Flow: Feelings
I don't know about you, but I keep encountering people on the edge of emotion. They are quick to anger, easy to be hurt or cause hurt. They come by those feelings honestly. The fact is that times are hard…
Flow: Release
What muscles are you holding right now? Are those muscles necessary this moment? Often the muscles we brace are not the ones currently in use. Among these, are often muscles that have primary roles in breathing and voice use --…
Variance: Release
Exhale. If that one-word instruction succeeded in getting you to release breath, you are in good company. On the best of days, most of us can be caught holding our breath. These are not our best days so we must…
Variance: Make Like A Monkey
This is a quick exercise to release facial tension, open the hips, and move the voice. Stand with your feet flat on the ground and shoulder-width apart.Bend your knees and bend forward at the hip joint placing your abdomen as…
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…