The Aligned Musician

Dr. Rachel White Galvin is a movement generalist, freelance musician, and founder of MindFelt Methods. She holds a Doctorate in Viola Performance and is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, USA Weightlifting Level 1 coach, and former CrossFit level 2 trainer. She combines her broad array of education and experience to help musicians change their relationship with pain, posture, and perfecti...

Setting the tone for Season 2 Holding Space My experience with hosting this podcast and making it more sustainable for me this season! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alignedmusician.substack.com/subscribe

I talk about my musicians wellness journey, how I found breathwork, my shift in teaching style, accessible yoga, and my goals for next season!!  Let me know if you want to be in a future episode by submitting a form on thealignedmusician.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alignedmusician.substack.com/sub...

TW: suicide, disordered eating, trauma In this episode we learn about Lydia's musicians wellness journey transitioning from professional singer to breathwork facilitator, and discuss how something as simple as breathing can be a gateway to empowerment and liberation! Lydia McClain is a Certified Breathwork Facilitator, Empowerment Coach, and Intuitive guide, dedicated to helping others activate th...

Greg Duffy is a singer-songwriter based out of Los Angeles who fuses both dance, pop, and country elements in his songwriting. Building a grassroots fanbase across New York City's indie-pop scene, Greg has played sold-out shows across New England and California and recently relocated to LA. He's worked professionally at various streaming services and record labels, most recently as the Director of...

Haji Basim, an award-winning, passionate and charismatic artist, announces his brand of music that expresses a unique approach and blend of Folk, Devotional, and World music. Basim is an accomplished internationally touring multi-Instrumentalist, who has mastered Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Sitar, etc. He is also a singer-songwriter, who has created a new diverse and spiritually upbeat genre called Ur...

Asher has always tried to balance his passion for both music and movement. Graduating with a Bachelor degree of Music Performance, he desired to take a break from music and dive deep into the world of Dance. His yoga journey began in 2010 during his time as a competitive Dancer and a HS Dance Teacher. He used his knowledge of the practice as a tool to incorporate mindfulness into the movement of h...

Kiana June has been touring professionally since she was 19. Classically trained, but an Irish fiddler all her life, she was first scouted by the world famous violin troupe Barrage and toured the world with the group for three years, performing for dignitaries and princes, arts centers, and televised specials all over the world. A particular highlight was performing Beijing Tv's televised Chinese...

Tiffany VanBoxtel helps singers and singer-songwriters give performances that they are proud of with as little as 1 hour per week of practice and without overpriced voice lessons. She graduated from a small liberal arts conservatory with a BM in Vocal Performance and a BM in Choral/General Music Education. After 10 years working with singers in the private 1:1 environment, she created a membership...

Austin Pancner is a Trombonist and Personal Trainer. He is finishing up a Doctor of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, and is a NASM certified Corrective Exercise Specialist, Personal Trainer, and Precision Nutritionist. He’s also the CEO and founder of The Functional Musician, an online health and wellness business helping classical musicians holistically perform without...

Katie Zaccardi is the music industry's holistic music career coach. Through her work in both music and wellness, along with her own experience with a generalized anxiety disorder, Katie discovered the urgent need for conversation surrounding mental health and self care within the music industry. Realizing the music industry’s demand for honest discussion on such topics as mental and physical wellb...

David Cartolano, also known as ‘The Conditioned Musician’ is a guitarist that decided to become a physical therapist, but realized that was only the beginning. His popular podcast, also called The Conditioned Musician, currently has 52 episodes in which he shares musicians stories on their struggles and how physical movement helped overcome them. In this episode we talk about musicians wellness an...

This episode is for those of us that need to record for juries or recitals at the end of the semester, and are having a hard time digging deep and finding the motivation to practice. I COMPLETELY empathize with you, and know that you are capable of accomplishing what you need to right now. But motivation is created from the relationship with yourself and your instrument. Work on improving that rel...

As musicians, as many as 80-90% of us (some studies say even more) experience pain or injury during our careers. So how do we as musicians overcome this if we are experiencing pain? In this episode I share with you my approach.  Book I mentioned: Vanessa Cornett, The Mindful Musician: Mental Skills for Peak Performance thealignedmusician.com Instagram: @thealignedmusician This is a public episode....

This is my very first podcast! Let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or topics you would like to discuss. I’d absolutely love to hear from you. In this podcast I cover: my intention for this podcast, why musicians wellness is so important, and ideas for how to reduce your risk of injury. thealignedmusician.com Instagram: @thealignedmusician This is a public episode. If you'd like to dis...