Tania M. DeVizia has been an associate professor (Music Appreciation and Music Theory) at the Art Institute of Philadelphia since 2004 and a freelance professional flutist in the Philadelphia area for over twenty years. As a child who witnessed the miraculous power of hands-on healing, prayer, chanting in tongues, and song, Tania developed an interest in merging alternative medicine with allopathic medicine. She became a certified Usui Reiki Master in 2002 and a student/practitioner of Tong Ren in 2011. She uses her knowledge of these healing modalities and her musical expertise to communicate her unique experiences on stage and in the classroom. She lives in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, and she enjoys researching information, reading, writing, and playing music.