Take a Breath by Amy Dickson
Schedule
Sat May 18 2024 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
Location
Lighthouse Poole | Poole, EN
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On 18th May 2024 AB Workshops hosts Take a Breath with Grammy™ nominated saxophonist Amy Dickson. A breathing masterclass by the award-winning classical saxophonist which explores performance anxiety and includes breathing demonstrations and solo saxophone performances.In this popular masterclass, Amy describes how she once explored the way in which breathing helped her to overcome her own performance anxiety and how this led to the birth of the Take a Breath programme. After nine years of workshops in primary schools across the UK, Ireland and Australia, award-winning classical saxophonist Amy Dickson explains why we should all adopt ‘Elephant Breaths’ into our own lives. Amy demonstrates Take a Breath and explains its science. She looks at the importance of optimal breathing and the implications of compromised breathing as well as the value of relaxed breathing for our own mental wellbeing.
A two hour masterclass including a talk, breathing demonstrations, a Q&A and some solo performances.
• Take a Breath talk
- How Take a Breath began
- Introduction to the concept of Relaxed Breathing, and the ‘Elephant Breath’ technique
- The Science behind Take a Breath
- The Importance of Optimal Breathing & the Implications of Compromised Breathing
- Mental Wellbeing & The Future of Take a Breath
• Breathing Demonstrations
• Q&A
• Solo Performances
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Where is it happening?
Lighthouse Poole, 21 Kingland Road,Poole, Dorset, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: