Tag Archives: Training

Self-Development, Self-Evolution and Fake-It-Til-You-Make-It

After a truly inspirational weekend at the Landsiedel NLP-Conference, I’m still absorbing and integrating the many impressions and learnings. It’s always captivating to get together with like-minded, positively-oriented individuals with great ideas and great ways to implement them. Fascinating is … Continue reading

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Virginia Satir meets Zeus and Chronos Parts Party of the Archetypes

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden My foray into the world of astrology began with a high degree of curiosity. The way I  learned it was decidedly descriptive. That is, the astro-symbols animated the astrologer to describe the energies and archetypes … Continue reading

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A Different Cosmos – The Music of the Spheres

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Two quite intense weeks of courses in U. Weimar are over and done. First week was “Performance Training” and the second “Mental Training”. A young accordionist gave me yet another opportunity to be astounded. I’m … Continue reading

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Ein anderer Kosmos – Sphärenharmonie

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Zwei intensivste Arbeitswochen an der UNI Weimar sind vorbei. In der ersten Woche gab es „Auftrittstraining“. In der zweiten Woche dann „Mentales Training“ Ein junger Akkordeonist bescherte mir dabei in der zweiten Woche ein sehr … Continue reading

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„PRESENCE“

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Stage presence is a term I’ve heard since my first days on the stage. I always found it palpable as a phenomenon, yet almost impossible to describe. Is it possible to ‘teach’ it? Is it … Continue reading

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Speaking, Singing, Systems and Family Constellations

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden After a long weekend of working with extremely talented speakers and presenters of all ages in a course called “Vocal Mastery; Voice, the Third Hand” here in Germany, I’ve come away with some new insights … Continue reading

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Manipulation, Influencing-with-Integrity and my dog Fluffy

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden A bit over a year ago, our little family unit bought a dog. Fluffy. I fell in love immediately, which isn’t difficult when you look into those soulful eyes. That was the problem; if I … Continue reading

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