Lara Fabian – A singer who communicates directly to the soul. Here are three performances not to rob oneself of: Je Suis Malade, You're not from here and Adagio.
To me she is first and foremost a brave story teller who takes music to a level where real healing becomes possible through sharing the ecstatic vibrations life is so full of when we are able to open up to them. I am sure it is every mucisian's aim to be in contact with these vibes as often as possible and to pass them on as Lara does so kindly and with such generosity.

William Westney – An American concert pianist who has developed a revolutionary holistic approach to teaching that surely will result in more musicians coming closer to fulfilling their potential and fewer being stopped by injury before getting there. The principles are applicable even to art forms other than music and are described in his book The Perfect Wrong Note.

Nadia Schulz – Painting is an art form that has been somewhat inaccessible to me. Not so when it comes to Nadia Schulz' paintings, which work for me on multiple and seemingly opposing levels. There is room for both minimalistic attention to detail as well as broad strokes and vivid, explosive colors in her paintings.

Walt Whitman – Even though he isn't alive physically anymore, I must include this elevated spirit on my list of inspirations. His Song of the Open Road (particularly verses 1, 2, 5, 6, 7) is a fantastic celebration of life, the Earth, and of the self moving about in the world, completely released from the tortures of the ego ("without preference or denial"). Everything that happens is all right and as it should be. The Earth is enough. Being in it, tasting it, is enough. What is this if not pure bliss? How can we not be led back to ourselves when drinking this? And for us human beings what is more important than becoming who we are? I find it hard to believe that those who believe art is only for leisure and has no ability to impact our lives have filled themselves with this...