Real Story Spotlight: “It’s about creating a space where people can connect deeply to their internal rhythms and their own sense of pulse.”

Care.com spoke with Portland, OR music teacher Saffire B. about why teaching matters so much to him.

Real Story Spotlight: “It’s about creating a space where people can connect deeply to their internal rhythms and their own sense of pulse.”

Portland, OR – “For me, teaching music and movement is far more than helping a student learn an instrument or how to move their bodies. It’s about creating a space where people can connect deeply to their internal rhythms and their own sense of pulse. From there, they’re often able to experience a deeper sense of integration – not just with themselves, but also with their community and with the world at large. When people feel connected through drumming together, making sound together, or dancing, I feel like my work is bigger than myself, like I’m doing my part for the greater community.” 

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