Yoga

Featured Issues June 2019 Musician Wellness 

How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything

June 1, 2019July 2, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments breath, swimming, Yoga

By Rena Urso I’ve been swimming a lot these past few months.  Swimming is awesome for many reasons: it improves

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2018 

Music As Medicine

March 1, 2018March 26, 2018 The Flute View 0 Comments healing, Health, medicine, music as medicine, plant medicine, water, Yoga

I had the opportunity to interview and chat with the fabulous Giselle Real-d’Arbelles a few (4!) years ago, and I’ve

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2018 

Music As Movement

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 The Flute View 0 Comments Iyengar, movement, music as movement, self care, Yoga

Karen Moratz is a symphony player, university professor, and yogi.  There has always been a strong correlation between music and

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Featured Interviews June 2016 

The Aware Flutist: Roundtable Discussion with Lisa Garner Santa, Amy Porter, Jolene Harju, and Susan Fain

June 1, 2016 The Flute View 0 Comments Amy Porter, Body awareness, body mapping, exercise, Jolene Harju, Lisa Garner Santa, Physical Therapy, Susan Fain, Yoga

By Claire Howard When performing or practicing, our minds are active: scanning the music, remembering phrasings and dynamics, counting rhythmic

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Featured Interviews Issues January 2016 

Lisa Garner Santa: Artist Interview

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 The Flute View 0 Comments Lisa Garner Santa, Texas Tech University, Yoga

Lisa Garner Santa currently serves as Artist-Performer and Associate Professor of Flute at Texas Tech University where she enjoys a

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Articles Essays Featured Health & Wellness Issues June 2015 Lifestyle 

Injury Prevention and Strength Training for Flutists Through Yoga. By Christina Guenther and Sherri Fleshner

June 1, 2015May 31, 2015 The Flute View 0 Comments exercises, stretching, Yoga, yoga for flutists

Many musicians are becoming more involved with various body awareness principles, and the desire to take care of our bodies

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April 2015 Articles Essays Featured Issues 

Whole Musician: Pioneering, Innovative, and Refreshing

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 The Flute View 0 Comments Feldenkrais, musical retreat, retreat, whole musician, Yoga

The story so far Whole Musician, a non-profit musical educational organization, came about as a meeting of the minds during

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Articles Essays Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2015 

Yoga and Flute Playing. By Cynthia Ellis

March 1, 2015February 28, 2015 The Flute View 0 Comments breathing, Yoga

Namaste: A Hindi word used as a greeting and a goodbye: It means I honor the light in you, I

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Articles Essays Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle November 2014 

Performing Yoga Throughout Your Recital. By Jonathan Huffman

November 4, 2014December 15, 2014 The Flute View 0 Comments meditation, performance anxiety, Yoga

“Don’t shun your performance anxiety —harness it and become its best friend. After years of struggling with anxiety myself, yoga

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Blog Featured Issues November 2013 

Long Tones: Can we achieve enlightenment through sound?

December 15, 2013January 2, 2014 The Flute View 2 Comments breathing, Buddhism, Carol Wincenc, classical flute, Jeffrey Khaner, long tones, meditation, practicing, shakuhachi, Yoga, zen

How do we practice long tones? Why do we practice long tones? I’ve always had a very academic and perfectionist

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