Know Flow, Optimize Performance:
Yoga for the Musician
This clinic is designed as an investigation into yoga practice and philosophy as a technique to enhance music performance, cultivate concentration and focus, achieve flow states, and attain optimal engagement for peak performance and anxiety reduction. The workshop is approximately divided into thirds: 1/3 philosophy, 1/3 breathing and meditation, and 1/3 movement and postures. It is designed for saxophonists with all levels of yoga experience – including none at all.
​We will include a series of yoga practices involving movement, postures, and meditation with an emphasis on breath work, which is designed based upon research involving the Tanglewood Music Center, Harvard Medical School, and the Kripalu Yoga Center. No special equipment is needed, although comfortable clothing is helpful. It does not need to be specific “yoga” or exercise clothing. You do not need a yoga mat for this workshop, but you may use one if you have it.
​Carrie Koffman completed a 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification in 2007. She completed advanced pranayama (breathwork) training in 2009. She has been teaching Yoga for Musicians ever since.​