Music & Mindset Matters

PODCAST EPISODE 14: New moon, new beginnings! This week on the Music & Mindset podcast I talk about the importance of making time for reflection, rest and connection with self and community. I attended a wellness retreat over the weekend and felt so grateful for this opportunity to do exactly that! It’s perfect timing with the “New Moon” cycle - this is a time when the moon is at it’s darkest...

Episode 13: "Shine Bright" with Josephine Lancuba This week I have a very special guest - Josephine Lancuba is an award winning performing arts business and talent management professional. She is an Educator, Speaker, Talent Agent, Writer, and has spent 2 decades in the arts industry leading and managing studios, entertainment and production based businesses including her own musical the...

EPISODE 12: “Ending Body Burnout!” If you follow me on social media, you’ll know I’ve been banging on about this new book I’ve just ordered: “Ending Body Burnout: A Functional Medicine Guide For Busy Women With Energy, Mood & Gut Issues” for the past little while! Well let me say how excited I am to be actually interviewing the author of that book in today’s episode! Filipa Bellette is Co-Foun...

Episode 11: Why PLAY is not just for Children! I am thrilled to have a special guest joining us this week on the Music & Mindset Matters Podcast! Kate Chinarova is a passionate and experienced Early Childhood  Teacher, Vocational trainer and assessor, eLearning Advisor and unit coordinator at Swinburne Online. Kate and I completed our post-graduate ECT training together almost 13 years ago and...

Episode 10: Why we need Music & Mindset in training packages Phew what a week it's been! I've just wrapped up the final intake for 2023 "Music & Mindset course", it only opens for enrolments twice a year, for one week, and enrolments won't open again until 2024. So it's been a very busy few weeks preparing for, and delivering some free training during this OPE...

EPISODE 9: “Why ALL pre-schoolers need Musical Learning” with Dr Anita Collins I am thrilled to have a special guest joining us this week! Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. One of Anita’s talents is translating the Neuroscience research to the everyday parent, teacher and student - a skill she is international...

E PISODE 8: Debunking the “Musical Bone” Myth with guest Allison Davies  I AM SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE MY VERY FIRST GUEST JOINING US TODAY ON THE PODCAST! Your ears and hearts are going to be blessed with the wonderful wisdom and insight from ALLISON DAVIES - a former Neurologic Music Therapist living and working on Tommeginne land, Lutruwita (Tasmania), Australia. Alli and I first became friends se...

EPISODE 7: Breathe back your Calm! This week I want to talk to you about emotional regulation and looking after your Mental Health. Not just because RuOK? Day is coming up, as is Mental Health awareness week, but because more and more I hear of, and observe mental health and wellbeing being a real challenge for many educators and carers. And I want to help!! I know as an early educator and parent...

EPISODE 6: "You CAN teach an old dog new tricks!" This week I want to talk to you about NEUROPLASTICITY. My brain is absolutely buzzing this past week with all things “NEURO” as I continue my studies in Neuromusic (through Bigger Better Brains, founded by Aussie researcher and music educator Dr Anita Collins) AND I have been tuning in to so many amazing masterclasses as part of the Virtu...

Episode #5: Why teach Mindfulness in Early childhood? In this week's episode I want to continue the chat about Mindfulness but this time through a lens of “Early Intervention”. Sadly we know that statistics are on the rise for childhood mental disorders and even without the research I think we can all agree that everyone’s mental health and wellbeing - especially children’s - has taken a real...

Episode 4: MINDFULNESS HACKS! In this week's episode I want to talk about Mindfulness and some of the ways we can bring this practice into our daily routine, on a physical level, spiritual level and mental level. Full disclosure - this episode has been inspired by my own past week of …let’s just say…letting my own mindfulness practices slip! After pushing myself a little too hard on the work...

PODCAST EPISODE 3: HOW MUSIC & MOVEMENT SUPPORTS BUSY TODDLERS In this episode, Kristy talks about the benefits of using Music and Movement activities with toddlers to encourage strong self-identities, support healthy bodies and positive social skills. If you work with or care for a Toddler you know how BUSY they can be! During the ages of about 12months to 3 years, there are so many new skill...

Episode #2: CONNECTION MATTERS! This episode talks about the importance of connection and tuning into yourself, your friends, your family and the world around you. This is all part of Mindfulness, and it takes practice, but we can start with small, achievable steps like focussing on the breath. When you connect with yourself in an authentic and compassionate way, everything else in life seems to f...

EPISODE #1: The Birth of Moovers n Shakers Music In this first official episode of Music & Mindset Matters, Kristy Russell talks about how tuning in to Music & Mindset gave her the courage and the confidence to birth her solo business “Moovers n Shakers Music” AND this very podcast you’re tuning into! Head over to the Blog to read more and grab some free resources while you’re there to get...

Welcome to the Music & Mindset Matters Podcast! If you’re passionate about Early Childhood Education.. Curious about the relationship between Music, Mindfulness, and the Human brain...Then this podcast is for you! Join me, Kristy Russell in this Season 1 trailer to find out how tuning in to Music & Mindset gave me the confidence to birth my company “Moovers n Shakers Music” AND this very p...