Disrupt: Um, Wait
Ah, spacers. We do love to hate them. At some point, it became a mark of good speech to be free of um, so, and like in all verbal interactions. In a way, we have taken this a bit far…
Observe: Moments of Panic
You all the know the feeling. You realize you have forgotten something important. Let's say posting to your blog by your deadline. Just me? For you it might be a missed call or appointment, or forgetting to move the car,…
Observe: Hurts So Good?
Many of us live with physical pain and/or discomfort. For some, it cannot be helped and for others following the problem can provide relief. But root causes of and solutions for pain are not the point of today's exercise. Today…
Acquire: Resonance
Resonance: the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating. Resonance can seem like an abstraction. What does it mean that a voice is deep, full, and reverberating? And, how do you acquire these attributes? Resonance is about…
Disrupt: Move Your Hips
Today is about remembering that your hips are a joint. That your leg connects with the pelvis at this joint and that it helps support the weight of the body. This is not just a set support but a dynamic…
Release: It's Not Just For Breath Anymore
Arguably the most important component of the breathing cycle is the release. We inhale, we exhale (use the air), and then we release so that the cycle can begin anew. An insufficient release makes for tension in the inhalation, an…
Observe: Sitz
We spend a lot of time sitting down. Unarguably too much time. Since we do it so often, we really should consider the body's alignment in the sitting position. Did you know that our pelvis provides a fabulous pair of…
Disrupt: Let it Go
Yesterday was a big day for many people, of joy and sorrow. Triumph at a race completed, sorrow at the losses at a historic cathedral and a sacred mosque -- so many ups and downs we will never hear about.…
Observe: Wingspan
It seems that many people believe that their arms begin at the shoulder socket. They use their arms in this way and in doing so put a lot of stress on the shoulder. The arm is actually like a wing…
Disrupt: Expand your Horizon
If I notice one consistent thread in my sessions with speakers and singers it is that everyone, and I mean EVERYONE collapses their torso. Even male clients who tend to spread out in every other way, collapse their torsos. Here's…
