03/14/2020
It was SUCH an honour and an enormous pleasure to speak with Renée for her awesome podcast 😍We talked about mindfulness in practice and performance, movement, the autonomic nervous system and lots more...including my obsession with sleep and quality leisure.
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And here is something to nurture our battered souls this morning! I’m really happy to welcome Karen Bulmer, Associate Professor of Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba, at memorial university and host of the Music, Mind, and Movement Podcast!
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In our conversation, with cover many topics, including:
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• How our feelings towards practice affects our attitude about performance
• Attention, intention, playfulness, and exploration in practice
• How mindfulness helps us relate in a positive way to stress and stimuli
• Some tools musicians can develop to get more connected with their body & exercises that can help us engage our mind/body connection
• What lead her to the mindfulness path
• The Music, Mind, & Movement Podcast
• What happens when someone undertakes meditation and how it affects their practice and performance
• The balance she’s created in her life (so inspiring!!!) & the importance of finding balance in our lives
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I’m a huge fan of the Music, Mind, and movement podcast, and I hope all of you will check it out! Karen is a wise host, with so much knowledge and experience in the field of mindful music-making, and I’ve found so much inspiration from her words!
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At a time when things seem to be getting only more stressful and hectic, Karen brings us a message of very much needed mindful attention, and I think you will really resonate with our discussion!
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Tell us what you think below!!!!
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