Developing movement practices that genuinely help overhaul our mental clarity doesn’t require an elaborate routine, and often is more sustainable in small doses easily applied throughout each day. Through the implementation of small, helpful habits and observation we can connect the body and mind and create the calm and clarity we desire in our lives both on stage and off.

If pain blocks awareness, then maybe the reverse is true - building awareness builds proprioception, which in turn builds the effectiveness and ease of the skills we work so hard to develop and maintain.

By becoming more acquainted with ourselves we become more efficient observers and more accurate and efficient managers of our construction.

Building a base level awareness of what’s happening in our bodies is the first step toward finding neutral and creating efficiency. 

Mindfulness and mindfulness meditation are huge, broad topics. So how can we take these far-reaching concepts and pare them down to fit our specific needs as musicians, while still respecting these disciplines and what they have to teach us?

What does the breath have to do with finding a flow state?

A warm up is the signal to your body and mind that it’s time to wake up and do what you have trained to do.