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Coachingarbeit NLP-Frankfurt Landsiedel

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Thermals. A Metaphor for “Ease” in Singing and in Life.

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Caffeinated Calmness

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

You know that feeling of being charged up, ready for action, batteries all at 100%, yet at the same time feeling a profound inner stillness? In younger years, I thought the two states were mutually exclusive. Lately I’ve been experiencing … Continue reading →

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“I wanna sound like that!” Self-Knowledge in Singing, Speaking and Life.

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

If I had a euro for every time a student asked me this question, I’d be a millionaire: “how can I sound like that?” Happened again in a lesson yesterday. A young singer listens to Freni and wants to sing … Continue reading →

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Strengths, Weaknesses and Power. Thinking out loud about the Contexts of Vulnerability.

Posted on December 30, 2015 by

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 →

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Do you know “Action for Happiness”? Well, you should!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by

Originally posted on Mappalicious:
Action for Happiness is a Positive Psychology-infused movement based in the U.K. It was started, among others, by LSE professor Richard Layard (author of the book “Happiness: Lessons from a New Science”; see his TED talk…

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Getting Real: The Correlating Career

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

Originally posted on Boston Singers' Resource Blog:
All, I’m so pleased to present this guest post by the amazing Dana Lynne Varga (whom you might know as Dana Schnitzer, but she recently got married and now has a sexy new last…

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