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About UpperHandsPiano

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I am a 61-year-old married woman living in the Los Angeles area. We have two grown daughters: one is a restauranteur in the Hamptons, NY (Calissa is the name of her gorgeous restaurant in Water Mill!) and the other is getting her Master's at the University of Cambridge in England. I am a voracious reader and have been teaching piano and writing piano instruction books for 34 years! Since Covid-19 hit our area, I have been teaching piano online using Facetime, Skype and Zoom. It is a great way to teach and to connect with my students while staying safe!

Area of knowledge and what I know well:

Piano instruction for adults over 50, and I'm a music and cognitive science researcher. Check out my fun piano books here: https://www.upperhandspiano.com/

Certificates/Awards

I studied Women's Studies, philosophy and music at UCLA in the late 70s/early 80s.

I was a film composer in the 1990s-2000s (see my website GailiSchoen.com)

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Re: Can You Eat Healthy For Two Days?

The Staying Sharp program has been helping me to lose weight! I have been increasing my protein and fiber at each meal and decreasing everything else, including snacks in between meals. Thanks for the recipes!

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Re: SLEEPLESSNESS WITH WEIGHT LOSS

Excellent, thanks! I think part of my problem was dehydration. I'm drinking before bed and finding that I'm not getting headachy. I hope this is helpful to others, as it took me awhile to figure it out! I'll try the app 💪

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Re: SLEEPLESSNESS WITH WEIGHT LOSS

Thanks @Firefly5150 That is helpful. Is there an app you like for tracking calories?

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SLEEPLESSNESS WITH WEIGHT LOSS

I'm finding that cutting my calories even a little makes it very difficult for me to sleep at night. Though I feel just a bit hungry during the day, I lay in bed feeling very hungry at night and can't get to sleep. When I eat more, I sleep really wel...

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Re: Having a Bad Day? Try This…

I like this fake it til you make it approach and find that it works for me it other cases, for example if I am having negative feelings towards my husband, if I pretend to feel loving towards him, I begin to feel more loving! If I'm feeling bad in g...

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