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May 17, 2019July 5, 2019 Sarah Whitten

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My current meditation practice. - Inspired by both

My current meditation practice.
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Inspired by both @brenebrown and @elizlesser.
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I’m spending the month exploring what it means to have a soft front and strong back.
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Then I move into what it means to do no harm and take no shit.
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#vocalyogi #yoga #meditation #healing #traumainformed #voicepro #voicesinging #embodiedvoice #metrowestma #natick

Sometimes we find random things on our walk, like

Sometimes we find random things on our walk, like dollhouse furniture just sitting in someone’s front yard.
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Miss J had to check it out.
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#vocalyogi #asseenonmywalk #movementmaven #yoga #walk365 #yogatherapy #voiceteacher #voicepro #dogmom #natick

Y.E.S. - #Repost @abeillecreations with @get_repo

Y.E.S.
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#Repost @abeillecreations with @get_repost
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Today is the day history changes forever ....

Testimonial Tuesday. - Last week in the Mid-Winter

Testimonial Tuesday.
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Last week in the Mid-Winter yoga series we explored the hips.
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Who doesn’t have some issues with their hips?!
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It’s a place we can all stand to explore and work!
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Do you have any hip issues?
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#vocalyogi #yoga #healing #yogatherapy #performer #voice #vocalpedagogy #voicegeek #bodynerd #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein

Out for my morning walk wearing my new mask with R

Out for my morning walk wearing my new mask with RBG fabric.
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Channeling her strength through these final days.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #yoga #walk #metrowest #momlife #dogmom #natick

#Repost @antiracismdaily with @get_repost
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The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been whitewashed and gentrified. But during his life, many denounced him as an extremist and the FBI considered him a threat to democracy. Neither narrative speaks to his radical views, nor his lasting commitment to racial equity. It's our responsibility to honor his legacy beyond what's been deemed "appropriate" by education and media.

One way to start is to absorb all of the words in his speeches and literary work (beyond the quippy quotes you'll see on social media today). Here are my recommendations for where to start. Read these speeches and discuss with a friend: How do they change your perception of Dr. King? How do they reflect the racial inequities of today's time?

👉🏾 Swipe for excerpts
📰 Find videos, transcrips and audio on our website at https://www.antiracismdaily.com/archives/honor-mlk-anti-racism-daily

Share your favorite speech or literary work of #MLK below.

#MLKDay

So excited to have cast on my iloq sweater! - @clo

So excited to have cast on my iloq sweater!
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@cloudbornfibers Plum Heather, slate Heather and ivory
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#vocalyogi #singingknitter #yoga #knit #movementmaven #knittersofinstagram #iloqsweater #colorwork

#thursdaythoughts - This poem from Rumi hit me wit

#thursdaythoughts
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This poem from Rumi hit me with all the feels today.
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#vocalyogi #yoga #performer #voiceteacher #singer #rumipoetry #momlife #microbizowner

I wrote a blog post to follow up on my post earlie

I wrote a blog post to follow up on my post earlier this week about the diaphragm.
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Voice pros need to know that it’s much more than a muscle of respiration.
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Link to the blog is in my bio.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #traumainformed #yogatherapy #healing #yoga #movement #voiceped #vocalpedagogy #voicegeek #voiceteacher

The more you know: Is the coast clear? - Your diap

The more you know: Is the coast clear?
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Your diaphragm is asking this question constantly, scanning to determine if things are safe or if you are in danger.
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For it to undulate as freely as a jellyfish when we breathe, we need the coast to be clear.
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When you encounter a singer and you can tell they aren't breathing well, don't assume it's always a breathing mechanics issue and just ask them to start taking deeper breaths.
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Trauma can cause the inner core of the body to armor up and going straight to the epicenter, the diaphragm, (along with the psoas and pelvic floor) and asking it to move won't help.
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The diaphragm won't move with ease until internal and external safety is perceived.
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#themoreyouknow #vocalyogi #healing #traumainformedvoiceteacher #vocalpedagogy #voiceped #voicegeek #bodynerd #yogatherapy #voice #singer #voiceteacher #performer

Monday morning mood. Remote learning week. ‘Noug

Monday morning mood. Remote learning week. ‘Nough said.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #yoga #mindful #dogmom #healing #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #singer #voicepedagogy #voiceteacherlife #momlife

A little Sunday morning fired up ness from me. - W

A little Sunday morning fired up ness from me.
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When I turned 42 things changed. Like CHANGED in my body.
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It felt like everything broke. I hurt in my joints. I had crazy PMS for two weeks of my cycle and out of nowhere I started to have anxiety, like paralyzing anxiety.
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I started to track it and realized it was happening as I got near my cycle starting. I was also exhausted beyond measure.
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I saw my GYN and was told ‘you’re not perimenopausal, your cycle is still regular.’
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I was dismissed and the life altering symptoms I was experiencing were ignored.
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It took becoming my own detective and finding the work of Dr. Gottfried to change my life. Plus I pushed for testing and discovered my iron was dangerously low.
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Five years later, no anxiety, my iron is better and though things are changing as I get closer to menopause, I am empowered and feel more confident in what to do when I notice things shifting.
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I learned a lot more about the role of movement in midlife and how to use movement more as nutrition rather than as medicine. I learned how movement can be used to manage stress (which was different than how I used to use movement to manage stress). I learned how the lack of postpartum care was behind some of my physical issues, yet that tissue could still change.
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It’s a journey, don’t go it alone! If I can support you in your journey and help you move better in midlife, reach out and let’s chat.
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#vocalyogi #midlifewomen #movementmaven #yoga #healing #midlifemovement #metrowestma #natick #yogatherapy

Gorgeous yet chilly morning to get out for a long

Gorgeous yet chilly morning to get out for a long meander in the woods.
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Walking along the Charles River which has not yet frozen, brisk air, giant pines and a happy labby were just what this Saturday morning called for.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #walkeveryday #singer #yoga #healing #performer #voicepedagogy #voicegeek #bodynerd

We are pretty conditioned to look for the big sens

We are pretty conditioned to look for the big sensations, but the less attention grabbing ones are the ones we really need to bring about long term change in the body.
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Subtle over seismic.
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If you want to get curious about how to hear the subtle in your body, reach out and let’s chat.
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#vocalyogi #voice #yoga #healing #singer #vocalpedagogy #voiceped #movementmaven #performer

Spending the morning geeking out on the body and p

Spending the morning geeking out on the body and prepping tomorrow’s library workshop on oblique dominance!
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Join me in the library and find out what the obliques are doing when they are dominant, what they have to do with breathing, uneven shoulders, sacroiliac and low back pain, and learn strategies to assess and work through it so your voice has a solid foundation.
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Link to join the library is in linktree in my bio.
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#vocalyogi #yoga #movenentmaven #healing #yogatherapy #performer #singer #vocalist #voicepedagogy #voicegeek #bodynerd
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Happiness is a big box of yarn arriving from @webs

Happiness is a big box of yarn arriving from @websyarn to start your next project, iloq sweater by @camillavaddk
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#vocalyogi #knit #fiberarts #singingknitter #voice #yarn #fairisleknitting

When I was in 4TH grade my friends and I formed a

When I was in 4TH grade my friends and I formed a band on the playground. We called ourselves The Punk Rockers and wrote it in chalk on our windbreakers...
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This was our anthem and I carried this sheet music in my backpack everyday.
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Ahhhh, the 80’s.
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#vocalyogi #greatestamericanhero #yoga #voice #singer #performer #voiceteacherlife

What I’m reading. Thinking i’m going to do @gr

What I’m reading. Thinking i’m going to do @gretchenrubin and @lizcraft read 21 in 21, to read 21 minutes a day.
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Anyone read this yet? @omegainstitute Lesser’s ‘Broken Open’ was a seminal book for me and I have a feeling I’m gonna need to talk about this one!
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#vocalyogi #read21in21 #momlife #metrowestma #natick #voice #singer #performer

Here’s what we’re up to in the library this mo

Here’s what we’re up to in the library this month.
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This Friday we’re doing a quick discussion and exploration session on oblique dominance - how it shows up in the body and what to do about it.
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Want to join us? Link to sign up for the library is in linktree in my bio!
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#vocalyogi #voicebodypedagogy #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #movementmaven #healing #yoga #voice #singer #performer

Anyone else find the mask-earbuds-hat combo a chal

Anyone else find the mask-earbuds-hat combo a challenging one?!
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Out for my walk and feeling like there’s a lot going on around my ears!
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein

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