
Words & thoughts
on living with more ease

The One Thing That Most Musicians Don’t Do Well
There’s one thing that musicians all over the world consistently do not do well: have hobbies.
Hobbies can help you to become a better musician. Here’s how:

The Gift of Presence - a Labor Love Story
I don’t know about you, but I hate labor stories. They’re so traumatic, and bloody… But this isn’t that - I promise. My daughter gave me the beautiful gift of presence.
Anyway, this is for all of you future labor journeyers or labor-adjacent journeyers out there.

What to do When You Have to Practice-Cram
What do you do when you have to cram and learn your music more quickly than you would like?
Truth be told, I don’t always have the luxury to ease back in to practicing. When that happens, here’s what I do to make practice cramming more efficient and injury free.

Struggling With Getting Back Into Practicing After a Break?
Taking a break is wonderful - and necessary. But sometimes coming back to our instruments is a struggle. Here’s what I did recently to help me get back into the swing of practicing.

Does walking down stairs hurt?
Does walking down stairs hurt? It doesn’t have to. Here are three simple ways to make going up and down stairs easier and pain free.

Are you a road warrior? Finding more comfort in the car.
Have you ever had the experience of stopping for gas after a few hours of driving and found that your legs didn’t work? Here are a few common points of tension while driving and easy steps to address them.

Simple trick to holding your instrument without pain
So, this question has been coming up a lot lately in my workshops: how do we hold our instrument without pain? Short of tying helium balloons to your clarinet, here’s a simple trick to make your instrument feel lighter…

Snake in a Can
How wonderful it would be if our bodies came equipped with a little button that we could push to automatically release the compression that we inevitably revert to? Like that Snake in a Can toy!




It’s hard because it’s hard, and that’s okay
Here’s my brain spinning out zingers left and right…

Five Ways to Release Stress Before Getting Out of Bed
Yesterday, I had the privilege of waking up without an alarm. Then I did a bad thing…

How to Release Tension in Your Arms on Stage
Place your hand gently on the two bumps of your collar bone at the base of your neck…

Five Easy Ways to Reduce Stress When Standing in Line at Starbucks
The other day, I was standing in line at Starbucks, waiting to order my Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha…

A bit of ease
I don’t know about you, but often these days, I get tired with a capital t. I also find myself trying – hard.

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