Performance anxiety is often perceived as a disease we must fight and is shrouded in shame. Mindfulness teaches us that fear is simply one of the many emotions which make us human; and its nature, when met with kindness and acceptance, is to dissolve. Meditation practices that invite us to recognise, allow and investigate our emotions, and offer ourselves care cultivate the necessary space in which to cease our identification with our feelings and move through them without suffering.
The Balanced Musician
with Ruth Phillips
2 hours ·
Mental HealthMindfulnessPerformance anxiety
“Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated.”
—Jill Bolte Taylor
The Balanced Musician
with Ruth Phillips
2 hours ·
Mental HealthMindfulnessPerformance anxiety
“Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated.”
—Jill Bolte Taylor
Class description
Class Format
50 mins
5 mins break
50 mins
15 mins Q&A
This class is part of a 6-part series on mindfulness. It is recommended that you start with ‘What is Mindfulness’, especially if you are new to the subject. You can take these classes in any order, but this class is intended as a natural continuation of ‘The Embodied Musician’ and ‘The Breathing Musician’.
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Ruth Phillips
Ruth is a baroque and modern cellist, writer, performance coach, and mindfulness teacher and mentor. She works with student and professional musicians all over the world, including the Verbier Festival Academy, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Glasgow Conservatoire and Yehudi Menuhin School, helping relieve performance anxiety and promoting presence and ease on stage. Her articles on mindfulness and music have appeared in Classical Music Magazine and The Strad, and she has been a guest on podcasts including Thoroughly Good Classical Music and Things Musicians Don’t Talk About.
