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Category Archives: NLP
Roles Singers Play
When I started out singing opera professionally, I had some very naïve views of ‘the business’. One of them was that if you sang well, you’d be a success. Simply by the fact, in opera, that you had a bella … 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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Envy and NLP: The Dark Side of the Bright Side of Life
Ray Wilkins and Evan Bortnick Imagine for a moment a good friend in the same line of work as yourself. One day he tells you of an enormous success he’s just had. He landed a big account. He was awarded … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, NLP, Psychological Shadow, Transformation, Voice
Tagged Emotions, Envy, Feelings, Imagine, Life, Transformation
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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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Mixing Concepts – Collapsing Models… some thoughts for Singing Teachers
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden There are significant advantages to having studied a lot of stuff over the years. When enough of it sinks in, it starts to form into something new. In the formation of cut-to-measure exercises in the … Continue reading
Posted in Archetypes, Art, Fitness, Lessons, Mental Training, NLP, Opera, Pedagogy, Singing, Teaching, Voice
Tagged Exercise, Experience, Integration, Knowledge, Palate, Phenomenon, Regulation, Right, Sensation
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Time, Time, Time and Roses
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I went to buy some bare root roses this morning. Some of my favorites– filled, fragrant, spectacular. It’s always strangely thrilling for me to hold those scrawny, brown, bare roots in my hand and to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inner Game, Mental Training, NLP
Tagged Camera, Digital, Fragrant, Garden, Illusion, Like, Rose, Time
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Singer’s Formant, the Diaphram and the “Vegas”-Nerve
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden In a recent discussion in a forum on LinkedIn the topic of the Vagus nerve came up. Someone unintentionally (or intentionally) misspelled it “Vegas” which precipitated a most educating and entertaining exchange. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family Constellations, Fitness, Inner Game, Lessons, Mental Training, NLP, Opera, Pedagogy, Singing, Teaching, Voice
Tagged Diaphragm, Exercise, Memory, Nerve, Responsible, Singer, Vagus, Vocalis
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