Welcome to The B-List.
Part story, part toolbox: ideas on finding success and personal fulfillment in music.
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Observation
What are you observing when you practice?
Understanding our skills of observation can be the key to unlocking confidence and musicianship.
About Being
Much like practicing our instruments, practicing mindfulness can seem slow to progress and sometimes tedious, but the growth is always available to you if you are willing to stick with the practice.
How Are You Making It Difficult?
It’s not bad to feel nervous or concerned - what matters is my ability to flip the focus around to the right things. To allow the emotions to come up and pass away because they are just emotions - not facts.
Enjoy, in joy
If we are constantly nitpicking our playing and never enjoying it can start to feel like we are constantly at war with ourselves.
Non-self for musicians
At its core, Non-Self provides space for self acceptance, self forgiveness, and a path out of perfectionism.
Choice and Change
To sustainably create positive change for yourself, you must choose to be the conscious observer of your thoughts.