On the Road

On the Road

 

I just got back from an indie-pop tour with a The Smittens, Monnone Alone (ex Lucksmiths), and The Special Places (ex Tullycraft) as their Yoga Instructor/Wellness Consultant. I customized yoga sessions for pre-performance anxiety/jitters, sweaty hangover/detoxification, and general maintenance.

 

From nights spent sleeping on someone's floor, to the repetitive stress of playing night after night, touring musicians' bodies are abused on a constant basis. Being away from close friends and family for any span of time can be tough. The rigor of tour impacts not only your body, but also can wreak havoc on your state of mind. When you place yourself in such an extreme situation, a regular yoga practice can stabilize you to your very core.

Performers can find clarity, build internal reserves of energy, and cleanse the body through a regular yoga practice.

Book a session, or find out more about what it's like to tour with your very own Yoga Instructor, contact me.

xo,

Fawn

Images by: Dana Kaplan, Corianton Hale

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More Yoga

More Yoga

The Oregon winter has been incredibly long this year, and at some point in February I became intolerant of people who complained. I simply could not listen to another sarcastic weather comment, or cynical response to current events.

I became so filled with negativity that my bad attitude manifested in my physical body and I got sick. Illness took me away from teaching for a couple of weeks which bummed me out even more.

Then while visiting family in Vermont, I tripled my yoga practice. I discovered that even 15 minutes a day helped me to lighten up, and also took some wonderful classes with Lydia Russell McDade, an Anusara teacher at Yoga Mountain Center where my parents live in Montpelier.

The more I was able to embrace the sadness, boredom, anxiety, and lethargy, the more attention I had for my friends and family.

Yoga came to my rescue once again. Thanks, yoga!

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Opa

Opa

Opa packing, Arizona May '66 - check out the Japanese plate.

In February I flew to Vermont to visit my ailing Opa, who due to complications with diabetes had started experiencing senile dementia and auditory delusions. My days were split between taking long walks in the gorgeous frozen VT landscape, and visits to the rehabilitation clinic where he had been transferred.

Lake Champlain, Feb '11.

Boat launch, Lake Road, Milton, Vermont, Feb '11.

It was painful to see Opa in such a state, but thanks to the smart, receptive staff by the end of my visit he was back to cracking snarky jokes again.

Havin' a cool one in Sacramento, California, May '66.

I felt so inspired by the compassion of the staff at the rehab center, I realized I too wanted to serve the elderly population. When I got back to Portland, I immediately started researching Physical and Occupational Therapy programs.

At 17 in the Navy.

Subsequently served in the Army.

Dancing with me at my wedding, '08.

I have many steps to take first, but just making the decision to pursue therapeutic science feels right.



Love,

Fawn

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