We all get “stage fright” at various points in our lives: whether actually performing in front of a live audience by playing music, singing, speaking, participating in competitive sport or simply feeling terrified of that job interview, work presentation or first date. Whether you get anxiety symptoms such as shaky hands, sweaty palms, dry mouth and blurry vision or indulge …
Free online performance forum
Free event for members of Xenia’s “Befriending Performance Anxiety” group – all welcome. Please prepare a short performance excerpt to share with the group. You will also have an opportunity to try a simple anxiety management intervention. Registration here.
Befriending Performance Anxiety Weekend Intensive
Would you like to get the full content of the six-week “Befriending Performance Anxiety” online course in a single weekend, plus additional material for free? If so, we now have a new edition of the expanded WEEKEND INTENSIVE version of this comprehensive course (seven hours). This option is only available every two years and is an ideal way to access …
Free Webinar: Holistic Approaches to Performance Anxiety
Are you a nervous performer? Do you get shaky limbs, tunnel vision, lack of focus, butterflies in the stomach? Does your mind go blank as soon as you find yourself in front of people? Do you make mistakes despite being able to get through your material in private? Help is available! Instead of fighting our own physiology or focussing on …
Befriending Performance Anxiety | Online Course
The original online course is back – six hours of tuition plus individual support over five weeks. Course Dates: Saturdays 11, 18, 25 November, 2, December, 2pm-3pm and 9 December, 2-4pm (please note the longer time slot for the last class) Online via Zoom. Free taster webinar: “Performance Anxiety and the Imposter Syndrome“, Monday 30 October About: Cultivate a sense …
Performance Anxiety Workshop | Belfast
NI Mental Health Arts Festival presents: Workshop with Xenia Pestova Bennett We all get ‘stage fright’ at various points in our lives: whether actually performing in front of a live audience by playing music, singing, speaking, participating in competitive sport or simply feeling terrified of that job interview, work presentation or first date. Whether you get anxiety symptoms such as …
Befriending Performance Anxiety: Weekend Course
Join us for a new expanded WEEKEND INTENSIVE version of this comprehensive course (seven hours). This option is only available once per year and is an ideal way to access the full original content together with additional interventions in a condensed format. Friday 11th of November: 6-8pm; Saturday 12th of November: 3-6pm (with a break); Sunday 13th of November: 4-6pm. …
Functional Breathing for Musicians (Thursday Group) | Online
ONE PLACE REMAINING What is this? As musicians, we rarely really stop to think about how we breathe (unless perhaps we are singers or players of woodwind / brass instruments). However, even those of us who are trained in maximum breath efficiency during performance are still not as likely to question our breathing at rest and while going through our …
Functional Breathing for Musicians (Saturday Group) | Online
Sorry, but THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. We can still accommodate one more person in the Thursday stream or in Befriending Performance Anxiety. Alternatively, please email Xenia to be placed on the waiting list or express interest in the next time the course will run. What is this? As musicians, we rarely really stop to think about how we breathe …