Somatic exercises, trauma, nerves & polyvagal theory with Petra Borzynski

09/26/22 • 33 min

Petra Borzynski, singer, cognitive behavioural therapist & somatic vocal coach, is back with Gillyanne and Jeremy for more wisdom on dealing with emotion.
Teacher boundaries, the difference between trauma and emotional discomfort, and why you don't need to be your student's therapist.
There are questions on somatic exercises for performance nerves, and Jeremy shares what he did to deal with the extreme nerves in his workshop at the PEVoC conference last month.
And a question on which exercises might stimulate the vagus nerve, and a discussion on polyvagal theory.
Also why you don't need to be an expert in every field (and what Jeremy thinks causes that problem). And building a network of like-minded experts around you.
It's an incredibly deep and useful episode for singing teachers, singers and performers alike.
You can see Gillyanne being (but not sounding) nervous and how she deals with it at the beginning of her Round Table at the Pan European Voice Conference here https://youtu.be/76w9dvWr9kw
Petra Borzynski's work is here -
https://www.youtube.com/user/singingtuition
https://www.facebook.com/singingsense
Mental Health in the Performing Arts Studio course - https://singingsense.com/products/mental-health-in-the-performing-arts-studio/
Voo breathing Peter Levine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7zAseaIyFA
Polyvagal theory -
Organising principles: https://integratedlistening.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/infographic-organizing-principles-of-pvt.pdf
20 page primer: https://integratedlistening.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/polyvagal-primer-from-clinicalapplicationofpolyvagaltheory-3.2019.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/ec3AUMDjtKQ
Resources from Gillyanne and Jeremy -
This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c
The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson. Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge
Book a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

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Triggers, trauma, working when you're wobbly. Dealing with emotions in the studio w/ Petra Borzynski

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On the day of Queen Elizabeth's funeral, Petra Borzynski, cognitive behavioural therapist & somatic vocal coach, joins Gillyanne and Jeremy for some expert wisdom on dealing with emotion.
Singing is an emotional act. And we sometimes need to sing, or to teach singing, when we're emotional. How do we deal with our own wobbles, and when should we deal with the wobbles of our singing students?
There are questions from listeners on anxiety in singing lessons - when do we hold the space for people's feelings and when do we hand over to a professional therapist.
Petra shares some of the red flags to look out for.
And how can we make our studio a safe space for people who might have experienced trauma?
Petra's answer might surprise you.
A hugely useful episode for singing teachers, singers and performers alike on the subject of anxiety, nerves and trauma in singing.
Petra Borzynski's work is here –

https://singingsense.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/singingtuition

https://www.facebook.com/singingsense

Mental Health in the Performing Arts Studio course
https://singingsense.com/products/mental-health-in-the-performing-arts-studio/
Resources from Gillyanne and Jeremy -
This Is A Voice - 99 Exercises to Train, Project and Harness the Power of Your Voice https://amzn.to/3uSw66c

The Vocal Process Learning Lounge, with 16 years of voice training resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one singing lesson.
Click and scroll down the page for the free previews https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Book a coaching session with Jeremy or Gillyanne https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

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Consonant awareness, tongue twisters & singing

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Gillyanne & Jeremy are back demonstrating the exercises in the This Is A Voice book.
This week they're kicking and elongating consonants.
Gillyanne takes Jeremy through Exercise 24, Consonant Awareness, in the Speaking Effectively section.
Breaking down the plosives!
Jeremy speaks and sings tongue twisters with two different ways of using the consonants.
You'll hear why one way is better than the other for singing in a non-classical style, and what changes Jeremy has to make to sing in a more legato classical style.
Discover which famous actor elongated his consonants in an iconic role in a British film series. How elongating consonants can add an extra spice to your diction.
And why Jeremy thinks of diction and intelligibility as very different experiences for the audience.
17 minutes of vocal expertise that'll change the way you do your words.
This Is A Voice book is here https://amzn.to/3UFEPng in the UK and here https://amzn.to/3Se1uFQ in the US
The new online course "5 Days to Better Singing Teaching" is here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-singing-teaching
Join the Learning Lounge for more on diction, intelligibility, performance techniques and vocal exercises here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

This Is A Voice - Somatic exercises, trauma, nerves & polyvagal theory with Petra Borzynski

Transcript

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This is a voice, a podcast with Dr. Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher. This is a voice. Hello and welcome to this is a voice series six episode four.

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