…where Performance meets Psychology
…where Performance meets Psychology
…where Performance meets Psychology
When we hear about trauma, we often think of how if affects people emotionally and mentally. We talk far less often about how trauma also affects our bodies – and consequently our voices. I could tell you about countless singers who were bullied at school. For years, they endured cruelty. When they get older, they …
As you might already know, I am a big fan of mindfulness techniques and being more present in the moment when it comes to working with clients with performance anxiety (you might also want to read this previous blog post). This obviously doesn’t mean that mindfulness is the only, or even most effective, way of …
Fear of failure can be a powerful motivation. What though if this fear becomes so crippling that it makes us procrastinate or avoid doing what we love? It can turn into a limiting, self-fulfilling prophecy that only has one end result: Regrets. 1. Failure is unavoidable. How awesome if you can figure out the “perfect …
I promised you a little Easter egg. Here it comes, in the guise of an extra blog post this month… “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally” Jon Kabat-Zinn I would like to introduce you to mindfulness techniques, and how you can use them daily (no …
(Musical) performance anxiety can range from a low to moderate feeling of “nerves” to symptoms so debilitating they stop artists from being able to go on stage. It is time to stop the stigma and encourage performers to come forward and seek help without feeling shame. In a recent Facebook LIVE session, I tried to …