by scottybramer | Aug 1, 2026 | Writings
Sometimes the deepest healing comes from the experiences we never would have chosen. Over the last five years, life has given me the gift of some tremendous external challenges for me to work through. Six family losses (starting with my dad) and a serious...
by scottybramer | Sep 9, 2025 | Writings
For a long time, I was so strongly identified with my mind and body, and who I thought I was. My mind would run like a program, hypnotized by it, and believing the stories. Clearly, these were thoughts I believed were true, and they were attached to feelings in the...
by scottybramer | Aug 2, 2025 | Writings
Practicing an instrument, breathing and slowing down allows you to face yourself, and see what is within that could be veiling the state of inner silence and stillness – that which we truly are, beyond the thoughts, feelings, and stories. Settling down the...
by scottybramer | Jan 10, 2025 | Writings
A Short Note on Bebop from a Spiritual Lens One aspect I love about bebop is that it has both sides, masculine, and feminine. When performed by the greats like Charlie Parker, Barry Harris, Bud Powell, and so many others it flows intuitively, emotionally and...
