Movement and Singing

Today is Day 7 of Yoga with Adriene’s Move - A 30 Day Yoga Journey. I’ve been doing yoga - and Yoga with Adriene - for a few years now in a very on-and-off kind of fashion, but this is the first time I am incorporating this daily practice with my music practice.

Breathing, posture, consistency - three things that I’m already taking away from my daily yoga session and putting into my singing and saxophone rehearsing. I’m not going to lie, it had been a long time since I picked up my saxophone, and man alive my breath control was lacking. By integrating yoga on a more consistent basis, I can already hear the difference it’s making.

I’ve also started to become stronger in other areas - not just physically, but mentally. I’m feeling calmer before I step onto the stage, and staying level-headed when things don’t always go to plan. I’m also celebrating the fact that I’m taking 30 minutes out of my day for me and my wellbeing. To be honest, that’s reason enough to keep going.

Are you taking part in Move? Or are you incorporating other kinds of movement into your daily routine? Comment below and let me know!

MUSIC MONDAY - Monday 3rd January 2022

Music Monday is back! It might be a one off, it might be more regular than that - but for now, here is the first Music Monday of 2022.

Here’s what I’ll be listening to this week.

You're All I Need To Get By - Aretha Franklin

Me and Julio Down By The School Yard - Simon & Garfunkel

Honeysuckle Rose (Live) - Ella Fitzgerald

Les Fleurs - Minnie Riperton

Evergreen - Yebba

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

The Song of Purple Summer - Spring Awakening

It Must Have Been Love - Roxette

(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me - Dionne Warwick

You can listen to the 2022 playlist here.