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Rather than letting the pain harden his heart, he created an amazing legacy of love and compassion through his music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known for his meditative melodies all over the world, it was an honor to interview Riopy and witness a live, mini-concert via Facebook live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INTERVIEW WITH RIOPY\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3VfvwlacRDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meditationmag.com\/meditation-psychology\/avatar-witcher-meditation-hp\"><\/a>By subscribing now, we\u2019ll send you our\u00a0<em>Powerful Women in Meditation<\/em>\u00a0issue, which prints in September \u2764\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And then we\u2019ll send you our next three issues when they print in 2022 (Vernal Equinox, Summer Solstice, and Autumn Equinox)!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And YES, we are offering FREE shipping\u00a0<em>worldwide<\/em>\u00a0\ud83c\udf0a \ud83d\udea2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get all the details at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/meditationmag.com\/subscribe\">meditationmag.com\/subscribe<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riopy is a world renowned pianist, who plays beautiful lullabies as unique as his life story. 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