Are You Frozen with Performance Anxiety?
If you deal with performance anxiety, you know that your body and mind’s reaction can be paralyzing. Panic ensues and you feel hopeless and helpless.
When I finished recording my album and started thinking about playing shows in support of it’s release, I knew I had to do something to address my performance anxiety.
Thankfully I found Sharon and embarked on a 10-week intensive one on one training with her. It never occurred to me to come at emotional anxiety from a physical perspective, but I know from years of singing that the mind-body connection works both ways, so I was eager to get started. Sharon helped me to change my experience of feeling hopeless and helpless to overcoming very powerful feelings of anxiety that I feel while performing.
I put these skills to the test in a big way this week when I was invited to do an interview with Linda Wertheimer on NPR. Before, this sort of thing would floor me, but I used the breathing techniques and alignment skills that Sharon taught me and they keep me calm, cool, and present. Of course I had moments of panic, but I was able to work quickly through them and get back to a confident, calm state of mind. Success! Next challenge will be the album release concert and live webcast. I’m already practicing and applying the techniques Sharon taught me and I know It’ll be a great show!
Performance Anxiety can be Paralyzing
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