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I’ve been making Timani hints for month now and alluding to the training I did this summer for months now. You can finally read a little bit more about why I signed up for the training and about how magical this stuff really is. Timani is a game changer for all musicians!
Read MoreHello, and welcome to my rant about yoga culture in the United States and why I finally decided to become a certified teacher. This blog post is minimally edited on purpose. I am confused about yoga teachers' role in society, and I have mixed feelings about adding my name to that pot. So Buckle up and enjoy the tirade.
Read MoreRecently, I was reflecting on my Yoga Journey (kind of because it was a phrase jokingly thrown around at Intermission) but also to try to understand how I ended up where I am in my practice, and in my body. From yoga in Hawaii to Bikram to Vinyasa Flow to Iyengar and back again. I've been practicing yoga for over 10 years and in a variety of traditions for a variety of reasons. This is a broad overview of my relationship with the practice. What is your yoga journey? I’m curious, what is your Yoga Journey? Do you have one? Do you want one?
Read Morecorpßonore - sound // body // wellness comes to life November 1st! That is 2 days from now! I am excited and nervous and very overwhelmed with all of the work left to do BUT I guarantee it will be worth it to check this out. We are brewing (in the spirit of halloween) up a podcast, publication with newsletter, and personalized and group coaching and workshops. I hope you take a moment to check it out, subscribe, listen, and participate. Thanking you for being part of my team, readership, fans, friends, tribe, circle, network, etc. This project is a long time coming and worth the wait (and patience on my end).
Read MoreMy review of the “Fit as a Fiddle” class with Pamela Frank and Howard Nelson. This was all about healthy string playing, overcoming injury, and injury prevention primarily for violin and viola players. Frank and Nelson have a 1-year residency at USC this year co-teaching lessons.
Read MoreFinally trying to catch up on my 100 Days of Practice Challenge journaling - Good thing it wasn’t “100 Days of Blogging” or I would have failed miserably!
These posts seem to be uncovering so much more than just my practice habits, like where all of my time goes!
Read MoreThere are big things happening at Active Violinist! Check out the first ever product created specifically for this website now available in the brand new Active Violinist SHOP!
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Read MoreIn need of a little relief this gig season? Active Violinist wants to help you feel your best during this crazy time of the year. Here are a few moves to help ease some of the seasonal aches and pains that often accompany a busy performance season.
Happy Holidays!
Read MoreMy First Travel Blog Post.
Warning! This post contains very little pertaining to the violin.
But it does include some cool pics
Read MoreThe first Dissertation Topic Post.
Two of my heroes. Yehudi Menuhin and B.K.S. Iyengar.
What did they do for music?
Read MoreA reflection on the yoga pose Hanumanasana and what I learned in my pursuit of this pose….still searching for it.
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