[Music] What if the very thing that once took your breath away could give it back. I was born with asthma. Not the oh, I'm a bit out of breath kind.The kind where you wake up gasping at night, struggling for air like you're breathing through a straw. The kind where hospitals feel more familiar than playgrounds. As a child, I spent countless nights in hospital beds while others had sleepovers.My parents took turn watching over me, carrying years of fear and worry. As a child, I didn't dream of becoming a sin ...

What if music could do more than entertain—what if it could heal? From ancient folk melodies to minimalist music, Danielle Riegel reimagines the harp as a bridge between worlds. At TEDxPraça Gil Eanes, Danielle performed the following program: Claude Debussy – Danse Sacrée (arr. Alessandro Palazzani); Ludovico Einaudi – I Giorni and Traditional St. Kilda – Dùn (arr. Ailie Robertson). Let the sound of the harp transport you—from the salons of Belle Époque Paris to the wild shores of the Scottish Isles, and i ...