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- 3 July 2021 at 8:03 pm #87137
  
  peter.bichsel1
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  Putting this out there.
  
  I am finding Meditation combined with the MMM-Ahh-Ohh to be very beneficial to cement the process of “letting Go”
  
  Meditation, if done correctly , is to calm one’s mind , turn off the inner dialog (monkey brain) using a focal point such as the breath in this case.
  
  Stay with me, so I have found that starting the meditation with 5 rounds of MMM-AHHH-OHHH , allow the breath to equalise and the body to take over relaxed breathing is helping me to cement the letting go process.
  
  If I find my brain wandering , not concentrating on the body’s natural process of breathing , then I MMM-AHH-OOH —- equalise and continue the meditation.
  
  Food for thought – experimentation.
  
  Pete
- 5 July 2021 at 2:40 pm #87450
  
  johnelwood
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  Very cool, thanks Pete. Glad you’re having success with that.
  
  That makes sense. I’ve never tried meditation for playing trumpet but that makes a ton of sense.
  
  Our minds are our biggest asset AND our biggest obstacle, often times within the same practice session.
  
  Learning to recognize when our minds and/or our actions are helping us and when they are an obstacle is very helpful.
  
  I’m not perfect, by any means, but I’ve learned a lot and have come a long way in both my playing and understanding how my mind / mindset impacts my playing and learning how / when to control it.
  
  I hardly ever have what I used to think of as a “setback” any more. When I do have an off day playing, I usually know how to get myself out of it. But sometimes it’s physical too–the other day, I hadn’t slept much and was dehydrated; my playing wasn’t good, so I kept it short and put the horn away for the day. The next day, I felt / sounded great.
  
  In my opinion, WindWorks provides a ton of insight/clues into how to recognize when we’re on the right track and when we’re getting in our own way.
- 6 July 2021 at 8:49 pm #87662
  
  mbermingrud
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  Very interesting! I will try to incorporate this in my next practice session.
  
  When I was a music student I used to think of my warm up session in the morning as a meditation but then life came and I forgot the benefits those meditative sessions playing with eyes closed and just existing in the present gave me.
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