KIARA OELKERS: HOW COMBINING WRITING WITH MUSIC REVOLUTIONIZES SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING

Our greatest revelations only come after we take a hard look in the mirror.

KIARA OELKERS

2024

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From Proficiency To Idleness

For most people, music is similar to blasting Michael Jackson’s “Bad” with the windows down on the busiest street in your hometown; it is a fun, leisurely part of life. For Kiara, its very existence must circulate like the open air weaving in and out of her lungs. Both her parents adored experiencing their little singer/percussionist/flutist/ukulelist/pianist grow into an ambitious performer.

She loved the harmonious vibrance of it all – the crescendos and decrescendos, the added seventh in a major fifth chord, the down beat on the measure before the bridge – and how these small audio cues could send a shiver down her spine. She thrived off the intensity music carried not just through the music, but through a room. The excitement audiences projected also fueled her flame, so much so that moments of silence outweighed the moments of thunderous applause. However, like waking seasons, change becomes inevitable.

Rehearsal became dull rather than eventful. It came down to running the same four-bar measure in a row because the tenors cannot find their pitch, or re-entering character when commanded to do so during the first full run of a show. Although she was a ruthless rock star on the surface, she held no true sense of self.

Kiara probably would have stayed a mindless performer if the pandemic did not kick her off of the stage. Live productions were abruptly forbidden due to the airborne disease throughout America, which sent her into hiding, especially because her mother already had detrimental health problems. Although a heavy amount of anxiety was coursing through her veins, so was her raw spirit with a stroke of a pen. Well, more than just a stroke of ink. More like hundreds of pages, crowded with language she was not even conscious that she harbored that knowledge.

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Kiara Oelkers works out regularly

Music Guides Authenticity

She began with what she knew best: music. She listened to licensed and unlicensed tracks, scribbling all of her thoughts down until the side of my left hand was camouflaged with glimmering graphite. Her new talent quickly took shape. Writing songs turned into writing shot lists for music videos, and that practice sparked her drive to write screenplays. Soon enough, the Kiara that once was an outgoing-performer had become a hermit stuck in isolation; the true difference between these two is the hermit had the consciousness to see her huge shell in the mirror.

An epiphany came over her through her obsessions with music and writing. Her true obsession came from deep inside her soul, where the lightest and darkest parts of her resided. Each lyric, each original thought she wrote was a gateway to her spirit, desperate to be heard by her external self. This was the biggest step she had taken her whole life. Kiara had finally found serenity within herself and became more of a philosopher through meditation, yoga and reading content based on mental and spiritual well-being.

Mike Dooley’s “Playing the Matrix” was a wonderful transitional book for Kiara, which eventually led to her chosen career path: journalism. Although she still needs music to function, telling stories became her strongest passion. After biohacking her brain through the spiritual realm, she became a more courageous individual.

The Importance of Spiritual Awakening

She took on four different management roles: an Entertainment Editor for Trill Mag, a Director for the Intramural Sports Department, the Social Media Manager for the Montclarion (newspaper for Montclair State University) and the Secretary of the Montclair English Club. Because of this, she mastered the art of time management along with maintaining her personal goals of working out regularly. She also keeps herself educated with how to prepare meals with lean protein and vegetables, along with having various fruits at the beginning and the end of the day.

But being externally healthy means nothing without mental health. Everyone finds themselves differently, but the combination of the senses – sound, sight & touch – tricks the brain into communicating with the heart. Health, beauty and other ambitions take true spirit to achieve and many people do not have the faith to reach out.

Kiara ultimately strives to guide people down the path of spiritual awakening, especially because most of her generation are lost in the sea of zeros and ones. This is why she emphasizes the importance of journalism in our technological world. Creating innovative content for our younger generations will help reunite cultures of all ages to become their best healthy selves.

Kiara Oelkers

Kiara Oelkers is a singer/percussionist/flutist/ukulelist/pianist

How Can Kiara Impact Your Story?

Not only is Kiara a hardworking individual, she is known to motivate others and bring out the best version of themselves. She has the ability to structure one’s story with an intuitive approach, making it relatable to any audience. She is also very passionate about the art of biohacking and desires to spread the word through several stories, not just her own.

“Holding a true presence with your words is just as important as the story itself,” Kiara accentuates, “and transforming the raw conversation into empathic material is what I do best.”