A disease is spreading all over the world. Musicians of all kinds are especially in danger to be infected. It´s epidemic, highly infectious and already so common that we think it´s normal.
The „Relaxation disease“ RD.
Other synonym: „Letting-go“-Plague
Symptoms:
- You´re not satisfied with yourself because you think you should be more relaxed.
- Teachers are advising you to “learn to relax”.
- Like a mantra you´re repetitively telling yourself „let go, let go“. Often combined with the word “just”: “just let go”.
- You´re trying hard to be more relaxed.Advanced stadium:
- You´re frustrated as you have to keep telling yourself to let go. Seems like your even to stupid to let go.
- You experience your body as an enemy because it keeps producing these unnecessary tensions – although you´re telling it the opposite.
- You realize especially in performance situations you how tight you are. You notice how your breathing stops, your thighs and arms become hard. You know: Playing like this will sound horrible. So you´ll have to relax. NOW. Immediately. But you don´t succeed.Two jobs simultaneously: 1. Play 2. Be
The worst suffering of those infected is a nagging feeling of failure and inferiority.
You are not alone.
The reason: The common belief that there were such things as “unnecessary tensions”. This belief creates – qua definition – a conflict between a body (producing these so called unnecessary tensions) and the intention of the mind to produce “relaxtion”.
A country won´t flourish during war.
First: peace. Then rebuilt. Including as many as possible.
Your sound won´t shine if you´re in war with yourself.
Make peace, then rebuilt. With all participants: body, mind, soul, spirit, instrument, surrounding.
Watch this video to understand your tensions and how to get rid of them.
And yet: tight arms, cramping fingers, tense shoulders and feet: We all know that this can´t produce a rich sound.
Direct your awareness deliberately and consequently only to everything that supports, carrys and stabilises. In every way. All the time. And your tensions will disappear. Guaranteed.
Be patient.
And don´t forget to CELEBRATE!!!
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Make peace – not war.
