My vision of making music is quite simple:

• Enjoyment and fulfilment
• freedom from pain
• Free flow of movement and breathing
• a gentle focus and listening deeply
• Discard competitive mindset
• learning and growing together
• Mutual support and inspiration

If you have lost these qualities along the way, it is possible to reestablish them as the foundation for your healthy and happy music making. 
The Stage Labs are an opportunity to exchange experiences, fears and ideas as a community on everyday musician topics that are still considered taboo elsewhere.

In the intimate interaction between your body and mind you can discover natural ways to growth, inspiration and self-confidence. I act as your mirror and guide to understand this process.

My focus is to show you ways to bring your body and mind into alignment with each other, with the instrument and in relation to the situation in which you find yourself.

You will discover physical and mental postures which are natural for you. Breathing and movement patterns can come into flow and become more efficient and enjoyable. Pain is released, self-confidence and presence begin to unfold. And your focus shifts from lack to abundance!

Mental and emotional processes are stored in the body as memories, movement patterns and inner images. Some of them are powerful and beautiful, some traumatic.

The good news is that we can benefit from pain and blockages, because they provide a vital information about what we need to make music in a joyful and healthy way.
Often, however, we have forgotten to trust our perceptions...

Exploring your own body and its connections with the mind has a positive influence on your sound, well-being, technique and stage presence. 

Practicable anatomical knowledge and its integration into your own body experience are important components of my work.

Somatic work is useful:

• to release tension 
• to foster natural alignment
• to free breath and movement
• to uncover obstructive patterns
• to learn new patterns
• to expand your artistic vocabulary

Apart from technical skills, music-making also requires imagination, creative freedom and artistic sensibility. For this, it is vital to understand our bodies and feelings and to use them intelligently. Then playing an instrument becomes an exciting self-exploration.

I will help you to: 

• match your technique to your anatomy (and not vice versa)
• experience more joy while playing
• practice and perform in flow 
• prevent pain and anxiety
• increase your stage presence