Singing is health food! It doesn’t matter what you sing, though it’s pretty well proven that Mozart comes in at a higher frequency than black death heavy metal. Just sing. One thing we learn as professional singers is breath control, how to take in a lot of breath without making it sound like we are breathing, and taking it in to the abdomen where it can serve us best. Breath is life. Most humans tend to breathe in to the upper third of the torso, in other words very shallowly. We can certainly stay alive in this way, but not in as vital and invigorated way as when we take big deep gorgeous breaths that bring Chi, or Prana energy to all parts of the body. There are marvelous Yoga and Buddhis
I’m sure some of you have been seeing imagery of Venice and other places around the globe that are experiencing a clearing of pollution, both in air and water. The turnaround was so fast there in Venice! The swans returned, fish are visible in the clearing water. As people go inside and hugely reduce their reliance on cars and other polluting devices, the environments steps right up and balances itself. What can this tell us? What an enormous lesson right before our eyes! Do we have the courage, if we survive the current challenges, to turn and face up to the villains of this world? Those who insist that burning fossil fuels is the only way, who persistently and actively plunder and rape the
Humans are a funny lot. I saw a post on Facebook that was pretty hilarious, but also true. It said, CDC — Coronavirus could be a thing. Please wash your hands and stop touching your face. People — I’m going to buy ALL OF THOSE MASKS! CDC — The masks don’t actually prevent you from catching the virus. Just wash your hands and stop touching your face. People — I’m not going to eat Chinese food. CDC — Wait…What? No. That’s not….Look. Wash your hands and keep some sanitizer around for when you can’t…. People — *rubbing eyes, scratching nose* CDC — STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE People — I’m not drinking that Corona beer either… CDC — ??????? ______________________________________ In that
