Music and Healing

Pianist Lisa Spector brings artistry and resilience to this Creative Rx program. After a hand injury transformed her performing career, she discovered new ways to heal, adapt, and create through music. Lisa will perform works for one and two hands, sharing how music became both her recovery path and her voice for connection. Participants will experience the calming, restorative power of live piano music while reflecting on how creativity can support resilience in their own lives. Through her story and performance, Lisa demonstrates how limitation can spark possibility, and how music can nurture strength, adaptability, and joy.

Lisa Spector, Juilliard Alum, Piano Ninja & Resilience Coach for Musicians

Juilliard alum and Piano Ninja Lisa Spector is an award-winning pianist and educator who has performed internationally, including in China’s largest arenas of 18,000. She has taught at the university level, founded and directed a music school in Half Moon Bay, and won national piano competitions.