Breath & Relaxation, the Dynamic Duo

December 13, 2010

How about a mini vacation?  You do not have to go anywhere or use any equipment. All you need is yourself, your breath and about 3.5 minutes! I had many fascinating experiences in my life as I traveled the world and one of them was meeting a Thai monk who had been in a monastery [...]

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You Are What You Speak, So Put Your Best Voice Forward

November 29, 2010

Other than the first impression of your physical appearance, your voice is usually the next thing that reaches out to another human. Over a phone, it is your very first impression. Your voice at the deepest and most intimate level is your calling card. Yet most people, unless they are TV anchor people or an [...]

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Humidifiers Are Great – BUT. . .

November 8, 2010

For anyone who sings or speaks for a living, or for that matter, anyone who’s suffered through a dry winter, especially in an area of the country where any kind of heating is necessary, a humidifier can be a godsend. Humidifiers can ease problems caused by dry air, but there’s a big caveat here: they [...]

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How Life Coaching Answers, “Is That All There Is?”

August 16, 2010

Have you ever asked yourself, “Is that all there is?” Do you have all the outward trappings of success and yet you haven’t felt simple joy in years? I certainly know that feeling. I was backstage warming up for my first entrance as the leading lady in Cordoba, Spain and all of a sudden I [...]

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You Are Not Your Job

February 11, 2010

A young colleague of mine, relatively new to the business of opera was finding it hard to balance her personal life with her professional career. She was newly married, so much in love and show business has no compassion for the artist, just for the end product — the production. Her mother died, and there [...]

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