Elidé Beltram, Ph.D is a psychoanalyst and a New Age scientist. Prior to her studies on humans, she studied the behavior of the wild orangutan of Borneo and taught language to dolphins in Hawaii. She was a composer who founded the Westchester Music Ensemble for Living Composers (Carnegie Hall, 1995), where she sponsored the International Aaron Copland Competition for young composers from 5-12 years and wrote music pieces for Stan Getz and Aaron Copland. She is a member of the National Music Therapy Association, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and APA (American Psychological Association). Her writing skills extend to numerous academic works to "You Are Who You Hate: The Alchemy of Dissonance" (Vintage 1995) and "Wife Mistress" (1989). She is a member of The National Association of Science Writers and the International Women’s Writing Guild. Her Master thesis was in Voice Gender Identification. Her academic instruction extends to teaching Italian and French and Anthropology at SUNY, Manhattanville and Switzerland Jung’s Institute. She created a therapeutic modality called “Shadow Sound Therapy,” a cathartic treatment using music. She has given lectures and workshops in Switzerland, Italy and New York City. She has produced, directed and hosted a cable television program From Purchase with Music Arts and Letters and was past president of Women in Art. She is a scholar of Astrology and Homeopathic Medicine and is on the faculty and staff of the Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy in New York City, where she also resides. When she is not writing or composing music, Elidé paints, rows across the Hudson River and travels with her two great-grandsons. Her multi-interdisciplinary versatility has brought her to author her latest book, The Memory of Vinegar and Oil: Origins Unified. available of Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Elide-M.-Beltram/e/B007N2SCR6
