   “I don’t have time” “I’m too busy” Day dreaming If you like this podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe/ Follow it ,share it with your friends, leave a comment and rating in Apple podcast (or wherever you get your podcast) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our list ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In the ever-growing fast pace of life, the need to slow down becomes an essential necessity to stay sane and healthy. I’ve been reflecting on the topic for quite  some time now. The question arises; do I slow down or does the slowing down happens to me?  The measures of time stay the same. There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute.  But when we slow down, the 60...

Pace of life is speeding up in  today’s world, until something forces us to slow down. These cross roads happen in loss and grief. If until then we ran away from pain, denying it, pretendinglife can happen with it, these events stop us in our track.  It’s a raining day, cold and wet. A perfect invitation toreflect on time and grief. Grief has no time; it does ‘t cease to exist  as the years go by....

Learning is a joy. In this episode we talk about: ·     The joy of discovery ·     How to  help the natural process to happen ·     How to provide the best conditions for learning? ·     How mistakes correct themselves ·     The Satisfaction in Self-discovery ·     What are enough repetitions ·     How listening is the main tool ·     How to offer your presence as help Watch on YouTube⁠ ⁠ If you l...

Parenting today is becoming a very challenging task. In my travels, lectures, seminars, webinars and workshops I meet parents who do their best to learn and improve this task. I am listening to their questions, seeing their struggle and feeling deep appreciation to what they do. The Suzuki triangle of Parent- Teacher -Child offers a successful platform to work together as a community. Today I'm re...

Today we will be  looking at regret no  3 that people expresson their death bed,  “I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings”. As children it was easy to express our feelings. We hated, we loved, we laughed, we cried, authentically andwith no need to analyse or suppress. So what happened since then? What made us change and suppress our feelings until webecame unaware of them? The seeds...

In episode #105 we talked about the first regret people express when they reach end of life. Today we will look at the second one,  “I wish I hadn't worked so hard.” It’s not as simple as it might sound. What is it that people feel they missed  by spending too much time at work? Do they refer to relationships? To friendships? To hobbies?   I’m inviting you to  reflect with me. You can watch th...

At the beginning of the school year, we are invited to  reflect on the year ahead of us.  How and  what we'd like this year to be.  The commitment list is long; the rewards list is much longer.  Here are some reminders of how we could make life easier. How we could take  “scary “ decisions, just to realise that we have a choice. And is boredom a bad thing? If you like this podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We all have regrets. They become vivid and clear towards the end of life and / or when we are ready to look at them. Regrets can haunt and torture us, and they can also help us contemplate our present and future, and adjust our life accordingly. Today we will reflect on the first one in the list : ‘I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.’ If yo...

I'm back from Asia Suzuki Conference in Korea, with hope and inspiration. I saw children making music together and connecting through music. Parents connecting around music, and teacher sharing ideas. A community of music that is the antidote to the pandemic of loneliness. Listen, and be inspired to see how music could change the world. If you like this podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscr...

Sharing my reflections for the new year. Instead of new year resolution i’m  declaring  a year of love. A year of heart. The leading question : Does my heart want to do it? If you like this podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe/ Follow it ,share it with your friends, leave a comment and rating in Apple podcast (or wherever you get your podcast) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our list ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

How many times did you hear people saying it? In this episode we will  look at why people tend to think they can’t sing, and by that they deprive themselves of the innate gift we are all born with. Music is the birthright of every human being. You don’t have to learn music to enjoy its gift. Can you imagine a world without music? Why is singing so important and what we get from it. Could you dare...

I didn’t plan to dedicate this episode to the topic of pain, but it came of its own will, asking to give it a voice. Experiencing a severe pain in the last few weeks, I’m learning that pain is a part of life; like grief. Pain is teaching me: To learn to ask for help To lower my standards (of cleaning and similar work) To rest between jobs To remember who I am (I’m not pain) To say ‘no’ to more com...

Today I’m in conversation with Heike Hamann. Heike was born in Tanzania, East Africa to German parents, and lived in England, Papua New Guinea and Germany before moving to Australia as a teenager. She is currently the custodian of a beautiful property in Tyagarah, in the Northern Rivers, surrounded by nature and close to the ocean. Heike has been sailing, running, bushwalking and paragliding to na...

Let’s ask ourselves  some questions about the usage of smart phones around our children.  What can we do for the welfare of our children? (Not just our children). I’m inviting you to reflect together and alone,to check  WHAT you can do to change, IF you want to change. The damage that these little devices cause is beyond argument. And there are gifts that one generation could give to the other. We...

Loneliness has become a new pandemic. We live in an age of communication and we are lonely... Loneliness and aloneness are not the same thing. You can feel lonely among people, and not lonely when you are alone. Some people need more socialising,  others less. Some people like being alone, others resent it. The loneliness that comes from not being seen by others is the one I’m referring to here. W...

How can we help our children get motivated to learn. When we learn something in a pleasant way we are motivated to continue learning it. In Suzuki Talent Education we start by creating the environment for the child to want to learn an instrument. We want them to become self-motivated, to have the desire to move to the next step and acquire an ability. We want to help them develop self- discipline,...

Education is  everything.  The aim in Suzuki Talent Education is not to raise great musicians but to nurture and foster all children to become NOBLE human beings. We do it THROUGH music development.  However, it doesn’t mean that music development and creating musical ability (= talent) becomes less important. In other words, we put every effort into music education, knowing that the outcome will...

Very often I feel that words cannot convey what I want to express. (Maybe that’s why music plays such an important part in my life.) At the same times, I love words. I love flirting with them, trying, experimenting. I will frequently change them like loved clothes. Sometimes I’d make them up… Do you sometimes find yourself with this niggling feeling. Of the sort that you are  not sure how to descr...

You have made a decision to give your child the opportunity to learn an instrument in the Suzuki way. You read articles and books on the Suzuki philosophy. You attended parent lectures. You started your listening routine (hopefully) and observed weekly lessons for some time.  Some things spoke to you straight away. With other things you chose to make the time to absorb. Some things created disagre...

My soul practice is where I turn up to myself, to my soul. It is a version of my raft in life. It is a practice that doesn’t have a goal apart from doing it. Life at times is  complicated and challenging. These times require of us to find islands of sanity; pockets of refuge; coming home to ourselves. What are these pockets of sanity? When the future seems grim, is there a way we can  make the pre...

The Suzuki philosophy and method is a holistic way of treating every child as a unique human being. Every child is unique. Every human being is unique. This uniqueness is becoming hidden sometimes  when we grow up.   How would the world be If we treat everyone as a unique human being. From an early stage we can see what are the gifts and tendencies of every child. We could then, nurture them towar...

On  child’s time, adult’s time, each person’s unique time; this time that invites awe, creativity and imagination. We often say and hear: “Time is precious” . The question is what and how much we do to treat it this way. Do you allow time to wonder, time to respect your inner child Is distraction always bad? Pushing children to always go beyond their natural pace could shorten childhood and the ma...