Musician's yoga : a guide to practice, performance, and inspiration / Mia Olson ; edited by Jonathan Feist.
| Author/creator | Olson, Mia |
| Other author | Feist, Jonathan, editor. |
| Other author | Olson, June, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston, MA : Berklee Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xiv, 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Making music with yoga -- Breathing techniques (Pranayama) -- Meditation techniques -- Posture and alignment -- Upper body exercises -- Spine exercises -- Lower body exercises -- Exercises for balance, focus, and concentration -- Taking care of yourself -- Developing your own practice routine -- Yoga and awareness "off the mat." |
| Abstract | Become a better musician through yoga. By integrating yoga into your practice routines, you will develop a more focused and concentrated mind for performance. You will be able to increase awareness of how you use your body to allow for proper posture and ease of movement while performing, helping you to avoid overuse injuries and play with greater expression. These concepts, exercises, and practice routines present yoga from the musicians' perspective, focusing on the direct relationships between using yoga and creating music. You will learn to: practice meditation approaches, breathing techniques, and yoga postures that will help improve musicianship; play using healthy posture and technique; get more out of your practice through improved focus; use your breath to improve your phrasing and able to ease performance anxiety; play with deeper expression through inspiration. |
| General note | Illustrations by June Olson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index. |
| Biographical note | Mia Olson is a professor in the woodwind department at Berklee College of Music where she teaches flute, piano, and Musician's Yoga, which have been an inspiration for this book. She also offers her Musician's Yoga workshops throughout the world. She is an acclaimed flutist and a professional-level Kripalu yoga teacher. |
| LCCN | 2011289129 |
| ISBN | 9780876390955 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0876390955 (pbk.) |
| UPC | 884088217334 |
| Publisher number | HL50449587 Hal Leonard |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | RA781.7 .O47 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |