TEACHER PROFILE
Vybeshift (Roni Yohanan)
LOS ANGELES/CALIFORNIA
My journey with the handpan began in 2023, although the desire to create music has lived within me since I was a little girl. I studied piano from around age seven into my teenage years, but eventually stepped away after no longer feeling inspired by structured sheet music and rigid technique. I have vivid memories of sitting with blank sheets of music paper in my childhood, trying to write piano melodies note by note, yet struggling because this approach never fully aligned with the intuitive way my soul longed to express itself.
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Very quickly, I discovered a few simple foundations that allowed me to play intuitively, emotionally, and freely. I believe that you are the true instrument, and the handpan is simply an extension of your inner world, a channel for expression, emotion, presence, and truth. When you become deeply attuned to yourself, music begins to flow naturally through you.
My intention is to guide students toward those foundations so they can develop their own authentic relationship with the instrument and express themselves with freedom, joy, and confidence. Emotion, playfulness, and connection are core pillars of my playing and teaching style.
Today, I share my music through social media, live concerts, weddings, healing sessions, and community gatherings. I feel deeply grateful that the handpan entered my life, connecting me with so many beautiful and conscious people along the way. More than an instrument, the handpan has become a doorway into presence, creativity, love, and inner connection. It is both a path back to myself and a bridge to something greater, and sharing that experience with others is one of the greatest joys of my life.
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