Alexander Technique, healing, health, injury, Jumpstart, Mind-Body Unity, musicians, pain, The Musician's Advantage, wellness

“Pain is your friend.” (What?!?)

F.M. Alexander said, “Pain is your friend.” But pain hurts, and friends aren’t supposed ...

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Body, exercise, healing, health, injury, mind-body connection, Mind-Body Unity, mindset, pain, self-control, stretches, suffering, tension, wellness

Don’t Count on Stretches and Exercises to Heal Your Pain!

Q: Can stretches and exercises resolve music-related pain issues? A: I can tell you ...

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Alexander Technique, ease, facebook live videos, improvement, Mind-Body Unity, musicians, open, performance, performance anxiety, practicing, self-control, violin

Magic for Musicians: the Alexander Technique! 3 STEPS

In today’s LIVE facebook video, I introduced the Alexander Technique, a mind-body tool that ...

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Alexander Technique, awareness, beliefs, end-gaining, improvement, instruments, life, Mind-Body Unity, open, peace, sound, spirituality, Uncategorized, virtue

Violinists Have BIG EGOS!

Violinists have big egos! Is it true? Personally, I suspect that’s just as true ...

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Alexander Technique, Art of Freedom, awareness, ease, emotions, freedom, Mind-Body Unity, non-doing, open, practicing, spirituality, technique, Uncategorized, union

The Problem with “Technical” vs. “Musical” Practicing

When you practice, do you think of different ways of practicing as either “technical” ...

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anxiety, constructive rest, Mind-Body Unity, self-control, thinking, Uncategorized

One Simple Thought-Drop ~ Mind-Clutter Part 2

Image courtesy of seaskylab at FreeDigitalPhotos.net A few years ago, I wrote a blogpost ...

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