114. Falling in love with optimism is the key - Viviana Guzman

Published: May 4, 2020, 4 a.m.

"It's impossible to lie through the nose", "Its so important that you treat every day as a gift", playing the flute on a camel in front of the pyramids and the power of communicating through your whole body. Just a few of the wonderful subjects that are covered in this joyful 'Talking Flutes Extra' podcast with Viviana Guzm\xe1n.\xa0\nDescribed by the New York Times as \u201can imaginative artist,\u201d Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzm\xe1n performs over 80 concerts a year throughout the world and has performed in 131 countries. \xa0Her latest album \u201cTraveling Sonata\u201d received a GRAMMY Nomination for Best Producer. \xa0Viviana has presented three TEDxTalks and at TEDxBerkeley, she spoke immediate before Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc. \xa0She has been featured on programs for PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Good Morning America and NPR, and seen on the cover of Latina Style Magazine, and in COSMOPOLITAN en Espa\xf1ol. \xa0Having started musical training at the age of 5, by age 15, she had played as a soloist with orchestra, studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal and was featured on NBC\u2019s nationally televised John Denver music special. \xa0Her YouTube channel boats 2.5 million views. \xa0Viviana Guzman is currently teaching flute at the University of California, Santa Cruz.\n'Talking Flutes' and 'Talking Flutes Extra' are podcast productions by the Trevor James Flute Company.\xa0 For more information www.trevorjamesflutes.com