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Category Archives: Inner Game
Labyrinths and the Eleusinian Mysteries The Virtues of the Mystic for the Post-Modern Thinker
The term “Magical Thinking” has often been used derogatorily. When we find ourselves in very practical moods or around very practical people, what we refer to as magical thinking often seems childish and immature. Yet at the same time, when … Continue reading
“La Lutte Vocale”: The Battle that really isn’t. Thoughts on Linguistic Ambiguity and Reflexive Antagonism.
How many times have you expressed something, only to have it misunderstood? If you’re like most people, your answer is most likely: ‘frequently’! One of the advantages of language is that it’s flexible and multi-dimensional. One of the disadvantages of … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomie, Archetypes, Breath, Breathing, Coaching, Communication, Fitness, Gesang, Gesangslehrer, Gesangspädagogik, Inner Game, Learning, Lehren, Lehrer, Lessons, Oper, Opera, Pedagogy, Sänger, Seminars, Singing, Stimme, Students, Teachers, Teaching, Vocal Pedagogy, Voice
Tagged Coaching, Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden, Life, Singing, Voice
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Hold on! Let go! Task Positive and Task Negative.
I can remember it as if it were yesterday; puberty and that feeling of longing. I had to get a girlfriend. It completely occupied my daytime and nighttime thinking. There was something about this extraordinary, hormone-induced longing which sent out … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Coaching, Concentration, Congruence, Creativity, Inner Game, Mental Training, Mind-Body, Performance Training, Teaching, Work/Life Balance
Tagged Balance, Positive, Release, Thinking
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Thermals. A Metaphor for “Ease” in Singing and in Life.
I doubt if there’s anyone who would deny that life is hard, at least sometimes. Yet these same individuals will also doubtlessly admit that on some hours, on some days, things flow with ease. One of my voice teachers, one … Continue reading
Eudamonia, Gnoti Sauton und „Coaching“
Warum braucht ein Mensch überhaupt einen “Coach”? Was ist unter „Coaching“ zu verstehen? Eins ist sicher: frage 10 Coaches nach einer Definition von Coaching und Du bekommst mindestens 15 verschiedene. Einerseits liegt das daran, dass Coaches sich, genau wie Menschen … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Coaching, Inner Game, Kunst, Lehren, NLP, Work/Life Balance
Tagged Bedürfnisse, Coaching, Entscheidungen, Eudamonia, Menschen, Wachstum
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Strengths, Weaknesses and Power. Thinking out loud about the Contexts of Vulnerability.
There have been a lot of discussions online recently about what makes a good teacher. It’s probably pretty much the same question as… ‘what makes a good mentor?’…’what makes a good trainer?’… and ‘what makes a good coach?’. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Coaching, Communication, Congruence, Creativity, Ecstatic Living, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Transparency, Gesang, Gesangslehrer, Gesangspädagogik, Inner Game, Kommunikation, Learning, Lehren, Lehrer, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, Criticism, Personal Power, Potential, Relationship, Teaching
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Quick-and-Dirty vs. Slow-and-Detailed
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden As we all know, there are COUNTLESS ways to perceive “Reality”. One thing’s for sure; how we perceive “Reality” determines both how we feel and how we behave. I’m sure you’ve also noticed that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Concentration, Congruence, Emotional Intelligence, Focus, Inner Game, Intelligence, Mind, Mind-Body, NLP, Presence, Thinking
Tagged Conscious, Distinctiion, Impression, Percieve, Reality, Sensory
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Mental Diets
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden The New Year always seems to bring with it one article after another on New Year’s resolutions, ESPECIALLY regarding new diets. I always smirk, but I read them anyway. Typical American, I know. My German … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Fitness, Inner Game, Mental Training, NLP
Tagged Burn, Calories, Conscious, Feeling, Food, Mental
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VOMITARE and Calibrated Loops
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I’ll never forget the first time I heard the term “Vomitare”. It was proceeded by an experience I had singing in Innsbruck. It was during a love duet with a gorgeous soprano with long, thin, … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Inner Game, Mental Training, NLP, Opera, Singing
Tagged Balance, Conscious, Consciousness, Musicianship, Reflex, Singing, Voice
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