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“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” “• Marilyn Monroe There
When you’re doing something difficult like playing music and you’re getting tighter than you’d like to, what’s happening to your “sense of space” in
Does your back get tired or even painful when you stand or sit for long periods? Sometimes it can feel impossible to find a
What is the full flowering of “playing from the heart”? What does it feel like, and how do we get there? At its deeper
The Spirit of the Gift rests on a deeper truth than the belief that we are all separate beings in a world of other.
The Spirit of the Gift helps us understand: – How to feel more at home in the world – How to make a living
When you practice music (or dance, or other creative arts), does it feel more like you’re “toiling” at music, rather than actually “playing” music?
You try to have good posture, but then why do your shoulders or back still hurt? You try to fix your slump by sitting
Watch a live Soulforce Arts lesson with Joseph Arnold, violinist, Alexander Technique teacher and founder of the Soulforce Arts Academy, and Alyssa Lahoda, violinist.
What do you do when your shoulder pain just *keeps* coming back? How do you stop your back from hurting when you play? Have
One of the keys to understanding how to release excess tension in performance and practice is the difference between the “Doing Mode” vs. the
You want to play more deeply from the heart. You want to teach this to your students. However, this longing can be frustrated by
“Playing from the heart” is what happens when you listen to your “Inner Audience Member” as you play. Your Inner Audience Member is the
“Code Red for Humanity”On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report which raised grave and urgent concern about human-induced
Playing from the heart is universally desired as performers and as audience members. It’s what brings our performances *alive*, as opposed to being robotic
We all love to play from the heart while on stage, but what about in the practice room? Are you just going through the
Excellent self-care is on the of the Six Pillars of Soulforce Artistry because when you’re doing really well, your art will shine and you’ll
You probably notice excess tension during or after your practice time or performances. Whether it’s a minor annoyance or a full-blown injury, this tension
One part of you may sometimes feel like what you do as an arts educator as little bearing on the world at large. After
What does “playing from the heart” really mean? Is it something that only some people have, or happens only sometimes? Or can it be
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” “• Marilyn Monroe There is a direct analogy between the
When you’re doing something difficult like playing music and you’re getting tighter than you’d like to, what’s happening to your “sense of space” in that moment? Are you getting tunnel
Does your back get tired or even painful when you stand or sit for long periods? Sometimes it can feel impossible to find a comfortable way of sitting and standing,
What is the full flowering of “playing from the heart”? What does it feel like, and how do we get there? At its deeper reaches, playing from the heart means
The Spirit of the Gift rests on a deeper truth than the belief that we are all separate beings in a world of other. When we live and make art
The Spirit of the Gift helps us understand: – How to feel more at home in the world – How to make a living while doing something meaningful – How
When you practice music (or dance, or other creative arts), does it feel more like you’re “toiling” at music, rather than actually “playing” music? Why does this happen, despite our
You try to have good posture, but then why do your shoulders or back still hurt? You try to fix your slump by sitting up straight, but then you find
Watch a live Soulforce Arts lesson with Joseph Arnold, violinist, Alexander Technique teacher and founder of the Soulforce Arts Academy, and Alyssa Lahoda, violinist. Day 16 of 100 Days of
What do you do when your shoulder pain just *keeps* coming back? How do you stop your back from hurting when you play? Have you tried *everything* to release the
One of the keys to understanding how to release excess tension in performance and practice is the difference between the “Doing Mode” vs. the “Receiving Mode.” In the “Doing Mode,”
You want to play more deeply from the heart. You want to teach this to your students. However, this longing can be frustrated by common misconceptions about what it means
“Playing from the heart” is what happens when you listen to your “Inner Audience Member” as you play. Your Inner Audience Member is the part of you that generates feelings
“Code Red for Humanity”On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report which raised grave and urgent concern about human-induced climate change. The report states that
Playing from the heart is universally desired as performers and as audience members. It’s what brings our performances *alive*, as opposed to being robotic or overly effortful. But how to
We all love to play from the heart while on stage, but what about in the practice room? Are you just going through the motions as you do your scales
Excellent self-care is on the of the Six Pillars of Soulforce Artistry because when you’re doing really well, your art will shine and you’ll be an inspiration to those around
You probably notice excess tension during or after your practice time or performances. Whether it’s a minor annoyance or a full-blown injury, this tension makes your body uncomfortable, can limit
One part of you may sometimes feel like what you do as an arts educator as little bearing on the world at large. After all, does teaching dance or music
What does “playing from the heart” really mean? Is it something that only some people have, or happens only sometimes? Or can it be learned and mastered like any other
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