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Join me next week for this fabulous program run by

Join me next week for this fabulous program run by @operaprogramsberlin!

#Repost @operaprogramsberlin with @get_repost
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We are thrilled to present the topics below during the November 1-10, 2020 online program with *reduced tuition*
THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT:
PHYSICAL, VOCAL & MENTAL ALIGNMENT
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Registration deadline: October 31, 2020
https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/twi.html @vocalyogi #hereyouareanartist #operaprogramsberlin

We don't give enough credit to the power of rest a

We don't give enough credit to the power of rest and relaxation to bolster our ability to heal. In part, I think that is because finding stillness can be pretty damn challenging.
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When is the last time you just decided to lie down and do nothing? Like really nothing. Not lie down and scroll on your device. Not lie down and watch Schitt's Creek. Not lie down and read a book.
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The kind of do nothing where you just lie down and breathe and don't move.
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Try it and see how you do. Take the time to get yourself comfortable. Bolster your legs if your back hurts, put a folded blanket under your shoulders and maybe a pillow under your head if your chin pokes up to the sky.
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Once you're there, can you stay still? Every time we move we stimulate the nervous system ever so slightly. So the more still you can stay, the more relaxing it can be.
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#vocalyogi #wednesdaywisdom #yoga #healing #eradicatepain #yogatherapy #movementmaven #performer #singer #voiceteacher #voice #yoganidra #lowbackpain #midlifewomen #movementrevolution

Tea Bag Wisdom for your Monday. - #vocalyogi #yoga

Tea Bag Wisdom for your Monday.
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#vocalyogi #yoga #tea #mindful #healing #personalresponsibility #breathe #singer #performer

Sometimes singers look at me funny when I have the

Sometimes singers look at me funny when I have them work on their feet. But it is ALLLLL connected folx!
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#Repost @stopchasingpain with @get_repost
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‘The collapse of the feet can affect thoracic diaphragm function.’
-E. Wallace, W. Kuchera
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Step back 👣 (pun intended) 😃and think about this for a second. You’ll see it. If you show your feet some love and attention and build up the intrinsic muscles of the foot you may breathe better which can help pain and performance anywhere. That’s kinda cool
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No system in the body ever works alone. Never gets injured alone. Never heals alone. Think bigger. Think better. Think systems
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Strong feet. Strong breath.
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There might be something to this barefoot stuff! 😀
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#vocalyogi #singer #yoga #movement #movementrevolution #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #performer #healing

This is by far the best thing I’ve read all day.

This is by far the best thing I’ve read all day.
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#Repost @greggrenfrew with @get_repost
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Ha, I saw this today and had to post. Mark, I love you, but seriously...get out of the kitchen. You know you aren’t cooking and a girl needs her space. 😉

This gorgeous tree lives in my backyard. - Every o

This gorgeous tree lives in my backyard.
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Every other year is has turned bright yellow, but this year it is a brilliant orange.
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Its beauty almost frowns out the less than dulcet sounds of leaf blowers that run at all hours right now.
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#mapletree #newengland #fall #natick #metrowestma #vocalyogi #mostwonderfultimeoftgeyear

One of my first really happy memories of school wa

One of my first really happy memories of school was our week long trip to Environmental camp in 5th grade.
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Being immersed in the natural world and learning was a happy place for me.
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As a young child in the mountains of NH I spent my day’s in the woods, exploring, digging, climbing and being at home in nature.
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My family always jokes at my fascination with the natural world and no one was surprised at my beach haul at #plumisland over the weekend.
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Crab shells, crab claws, shells and some kind of a jaw-like structure with some pretty tiny razor sharp teeth.
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That same fascination with the natural world carries over to my fascination with the human body and movement.
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Now, how we move through the natural world...you’re talking my love language!
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #ocean #vitaminN #gooutside #walk365 #nature #skymother #biology

Yesterday I got to do something I’ve never done

Yesterday I got to do something I’ve never done before and it was a blast!
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I attended an online makeup class with @goodnessgreenish and used our new Golden hour palette to get all zooshed up!
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After 20 years of being on stage performing it was kind of amazing to me that I’d NEVER EVER had any training in how to apply makeup!
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I’m a no-makeup make-up look kinda girl because for the most part heavier makeup makes me feel like I’m on stage being a character.
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But, I LOVE the looks you can create with this palette and wish I’d had options like this that could be built up to a more dramatic look when I was performing!
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Safer beauty is something I want for each and every performer!
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#vocalyogi #saferbeauty #beautycounter #performer #pandemiclife #singer #voiceteacher #goldenhourglow #ssekodesigns

Mega cute alert!! - My mom picked up her new puppy

Mega cute alert!!
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My mom picked up her new puppy today and we got to meet her.
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Little Emmie Lou, born 7/27/20.
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Can’t wait for her to be big enough to come over and play with the big dogs.
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#doglove #puppy #cuteoverload #herearsareasbigasherhead #rescue #newengland #metrowestma #natick

Grateful to participate in democracy today. - #voc

Grateful to participate in democracy today.
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#vocalyogi #vote #bidenharris2020 #vote2020 #natick #metrowestma

Looking forward to my next audio book. - This fall

Looking forward to my next audio book.
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This fall I’ve felt the need to walk in silence. A lot.
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Today was the first day I wanted something to listen to and this book popped into my feed.
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Has anyone read/listened to this?
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#vocalyogi #reading #readallthethings #braidingsweetgrass #honortheearth #wisdomfromnature #voice #yoga #mindful

When your mask matches your top and you didn’t e

When your mask matches your top and you didn’t even plan it.
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#vocalyogi #maskup #metrowestma #natick #2020life #homesewn #maker #yoga #movementmaven

Are you struggling with persistent low back pain?

Are you struggling with persistent low back pain? It is such a frustrating and at times debilitating issue to live with.

Many of us who live with this get by every day by pushing through to meet the demands of our lives. But, pushing through comes at a cost, a big cost, emotionally, physically and even financially.

When I began my yoga training it wasn't with any kind of an eye towards pain reduction. However, in the last decade, I've found that helping people get out of pain is one of the most powerful ways yoga can be applied.

When we slow movement down, become aware, and move in ranges that don't increase our symptoms we can reduce and even eradicate pain.

Sound too good to be true?

I get it. I've been there, but it is true. When we apply those simple principles, and adopt an attitude of curiosity we discover that our bodies possess an infinite capacity to heal and we can get out of pain.

If this resonates with you, I hope you will join me for my upcoming workshop,

Low Back Love
Thursday, October 29th
11:30am ET

We will meet on Zoom for an hour, spend a little time learning and then time moving to begin to explore our bodies and become more aware.

Link to register is in linktree in my bio
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#vocalyogi #yoga #healing #performer #singer #metrowestma #natick #movementmaven #backpain #voiceteacher #voicegeek #bodynerd

#GrittyGratitude: I did a little journaling on gra

#GrittyGratitude:
I did a little journaling on gratitude and thought I'd share it here.
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We often hold the belief that gratitude should be easy and quiet. That it's something you offer up when you're having a bad day, as though it is some kind of magic wand that offers instant transformation.
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Genuine gratitude lives within honesty and that means acknowledging that sometimes things are just super shitty. Because real life is messy and filled with bumps and jolts and twists and turns. There aren't always Hollywood endings in real life.
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Gritty gratitude is about living in the 'and' space. Where life can be shit AND you still notice the brilliant yellow finch on your bird feeder.
The 'and' space where remote learning is hard AND mother nature is still thrilling the world with the brilliant reds, yellows and oranges of the fall.
The space where your back can hurt AND you pause to witness the joy of a child moving their body just because they can.
Real gratitude isn't slogans painted on wood, displayed throughout your house. It's about the determination, desire and willingness to pause and notice. A conscious decision to find even the tiniest of miracles on a hard day.
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What can you notice in the and space today?
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#vocalyogi #yoga #healing #mindful #gratitude #metrowestma #natick #momlife #pandemicsurvivalkit #resilience #movementmaven

I read this and it stopped me in my tracks. The tr

I read this and it stopped me in my tracks. The truth of it cut through the noise of my head bringing everything to a breathless silence.
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These are the words I’ve searched for, unable to find, the past few weeks.
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This is the truth of now, of life, for me.
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How often do we confuse discomfort with disaster? (Raises hand for “all. the. damn. time.)
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But, rarely is it disaster. It is discomfort.
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I’m gonna chew on this one some more today.
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#Repost @brandi_kincaid with @get_repost
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#vocalyogi #natick #metrowest #yoga #breathe #mindful #truthonthejourney #momlife #middleagewomen #perimenopause #movementmaven #yogateacher #satya

She used to be such a peanut. Now she’s a big ol

She used to be such a peanut. Now she’s a big ol’ linebacker who takes her big brother out on the regular.
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These two are my copilots. They miss all of my clients who used to come to the house and love on them.
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Some days the fuzz is all you need to keep going.
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#vocalyogi #dogsofinstagram #rescue #yellowlabsofinstagram #spazzyjazzy #blackmouthcur #rhodesianridgeback #yogateacher #yoga #breathe #doglove

Here’s a little fun fact about me: I’m a dista

Here’s a little fun fact about me: I’m a distant cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln.

Roger North Todd and Robert Levi Todd were brothers.

North had a daughter, Mary Todd.
Levi had a daughter, Nora Todd.

Mary married Abraham Lincoln, & Nora married John Charles Whitten.

Mary and Abe have a son Robert Todd Lincoln.

Nora and John have Robert Todd Whitten 1st, my great grandfather.

RTW1 has a son, Robert Todd Whitten the 2nd, my grandfather.

RTW2 married and they had my dad, Robert Todd Whitten the 3rd.

RTW3 married and they have my brother RTW the 4th and ME!

A little makeup goes a long way toward making me f

A little makeup goes a long way toward making me feel a little more put together and able to face the day.
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Second grade might take me down this week, but I’ll go down with a glowing face LOL!
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Obsessed with the new Golden Hour Palette from Beautycounter. DM me if you want info on how to snag yours
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#vocalyogi #beautycounter #goldenhourpalette #saferbeauty #cleanbeauty #jellyshimmer #performer #momlife #remotelearning #metrowestma #natick

I love finding hearts on my walk. This mornings wa

I love finding hearts on my walk. This mornings water spot brought a smile to my face.
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#vocalyogi #smalljoys #asseenonmywalk #movementmaven #10kaday #outside #vitaminN #yoga #mindful #breathe #yogatherapy

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