Health & Wellness

Articles Featured Health & Wellness Musician Wellness September 2019 

Discovering and Maintaining a Floating Ease in Our Arms

September 1, 2019October 7, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments andover education, flute wellness

By Rena Urso   I’m improving as a swimmer.  I’ve been applying a similarly disciplined work ethic to swimming that

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Entrepreneurship Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle May 2019 

Confessions of a Former Workaholic

May 1, 2019June 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments burnout, entrepreneurship, overwork, powering off, smartphones, tech free, workaholic

by Fluterscooter Workaholic.  I’ve never liked that term, but when people describe me, they always seem to use it.  When

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Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle May 2019 Musician Wellness 

Explore a More Grounded Performance by Going Barefoot

May 1, 2019June 1, 2019 The Flute View 1 Comment barefoot playing, body mapping, classical music, classical musician, performing barefoot, soloist

By Rena Urso How many of you perform barefoot? In recent years I’ve become a big fan and honestly wonder

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2019 Musician Wellness 

Get to Know Your Hands: How Body Mapping Can Help With Your Recovery Process After An Injury. by Rena Urso

March 1, 2019April 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments andover education, body mapping, hands, joints, musician injuries, Rena Urso

I’m super clumsy.  Every so often it’s as if the universe decides it’s time for me to have a colossal

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Featured February 2019 Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Playing with Fluidity and Ease by Rena Urso

February 1, 2019March 10, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments awareness, body mapping, injury prevention, movement, practice room, Rena Urso

Why is it, when faced with a tricky passage in music, we grip our instruments tighter?  Or, how about when

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Featured February 2019 Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle The Caffeinated Flutist 

The Caffeinated Flutist, Vol. 9: Injury Relapse by Mary Hales

February 1, 2019March 10, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments gigging, musician injury, Nutcracker, tendonitis

Hey there, flute-trepreneurs! As some of you may know, my first full Nutcracker ballet took place this past December with

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues January 2019 Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Creating and Refining Better Habits in Your Practice Room by Rena Urso

January 2, 2019February 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments constructive rest, etudes, Practice, practice room goals, Rena Urso

After a relaxing break over the holiday season, I’ve returned to my practice room with renewed inspiration, enthusiasm and creativity. 

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December 2018 Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Breathe and Stretch to Maintain Your Inner Peace (and Awesomeness) During the Busiest Time of the Year! by Rena Urso

December 1, 2018January 16, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments body mapping, breathing, holiday gigging, physio ball, Rena Urso, self care, stretching

It’s a rainy day here in Todd Mission, Texas.  I’m in town for two weeks, presenting Body Mapping workshops, teaching

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues July 2018 Lifestyle 

From Flute to Sanskrit: Karen Aoki

July 2, 2018August 23, 2018 The Flute View 0 Comments

Karen Aoki has an interesting musical journey.  Growing up in Tokyo and attending the Interlochen Arts Academy at age 15,

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues June 2018 Lifestyle 

The Importance of Performing Arts Health in Music Education. by Francesca Leo

June 5, 2018June 6, 2018 The Flute View 0 Comments Injury, injury prevention, performing arts health

Results from a 2009 study conducted by Ackermann, Kenny and Fortune revealed that 95% of highly skilled flute students suffered

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