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Being the Boss of Your Body: Jaw – weak link in the chain?

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Out in Boston at @huntingtontheatreco to see Second City’s She The People and I couldn’t decide which kick ass woman I wanted to be.

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This is absolutely me today. Grateful for good skincare and quality makeup b/c 💤 😴 🛏 has been less than great the last little bit.

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Love these paintings so much!
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#Repost @trishathompsonadams with @get_repost
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pink pelvis from 2018 🌸💗🌺 #anatomyart #oilpainting #floralanatomy #bonesandblooms #pelvicart #pelvis #etsy

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Gasoline ⛽️ Heart ❤️.
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I love finding hearts while I’m out on my morning walk.
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I’m still recovering from wrenching my bad hip when I slipped on the wet bathroom floor on our trip so my walks are a bit shorter than normal, but I’m grateful to be out there.
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#asseenonmywalk #vocalyogi #movementmaven #walkeveryday

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One of my fav pics from vacation. My oldest looking out from our balcony on the 21st floor.
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Heights get me like WOAH, so I stay near the wall so the world doesn’t spin.
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#vocalyogi #bahamas #atlantis #movementmaven #yoga #singer #momlife #betterbeauty #beautycounter #natick

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A lil’ Tuesday Thought from Martha Graham.
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#vocalyogi #singer #performer #soprano #voiceteacher #yoga #movement #movementmaven #walkeveryday #love #purpose

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#selfcaresunday
I find this to be even more true as I age, how about you?
"Very few people understand that your social relationships can actually change your health. They can change your cardiovascular system, your immune system, how you sleep, your cognitive health. How could this thing that exists entirely outside the body affect whether you're likely to catch a virus?
And yet that's exactly what we now know that social connection does. We thought of loneliness as this difficult emotion, but just an emotion. And we think of friends as this lovely thing — but it is actually a matter of life and death. And there's this evolutionary drive to connect. People think all the time about competition and survival of the fittest, but really it's survival of the friendliest." https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/22/807742275/survival-of-the-friendliest-how-our-close-friendships-help-us-thrive
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#vocalyogi #singer #performer #momlife #soprano #voiceteacher #metrowest #friendship #betterbeauty #beautycounter #saferskincare

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I don’t know HOW ya’ll who live in humid climates deal with your hair??? I. Can’t. Even. -
#bahamas #humidhair #icannotliveinthisclimate #vacationhairdontcare #vocalyogi

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Beach love. A week in the Bahamian sun is good for the New England soul.
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#vacation #bahamas #atlantis #sun #beach #sand #vocalyogi #momlife #beautycounter #safersunscreen #natick #singer #voiceteacher

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I'll be offline for the next week on a trip with my family. We leave tomorrow morning and that's when my first digital detox of the year will begin! No social media, email or work for the week. Just beach, family, books and relaxing.

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Are you guilty of this? I know I am. It can be hard to see yourself through the same lens that others see you.
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Just in the last week I've sat with many feelings of doubt about what I'm doing, my abilities to do what I do, just where my place is in the voice world and, how on freaking earth am I supposed to do it all AND be a mother.
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I know I work to project as sense of confidence outwardly, but my inner world is often just as messy at the next person's! #truthbomb
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And, as though the Universe knew I needed do a 180 on my perspective, I've been offered so many opportunities to hear from people around me, who have experienced my work, say things like "you are just so good at what you do," and, "I was able to help a singer because of what I learned from you," and, "when are you going to offer a certification so I can learn to do what you do?"
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It's not an easy road in the world of voice whether you are performing or teaching, and I wish we all could learn to spend more time viewing ourselves as others do and less time stuck in the quick sand of our own doubt.
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#vocalyogi #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein #wednesdaywisdom #movementmaven #yoga #movemore #keepgoing #singer #performer #voiceteacher #voicegeek #bodynerd #love #soprano #alto #mezzo #baritone #tenor #bass #opera #musicaltheater #rap #jazz #hiphop #singersongwriter

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If ever you need to make me happy, this is what to give me! @alterecosf Blackout is my fav.
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What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?
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#vocalyogi #darkchocolate #altereco #movementmaven #chocolateislife #smalldoses #voice#singer #performer #voiceteacher #metrowest #natick #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein

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I use this test frequently with singers.
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Try it out...what’s your number?
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#Repost @optimize.physiotherapy with @get_repost
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A simple measure of breathing efficiency and breathlessness ✔️
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The BOLT test is a breathing test that can be easily administered and tracked over time to determine relative breathing volume (how much you must breathe or your breathing efficiency).
• It stands for: Body Oxygen Level Test.
• It was introduced in the 1950’s by physiologist Konstantin Buteyko, and made popular more recently by Patrick McKeown of who wrote the book ‘The Oxygen Advantage’
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The test measures your sensitivity to CO2 levels rising in your blood as you hold your breath (CO2 rising is the primary stimulus for taking a breathe.
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A lower score means more hunger for air, and less tolerance for CO2 rising...this is based on your breathing habits day to day. A lower score means more breathlessness during any level of exertion (especially during exercise).
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The ideal BOLT score is 40 seconds, yet it isn’t uncommon for someone to get 20 or lower, even as a high level athlete. But breathing efficiency can be greatly improved by working on it!
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How to test yourself:
1️⃣ Breathe normally, in and out through the nose. Hold your breath after a full EXHALE (pinch nose).
2️⃣ TIME the # of seconds it takes for the FIRST urge to breathe (need to swallow or constriction of throat are indicators). It’s not a test of absolute time, it’s simply the first real sign of urge to breathe!
3️⃣ Release nose and see how long it took, resume normal breathing.
✔️ Try it out
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#breathing #breathe #physiotherapy #physicaltherapy #mobility #strength #athlete #singer #run #runner #movement #training #tips #cardio #breath #test #gym #human #exercise #fitness #fit #yoga #education #crossfit #trainer #wellness #vocalyogi

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Sometimes your proper looks like a heart.
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#asseeninmyday #vocalyogi #lunch #vegetables #hormonebalance #betterbeauty #saferbeauty #voice #singer #freshfood #hearts #lovetheinstrumentyoulivein

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LIPSTICK LOVE!
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Have you listened to @greggrenfrew interview on the Rich Roll Podcast?
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CEO of Beautycounter, Renfrew is a badass visionary who has created a company that landed on Fast Company’s list of most innovative companies.
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If you think I’m just selling lipstick you aren’t paying attention.
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#vocalyogi #advocacy #saferbeauty #cleanbeautyrevolution #safetyforall #perforner #momlife #entrepreneur #womenleaders #girlcrush #lipstickrevolution

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Friday night. No where to go. Just cookin pasta for my kids. Feelin fancy wearin my new custom earrings from @ssekodesigns that I got from @fashunfit.
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Wild night in the Burbs.
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#vocalyogi #makeup #saferbeauty #momspringa #cleanerbeauty #ethicalfashion #performer #singer #natick #metrowest

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It’s the last day to grab products to be delivered in time for Valentines Day!
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But, what I want to talk about is Lead in your Lipstick. It’s there, lurking in the colorants used to create those gorgeous shades.
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Do you have a daughter who needs to wear red lipstick in a dance or musical production? Do you know what’s in her lipstick?
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Do you love red lipstick? Let’s get you some that doesn’t have heavy metals lurking about!
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#vocalyogi #Beautycounter #redlipstick #lippy #saferbeauty #performer #onstage #dance #soprano#makeup

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This week in the Movement for Trauma Certification Program I’m taking we talked about how balance work can impact the nervous system.
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I got out my #bosuball to show my family how I can use this with the #singers I work with and have them try it out.
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Did not anticipate the combo of #yellowlab + 7 year old boy + @tirebiter.inc + @bosu_fitness -
#VocalYogi #movementmaven #yoga #traumainformed #singer #voiceteacher #voiceped #vocalpedagogy #voicegeek #bodynerd
#playeveryday #bosusurfing #metrowest #natick #voice

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#Repost @thichnhathanhquotecollective with @get_repost
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Around us, life bursts with miracles - a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles, Eyes that see thousands of colours, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life’s daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there. - Thich Nhat Hanh.
@thichnhathanhquotecollective #thay #awareness #miracles #thaysaid #thichnhathanhquotecollective #thichnhathanh #buddhistquotes #thichnhathanhquotes

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This is the body of a woman who did not want to move today.
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I had a million reasons why.
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Tired. Grumpy. PMS. Fear. Loathing. Winter. Clouds. Sleet. To name a few.
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But, I got a pep talk from @fashunfit and got my ass in gear so my bullshit didn’t find itself worth more than my goals.
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One full body mobility flow, 15 minutes of HIIT., rounded out with core work, and I can say I did it and I’m glad I did it.
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I’m so much less all those things I was feeling and thinking before. Stinking thinking, I call it.
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Movement didn’t just move my body, it moved my mind, my emotions and my spirit.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #hiprehab #labraltear #dysplasia #singer #performer #voiceteacher #opera #musicaltheater #jazz #voice #strong #thisismiddleage

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