Ben Bernstein

My Story

As a young child I was a prodigious piano player. I immersed myself in Mozart, Beethoven and Bartok and my imagination took flight. Yet when I was forced to perform in recitals and competitions playing the piano became a nightmare. I sat in front of audiences and judges and my hands and knees shook. No one helped me. All I heard were unanswerable questions and non sequiturs, What’s the matter with you? It’s all in your head! You’ll grow out of it.

It took me years to work through my performance anxiety and the physical, mental and spiritual suffering that went with it. Through my own self-study and training I brought myself out of the shell of tension, self-doubt and distraction so I could live fully in the freedom of who I am. We all have that birthright: to live into our fullest potential. When I work with people I see what they are capable of, what binds them to unproductive habits, and I train them to be their best.

From my own experiences and training, I now pass on to every person I work with– whether it’s a high school student with poor SAT scores, a business executive who stutters during presentations, or a parent seized by indecision.

It was twenty-five years before I finally made my way back to the piano and music. Now I have a Master’s degree in music composition, and I’m composing and producing operas.
I’m loving every minute of it!