About

HEART-CENTERED CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS

Hi – I’m Linda! I’m here to help you bring some fun creative arts into your home, either through learning to play the piano or through visual artistic practices, while also developing these crafts as a source of joy, peace and calming in your life.

Beauty

The search for beauty is a subjective thing. For me, it is found, among many, many things, in the daily morning sunrise, a painting that touches my soul, a meaningful connection with a friend, a delicious cup of tea, a touching novel, the scent of cookies baking in the oven, an owl hooting late at night, or a moving piece of music. Connection with beauty is at the core of all my art and music explorations and teachings.

Ease

Whether trying out a new art technique or learning to play the piano, I believe the process should be enjoyable, and the key for something to be enjoyable is ease. Ease comes from breaking a process down into the simplest parts, scaffolding learning in a way that makes the process of making music or visual art feel easy. When we are relaxed and at ease, discovery and creativity have space to flourish.

Nature Connection

Nature is at the heart of almost everything I create and offer, as I find the natural world to be a great source of inspiration, healing, and grounding. Themes you will find throughout my work and teachings include images and feelings inspired by nature, such as natural settings (mountains, meadows, the ocean, etc), the four seasons, weather, and the night sky. I hope to inspire you to connect deeper with nature in your area.

Experienced piano teacher

All lessons and classes are taught by me, Linda Bernardi, online from the comfort of your own home! I’m trained in the Simply Music piano method and have been teaching piano for more than twelve years now (and playing the piano for longer than I care to admit – I started lessons at the age of five). Students will not be lost in a large music school, nor will you be shuffled from one teacher to the next.  Instead, you will receive my consistent, personal coaching and support. I hope to provide a nourishing learning environment, a safe container, where we can all work together to develop the openness and trust necessary for learning to flourish throughout our years together.

A Soul Pages Mentor

Several years ago, I completed training to become a Soul Pages^TM Mentor, learning to teach this magical visual journaling process directly from the method’s founder, Rakefet Hadar. I personally found the method to be deeply healing, helping me to overcome creative blocks and allow my inner artist to flourish, greatly benefiting both my artistic and my musical practices. I’m excited to share this art journaling practice with you to help you also experience creative expansion and growth.

Questions? Let me know!