I have been performing as a professional violinist and concertmaster for over a decade. I was getting crushed by chronic stress yet in denial about the sneaky impacts it was having on my life, my health, both mental and physical, my relationships, and my creativity. Back in college, at McGill, then Juilliard, I remember thinking “if I just keep pushing through the stress eventually I will get used to it and it won’t affect me so much anymore”. I was wrong. Musicians don’t complain about stress, we simply assume that it’s part of the job, and it never really goes away. All we can do is try to equip ourselves with tools to expand our capacity to hold this stress, and tools to help release it. This is what I found with breathwork.

I began exploring how my breath has the power to bring me back to myself, how my body has the power to heal itself. I am in the process of becoming a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator at Pause. The principles that I am applying to music performance can help anyone navigate stress (and all emotions) with more clarity and resilience. Sessions are free right now as they go towards my Pause Trauma-Informed breathwork facilitator certification. Book your session and let’s breathe!