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Reiki: Hands of Light by Georg Deuter
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A biography of Deuter
by Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

Like many artists in the contemporary instrumental realm, Deuter mixes acoustic and electronic instruments, ethnic influences, and sounds from nature -- only he's been doing it since the early '70s. Born in the German village of Falkenhagen, Deuter learned flute and taught himself to play guitar but was discouraged from pursuing music as a career. The trauma of a nearly fatal auto accident in 1970, however, motivated him to pursue his dreams. His first recording, D, was released on Kuckuck in 1971. Over the years, Deuter's spiritual search has taken him around the world, most notably to India, where he lived on an ashram, studied Indian music, and recorded several albums. In the mid '80s he moved to the US, eventually settling in Santa Fe, NM. Deuter's style is characterized by gentle melodies and joyful rhythms that render his music accessible even as he presents an intriguing blend of Eastern and Western styles.

A new year, a new point of view

The Transformative Power of Trauma

From Damaged Goods to an Empowered Life
Originally published in Massage & Bodywork magazine, April/May 2001. Copyright since 2001. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved.

By Sonia Osorio

. . . "All I could think of was death," she recalls. "I felt myself becoming weaker and giving in to the illness, so I forced myself to return to work. There I asked a co-worker, whom I knew had had cancer: 'What do you do when every day that you wake up, you think that you're going to die?' And he said: 'You're going to die anyway.' And, it struck me: That's so true. It's not important when you die, but rather how you live. It's like breathing, it's all part of something very natural, so just live your life how you want to be living it right now." . . .

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