Vocal Empowerment Blog: What Are We Here For Anyway?
In any given moment in life, what’s more satisfying, to feel joyful or to feel like you’re doing a good job? Even though I decided many years ago to step OFF the stage and to stop pursuing a career as a classical singer, my experience in making music is still tied up in whether I’m […]
Vocal Empowerment Blog: The Power of Breathing
The great thing then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally as opposed to our enemy.” (William James, circa 1857.) I know it’s a stretch to add any new practice into our lives. But what is more fundamental than how we breathe? Regulating how we breathe can have a HUGE impact […]
Waiting Patiently for My Self to Show Up
It used to be that improvising at the piano was excruciating, even when I was alone in the room. My inner critic, ferocious. A massive cringe-fest! Now, I meet My Self more often with acceptance and appreciation. I receive My Self the way that I want to be received by others. If you are a […]